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Five warning signs are starting to line up for a possible market correction.

Here are five big-picture risks I am watching: 1. Consumer sentiment is collapsing while the market is near all-time highs. Michigan Consumer Sentiment has fallen to extreme lows while the market continues pressing higher. We saw a similar divergence in 2021 before the 2022 correction. 2. Markets often test a new Fed Chair. Leadership transitions at the Federal Reserve can create uncertainty, and markets have a tendency to probe that uncertainty. 3. The generals may be weaken

David Bean

6 days ago2 min read

How Strong is the Stock Market Rally Historically? Exceeding Dot Com?

The Nasdaq-100 / NQ rally from March 31, 2026 through May 6, 2026 ranks as one of the strongest 26-session upside runs since 1997 when measured on 15-minute day-session data. Using 26 full day-session windows (09:45 to 16:00, 15-minute bars), the period produced: Return: +23.09% Max Drawdown: -2.55% Return / |Drawdown| Ratio: 9.04 That ranks this move: #8 out of 7,245 total 26-session windows since 1997 That places it in the top 0.11% historically. Why this stands out The mos

David Bean

May 73 min read

Technical Bearish Indicators for Stock Indexes No One is Talking About

While the rally in the stock market since the April lows is one of the more impressive bullish moves in the history of the stock market, there is a stealth bearish technical pattern that has started in the second half of 2025 in the Nasdaq 100 . There have only been two years in the history of the Nasdaq 100 that we have seen this pattern on an annual basis and both times, it has preceded a major correction. In the history of the Nasdaq 100, when there is an annual return of

David Bean

Oct 30, 20252 min read