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Near-Term Outlook

Near-Term Outlook

There are three key scheduled events between now and the end of the year. In chronological order, this weekend G20 meeting is first. It will shape expectations for trade tensions between the US and China, with extensive secondary impact. Saudi Arabia and Russia’s meeting may help shape expectations for the price of oil, which has […]
Here’s Why The Rally Builds In More Risk

Here’s Why The Rally Builds In More Risk

Stocks explode higher today as is expected in the midst of volatility. The buying is on much lighter volume than we saw last week. Here are the stocks and ETFs you’ll want to watch for opportunities this week… (Video length 00:11:38)
In This Market, Stagnant Investors Gather Moss

In This Market, Stagnant Investors Gather Moss

Once again, I saw lots of bullish calls for the market. I really hope that our friends who have never lived through a sustained bear market learn the difference between a shallow bounce and a bottom! That’s not to say that a bounce cannot be substantial or even last for a few days. Nor, is […]
Markets Continue To Shape A Swing Low

Markets Continue To Shape A Swing Low

Today was a good day for market bottom watchers as new support levels kicked in for indices. Best of the bunch looks to be the Russell 2000. It still has a relative performance advantage and the bottom it’s shaping came off a ‘real body’ bounce alongside a fresh MACD trigger ‘buy’. It’s early days, and […]
USD/JPY Rate Catches Bid Ahead Of Fed Rhetoric, Policy Meeting Minutes

USD/JPY Rate Catches Bid Ahead Of Fed Rhetoric, Policy Meeting Minutes

JAPANESE YEN TALKING POINTS USD/JPY appears to be catching a bid as Federal Reserve officials are scheduled to speak ahead of the Group of 20 (G20) Summit, and a slew of hawkish comments may keep the exchange rate afloat as it snaps the recent series of lower highs & lows. USD/JPY RATE CATCHES BID AHEAD OF […]
Charts That Matter

Charts That Matter

Warning Signal Another leading indicator spells trouble for the stock market: Shares of Sotheby’s (BID), which had predicted every crisis in the past decades, have lost 34% from this year’s all-time high. Finally an Undervalued asset class Thinking about potential outperformers in 2019. How about Agriculture stocks? They have suffered big time from the USD […]
Investors Are Going To Get Scalped

Investors Are Going To Get Scalped

We spent a delightful, long Thanksgiving weekend in the country, entertaining children and grandchildren. Not once did we open our laptop computer or look at the headlines. But now, it is another workweek, and we’re back on the job. As usual, we are looking at dots… and wondering how they got to be so goofy. […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Comex Option Expiration Tomorrow – Trump Says 25% Tariffs On China

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Comex Option Expiration Tomorrow – Trump Says 25% Tariffs On China

After the bell, Trump said he intends to impose the 25% tariffs on China now. The market was expecting this to happen after the first of the year, if ever. Let’s see if the futures sell off based on this latest assertion. Tweeter Trump says a lot of things that turn out not to be […]
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                        This May Or May Not Be The Right Time For RVRS

E This May Or May Not Be The Right Time For RVRS

I co-authored a paper on RVRS in 2016 that now appears on the website of the Global Finesse consulting firm where I head the Investment product consulting practice. It also is on the Exponential Shares website as RVRS is an Exponential Shares product.  RVRS is a solid investment strategy based on three proven constructs: Mean Reversion; the […]