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Stocks Held Hostage by Dollar?

Stocks are being held hostage by the dollar and the S&P 500 is in a "struggling trend" that could push the index lower or lead to "horizontal" gains, Bill McLaren, independent trader, told CNBC.

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Stealth Correction On its Way?

Risky assets have risen too much, too soon and too fast, but investors won't get an obvious sign that a correction is starting and will have to gauge fundamentals, Yogi Dewan, founder of Hassium Asset Management, said Thursday.

"Towards year-end, people look at valuations and they think it's too high. We've rallied some 60 percent from the lows and (a correction) is about to happen," Dewan said.

"If you look at valuations in the equity markets, they are way too high," he told CNBC. "On a price–to-trailing-earnings basis, we're up in the 20- to 25 (percent) region. You really need to be down around the 15 percent level."

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Bernanke at Economic Club of New York

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke discusses the economy and employment in front of the members of the Economic Club of New York.

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Dennis Gartman: There's a Gold Bubble

While not being comfortable with the current gold trade, Dennis Gartman, founder of The Gartman Letter, told CNBC Monday that the price of the precious metal will "continue to go up until it stops."

"It is a gold bubble," Gartman said. He called the trade on gold "mind boggling," but also said he is currently long — or betting gold will go higher. Gold hit a fresh record high above $1,130 an ounce early Monday as the dollar fell against other Western currencies.

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