Stocktake: Stocks may have further to fall
Markets have endured a difficult 2022, but there are no indicators of a market bottom
Markets have endured a difficult 2022, but there are no indicators of a market bottom
History suggests this dip might be a good time to buy – but expect a volatile year ahead
Investors are more overweight stocks than bonds than any time since February 2011
Investors fearful, but not reaching extreme levels seen near market bottoms, indexes suggest
Weekly survey suggests equity exposure has fallen significantly of late
Poll shows 57 per cent of investors expect stocks to rise in next six months
Investors are more worried about a market crash than at any time over the past 20 years
Almost half surveyed in latest AAII poll were bearish
Day traders are doing ‘crazy stuff’ but most retail investors are cautious
Ordinary investors far more pessimistic about future than institutional investors
Ordinary investors not panicking in coronavirus crash, data strongly suggests
‘Easy part’ of rally is over, but stocks still retain potential to maintain rising profile
‘Elizabeth Warren correction’ hits markets, and earnings season likely to be uninspiring
Ugly sentiment suggests stocks have bottomed
A record number of investors say the global economy is in its late-cycle stages
Stocktake: If Trump thinks he can bully the Fed via risky policies, he might just do so
Fund managers are cautious but not gloomy while volatility spike augurs well for stocks
It’s hard to disagree with old cliché that time in the market is more important than timing the market
When stocks bottomed out in 2009 there was fear of meltdown of the financial system
Trump cheers Dow 25,000 – again, and the ‘Venezuelan’ wealth tax
Stocktake: Market volatility taking its toll on Trump; fear and greed grips Mr Market
Stocktake: Tech giants in bear market as $1tn wiped off value since peak
This time it’s different as many investors hold more cash or bonds
US administration will be keeping close eye on markets in the coming months
Is it really that difficult to go against the herd? In a nutshell, yes
In a normal market, last week’s declines would hardly be noticed, but this has not been a normal market
Stocktake: Investors are still jumping in as FOMO trumps worry of losing money
Ordinarily, market over-reactions are short-lived, but not with cryptocurrency-related stocks
Things are usually hairier outside the US, but not this year. In Europe, the biggest pullback has totalled just 4%
Stocktake: US stocks remain high in spite of Trump, and riding the bitcoin bubble
Proinsias O’Mahony on the pitfalls to which the ordinary investor are all too prone
Stocktake: Investor optimism, emerging markets, political fears and a quiet holiday period
Much is made of the recent spike in bond yields, but bonds had bottomed last July
Markets are waking up to the risks, falling eight days in a row following the narrowing of Hillary Clinton’s lead
Stocktake: Mixed signs on earnings, betting against fear and greed, and the value of a good name
Stocks had ‘only’ fallen by 15% at February’s market bottom, but this has felt like a bear market for many investors
Investors are living through the second-longest bull market in US history but the scars left by the global financial crisis are unlikely to heal any time soon
Ireland is worst for closet trackers and poorer fund managers do better
A stampede out of stocks can indicate the kind of panic associated with market bottoms
Proinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock market
Carnage in China, a US rally and catch-up in Europe?
Proinsias O’Mahony takes a look at the ups and downs of the stock market
The bubble burst in March 2000, proving that sometimes investors go bananas and rationality goes out the window
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices