Pullback from September not throwing off strong signals for steep downside or big rally.
Complacency is in the stock market, but sentiment alone does not usually have a direct impact on share prices.
While there is no inflation in energy prices just yet, consumers could cope with higher energy prices as long as they occur over time and don't hit in the form of a shock. But the tipping point is not too far away.
Small-cap laggards not a big concern as the sector takes a breather.
Bears are pointing to overly bullish sentiment readings and anemic volume as reasons to be wary of the end of the bull market. But there's more to the story.
The challenges of an intermediate-term bond bull, Part 2.
Money manager Paul Schatz wonders if there is something dark and dangerous lurking
