Description: The U.S. stock market is killing it. In the two-and-a-half year period from Jan. 1, 2011, to June 28, 2013, U.S. shares returned a cumulative 35 percent—26 percentage points ahead of international developed markets and 47 points better than emerging markets.

Source: Businessweek.com

Date: August 09, 2013

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-08-09/investors-worst-instincts-revealed-again#r=nav-fst

Questions for Discussions:

• Why do retail investors behave the way they do?
• From a technical analysis point of view, what might explain the reason for global investing superior performance?