Up, up and away as US stocks rise for the 10th straight week

IT'S BEEN all up on the stockmarket roller coaster so far this year, and some strategists are waiting for a dip.

US stocks rose last week for the 10th straight week as momentum took major indexes close to new record highs.

Developments on US-China trade negotiations, retail earnings and jobs data could add further fuel to the rally this week.

If the stock market is a roller coaster, the screams have subsided after the big December dip and riders can now hear the clicking of the pulley as their carriage rises towards another major peak.

Some strategists say that the next freefall cannot be far away. The dynamics that scare…