The Mindful Investor

August 2022

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Making Sense of Mass Hysteria

by David Keller

Friday's sudden 3-4% drop felt like a wake-up call of sorts. At least it did for me, as I remained bearish through much of the recent rally phase... Read More 

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I'm Calling the Top in the S&P 500

by David Keller

A key breadth indicator, which has indicated every swing top thus far in 2022, generated another sell signal on Friday... Read More 

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Can The Final Bear Turn Out the Lights?

by David Keller

Since the initial rally off the June low, we've been reinforcing the importance of upside resistance in the 4150-4200 range. This is based on an initial Fibonacci retracement off the lows, and also happens to be the peak from early June... Read More 

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Why a Lower VIX is Bearish for Stocks

by David Keller

While the VIX is often termed the "fear gauge" because of its inverse relationship to stocks, it's really more of a measure of volatility -- implied volatility, that is, which means it's looking at the S&P 500 options market, which then "implies" a volatility for the S&P 500 inde... Read More