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The Average Stock is Being Battered

The average S&P 500 stock is already down almost 20% from its highs – even as earnings estimates keep moving higher. Ross looks at why some of those “discounts” could be very different from others.

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Paying Up for Crash Protection

Investors are suddenly paying up to hedge the market. But underneath the indexes, the fear looks very different – and that gap can hide some surprising opportunities.

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This Fed Setup Could Get Violent

Wall Street is braced for a tougher Fed, the median stock is stalling at old highs, and small caps are heavily shorted. Ross looks at why that combination could set up some unusually violent breakouts.

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Bad News for the Market?

A Fed decision, weakening breadth and persistent bearish sentiment all point one way. But there’s a reason that setup may not play out the way most traders expect.

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Stocks at Insane Valuations?

The S&P 500 is still near record territory. But one measure of extreme valuation looks far less stretched than you’d expect – and the reason points to something happening underneath the surface.

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The Big Economic Surprise

The headlines still sound gloomy. But one broad measure of economic activity just hit its strongest level in more than four years – and corporate forecasts are moving the same way.

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