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Weekly Market Outlook – Despite Friday, Last Week Was Intoxicating

Weekly Market Outlook – Despite Friday, Last Week Was Intoxicating

​ The market may not have ended last week’s action on a high note, but it doesn’t really matter. The first three days of the week were so strong, stocks were still more than able to log a second big week of gains and further solidify the young turnaround effort. There’s still a huge hurdle […]
1 In 54 Chance Of U.S. Recession Starting Before November 2019

1 In 54 Chance Of U.S. Recession Starting Before November 2019

The U.S. Federal Reserve boldly took no action to increase short term interest rates in the U.S. at the conclusion of its November 7-8 2018 meeting, leaving them at their current target rate of 2.00% to 2.25%, the level to which they had set them back in September 2018. As it did nothing, the risk that the U.S. […]
US Dollar Rebound May Continue On CPI, European Politics

US Dollar Rebound May Continue On CPI, European Politics

US DOLLAR FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST: BULLISH US midterm elections outcome, FOMC rate decision drive Dollar upward Upbeat inflation data may boost Fed rate hike bets, adding to USD gains Sluggish Brexit talks, jitters in Italy and Sweden may stoke haven demand US midterm elections delivered as expected last week, producing a divided Congress as the Democrats reclaimed control of the House of […]
Stock Market Fractals Now Sending Warnings?

Stock Market Fractals Now Sending Warnings?

Quantitative Tightening Moves Full Speed Ahead

Quantitative Tightening Moves Full Speed Ahead

As quantitative tightening moves to full speed, I thought it would be a good idea to update some of the charts from the popular “7 Charts on Quantitative Tightening” article. The commencement of quantitative tightening (or, officially, balance sheet normalization), marked an important milestone in the history of the grand monetary policy experiment that kicked […]
EUR/USD Forecast November 12-16 – The Recovery Ended Before It Started

EUR/USD Forecast November 12-16 – The Recovery Ended Before It Started

EUR/USD went higher but struggled to hold onto the gains as the dust settled from the US mid-term elections. What’s next? GDP numbers and other figures stand out. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. The US mid-term elections resulted in a split Congress, as expected. The […]
Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of November 12 And 19

Economic Data And Forecasts For The Weeks Of November 12 And 19

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.         Forecast Prior Observation Consensus   Week of November 12         November 13         NFIB 108.0 107.9 108.0   Treasury Budget – October -$122.0B 119.9 -111.8             November 14         […]
World Market Headwinds Escalate On A Shift Away From Harmonic Globalism

World Market Headwinds Escalate On A Shift Away From Harmonic Globalism

In my Market Forecast for 2018, I thought that, taking into consideration the uncertainty of the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, coupled with likely interest rate hikes, we’d probably see:   volatility rise in 2018 and the SPX and other U.S. Major Indices gain only about half of what they gained in 2017, which would mean an approximate increase of 10% for […]
Did You Think The Selling Was Over?

Did You Think The Selling Was Over?

Stocks took a hit on Friday, but in this crucial weekend video newsletter we want to look at the type of stocks taking a hit. Investors are pulling funds out of the wealth effect stocks and into more safe and recession-proof stocks. Watch this video to find out about the trading opportunities ahead.
Rally Fails As Gridlock Weighs On Outlook

Rally Fails As Gridlock Weighs On Outlook

  Last weekend I discussed the fact we had started using the rally to lift some exposure out of portfolios ahead of the mid-term elections simply as a hedge for the “unknown.” Well, on Tuesday, the ballots were cast and while the Republicans were able to hold onto the Senate, they lost the House. As I wrote […]