Now Might Not Be the Ideal Time

Aside from record high margin debt, which in and of itself should give pause for concern, the Wall Street Journal's "MarketBeat" blog lists a few other reasons why now might not be the ideal time to be looking for more of the same in the seemingly unstoppable U.S. equity market.

• The VIX, commonly known as the “fear index,” is hovering around 10, a low point, suggesting a lot of carefree folks out there these days. This level is often a turning point, a calm before the storm, so to speak.
• The Treasury yield curve inverted months ago, suggesting a recession was on the way. It hasn’t happened.
• The Dow industrials, transports and utilities all closed at new highs on the same day last week — something that became a routine occurrence in just two years, 1929 and 1986, both preludes to big market falloffs.
• The current rally is now the third longest since 1900 without a 10% correction.
• The Dow industrials have set 30 new closing highs in the last few months.