Topic: Dow Jones Industrial Average

Eurobonds may be hailed by some as a potential solution to the Greek debt crisis, but likely would be met by skepticism in the open market.

Investors have reason to be nervous considering the amount of market pressures, even though the longer-term direction remains higher, noted Goldman Sachs strategist Jim O'Neill told CNBC.

With mom-and-pop investors essentially out of stocks, buying has been left to a shaky combination of foreigners and company buy-backs that has kept the 2012 rally afloat.

Markets are due for a bull run, and investors should prepare by purchasing shares or other assets that protect against a decline in the real value of their savings, Allianz Global CIO Andreas Utermann told CNBC.

"It's dangerous for investors merely to mimic what large investors are doing, because you're always going to be late," says one market pro. "That includes not just buying but, importantly, selling."

Stocks closed sharply lower across the board Monday, with the S&P 500 breaking below the closely-watched 1,340 level, as worries over Greece's potential exit from the euro zone and fears over a slowdown in China kept investors on edge.

U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower Monday, as Greece's failure to form a coalition government increased fears that the nation would leave the euro zone.

It's not everyday you can find people to take the opposite side of a trade from Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, but then gold is not your average trade.

Investors are likely to react with alarm to the electoral drubbing handed to Greece's main parties but analysts said there could be a silver lining if Europe is forced to think more seriously about fostering growth.

Sharp-eyed investors can find ways to profit even when Wall Street seems locked into a summertime slowdown.

Among all the problems the European debt crisis pose to the global economy comes one possible benefit: A much-needed lift for American manufacturers.

Wharton School economics professor Jeremy Siegel said it before and he said it again on CNBC Wednesday: The Dow Jones Industrial Average will hit 15,000 by the end of next year.

Growing worries about a European-led economic slowdown are overshadowing what could be the best earnings season ever compared to expectations.