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Ethereum Price Analysis: Away From The Pits But Lost In The Downward Spiral

Ethereum Price Analysis: Away From The Pits But Lost In The Downward Spiral

Crypto News Ethereum one of the few cryptos to not break year low yet. Ethereum is at a critical long term support. Ethereum (ETH-X), the second largest digital currency is one of those rare cryptocurrencies that has yet not broken the lows of the year in this round of crypto sell-off. All the other majors […]
What The Future Holds, According To CoT This Week

What The Future Holds, According To CoT This Week

Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of June 19, 2018. 10-year note: Currently net short 359.5k, up 23.5k. Volatility remains suppressed – pretty much across the investing landscape.  In US equities, both small-caps and tech – considered risk-on – are attracting bids.  Gold continues to languish.  The Japanese yen – another save-haven – acts a […]
Why The US Left The UN Human Rights Council – And Why It Matters

Why The US Left The UN Human Rights Council – And Why It Matters

The US’s announcement that it is leaving the UN Human Rights Council should not surprise anyone, since the Trump administration has long made clear its disdain for many parts of the United Nations. But the damage that the decision is likely to cause could nonetheless topple an increasingly wobbly house of cards. When the Human […]
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                        SPX & G6 Prices For The Week Of June 25th

E SPX & G6 Prices For The Week Of June 25th

In our last SPX update  we concluded that the 1 x 1 angles and the CIT Cloud will provide us with directional guidance for the rest of the week, and that the key levels to monitor are 2700 – 2740 and 2788 – 2800. This proved to be the case as the SPX remained stuck […]
Ripple Price Analysis: Fresh Low Of The Year, Any Further Downside From Here Would Be Devastating

Ripple Price Analysis: Fresh Low Of The Year, Any Further Downside From Here Would Be Devastating

Ripple takes support at lower level. Any further fall from there and it would be chaotic. Ripple (XRP-X), which is trading deep in the red, has managed to bounce a bit from the lower levels. But as long as it remains within the kissing distance of the lows of the year hit today, it will […]
Sector Rotation Shows A Slight Flight To Safety, From Risk

Sector Rotation Shows A Slight Flight To Safety, From Risk

  Another trading week is in the books, and though the market booked a modest loss in it, a slew of traders have chalked it up to (a) the calendar, (b) profit-taking, (c) pre-breakout jitters and (d) [insert your explanation here.] And, maybe they’re right. Maybe the broad market is just doing its usual back-and-forth […]
Chart: S&P 500 Sector Market Cap Weights

Chart: S&P 500 Sector Market Cap Weights

I was doing a bit of work on the US stock market in the latest weekly report (specifically on cyclicals vs defensives and small caps), and part of that analysis involved looking at market cap weightings… one chart in my library of charts stuck out as something worth sharing: S&P 500 sector market cap representation. There are […]
Study: Russell Has Gone Up 8 Weeks In A Row – Bullish For Stocks

Study: Russell Has Gone Up 8 Weeks In A Row – Bullish For Stocks

Last week we published a study which demonstrated that when the Russell 2000 (small caps index) goes up 7 weeks in a row, the stock market’s future returns are very bullish. The Russell 2000 has now extended that rally streak to 8 weeks up in a row. When the Russell 2000 goes up 8 weeks in […]
Trade Threat Peak This Week? Bullish

Trade Threat Peak This Week? Bullish

The initial $50B of tariffs that the US issued on Chinese goods was quickly answered by China with their own set of $50B of targeted tariffs. What’s more interesting however is that the US’ latest threats of an additional $200B of tariffs have so far gone unanswered. That is meaningful. Cooler Heads? President Trump’s negotiating tactics have been far from meeting traditional political […]
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                        Has Earnings Growth Peaked Already?

EC Has Earnings Growth Peaked Already?

We still have a few more weeks to go before the big banks start reporting June-quarter results. But the Q2 reporting cycle has (officially) gotten underway, with results from 9 S&P 500 members already out. All of these early earnings releases are from companies that have fiscal quarters ending in May, but these get counted […]