Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Albermarle, American Airlines, Ellie Mae, Johnson & Johnson, Mallinckrodt, Mylan, NetApp, Southwest Air and More

Stocks have been swinging up and down for several days now, but the major indices were indicated to open up on Thursday. The bull market may now be over nine years old, but it has become more obvious that the trend of buying pullbacks is now much more vulnerable to sellers, volatility and each major news headline.

This makes it more difficult for investors to decide how they want their assets positioned for the rest of 2018 and beyond.