No one is attempting to justify some bubble valuations

Unfashionable value stocks soar while growth stocks such as Apple lag behind

Sentiment, valuations and earnings momentum suggest a time for caution

Day trading ‘virtually impossible’ to make a living from – but that’s not stopping some from trying

Buying all-time highs can be scary but the reality is new highs are normal

Many of the biggest market winners eventually become the biggest losers

Of those who did trade, the vast majority opted to buy rather than sell stocks

Sell-off a reminder the rollercoaster ride is not over yet

The Financial Times reported Japan’s five main online brokerages recorded over 500,000 new account in March and April

No one foresaw oil prices dropping into negative territory for first time in history

Stocks often rise when headlines are negative and fall when headlines are positive

No one knows if the recent rally represents a dead cat bounce or a genuine market bottom

Seven of Buffett’s top nine holdings down between 34 and 44 per cent but he’s unlikely to be bothered

Investors are always scared during bear markets but this is different

‘These are the days when you don’t need financial advice, you need a psychologist’

After a soaring decade for US stock market, returns could fall sharply in the new decade

A year of big gains feels out of the ordinary but is actually quite common

Opinion is divided over whether indexing poses a huge threat or adds to stability

Yield curve inversions’ reputation as a recession indicator is well deserved

Like poker players, investors should learn to think in terms of probabilities

Research shows investors should also be wary of firms headed by egotistical chiefs

President has linked recent gains to progress on trade talks with China

Research shows in short-term market panics few stocks are spared

In a US bull market and with 10-year bonds soaring, should equity investors be worried?

Why ‘dumb neighbours getting richer than you’ provides an invaluable lesson for us all

Notion that past gains were inevitable and future is murky is bedevilled by hindsight bias

Many see the case for quarterly guidance from companies as increasingly tenuous

A record number of companies have issued upward earnings guidance, according to FactSet data

CFD clampdown, US yield curve concerns and accepting end of S&P winning streak

Stocktake: Facebook stock down $60bn over Cambridge Analytica’s revelations

Investors should have taken advantage of the recent weakness in the market

Proinsias O’Mahony: Seven nerve-calming steps to help you make sense of it all

The Cape ratio is twice as high as its average, but no one is panicking yet

Stocktake: The rise of the cryptocurrency has sparked a wave of FOMO – fear of missing out

Stocktake: Is Japan a freak case, the exception to the ‘buy and hold’ rule?

Stocktake: Absence of stock market volatility at a time of global uncertainty a mystery

30 years on from the infamous stock market fall, its memory still fascinates

US president claims stock market gains cut national debt – but they have no bearing on it

New research shows waiting for a correction is often profitable but can prove costly

Many investors see FAANG stocks as bulletproof, but sceptics are wary of the high values