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As of Monday's close, the S&P 500 has fallen by about 15% this year (although the index regained about half of that after ...

Though this may appear to be random, it is actually following a pattern that can be easily anticipated through market cycles. Just like stock markets ... will probably end in huge losses.

After a sharp 35% drop, the S&P 500 bottomed and inflected upward on March 23 that year. But we continued to get disastrous economic reports for weeks as the stock market rallied. This resulted in ...

Let’s start by acknowledging that 2024 was a remarkable year for equity markets ... performing and influential companies in the U.S. stock market: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms ...

On Jan. 20, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) hit a new all-time high of $109,000, and many investors thought that the world's most ...

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Specifically, we sometimes get stock prices falling amid good news and rising amid bad news. These are some of the most misunderstood moments in stock market cycles. That time stocks surged as the ...