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Market Briefing For Monday, Sept 23
Altered demand was expected (retreat) during Expiration; but not big time. Also suspect we could see an interesting flow next week; where mega-caps sort of retreat to then rebound modestly; while small-caps find some stability.Friday’s Quarterly Expiration was not melodramatic, but mild as expected and what comes from here is debatable. Yes I know one […]
Current Report: Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio Exterior (BLX)
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA (BLX) provides financial solutions to financial institutions, companies, and investors doing business in Latin America, supporting trade and regional integration across the region.The Bank provides foreign trade solutions to a select client base of premier Latin-American financial institutions and corporations and has developed a network of correspondent banking institutions […]
Speculator Extremes: Gold, Yen, Fed Funds & VIX Lead Weekly Bullish Positions Here Are This Week’s Most Bullish Speculator Positions: This Week’s Most Bearish Speculator Positions:
The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on September 17th.This weekly Extreme Positions report highlights the Most Bullish and Most Bearish Positions for the speculator category. Extreme positioning in these markets can foreshadow strong moves in the underlying market.To signify an extreme position, […]
Trading Strategies For S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, And Top Tech Stocks
This analysis focuses on Elliott Wave technical patterns and trading strategies for major stock indices like the S&P 500 (SPX) and NASDAQ 100 (NDX), along with leading tech stocks such as Apple (AAPL), Tesla (TSLA), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META), Netflix (NFLX), Alphabet (GOOGL), and Bitcoin (BTC).Currently, these indices and stocks […]
How America’s Major Crop Farmlands Compare To Entire Countries
In 2023, the U.S. harvested 500 million metric tons of corn—a volume so immense it would fill over 1,000 of the world’s largest cargo ships, each with a 400,000 metric ton capacity.Naturally, this enormous amount of corn, along with other major crops, requires a vast amount of land. In this graphic, we compare the size of farmlands needed […]
Things I Think Before Happy Hour
Market Update: The arrow is going up… wait… why is it going up if a big interest rate cut suggests economic weakness? Oh… you mean the economy isn’t the market, and the market isn’t the economy? Do I mean these things disconnected years ago… back in 1993? Do I mean that central bank activity to stop major financial […]
The Momentum Is Building, The Markets Are Strong – Just Don’t Chase After Extended Winners
“What I learned is that in business you must make decisions based on facts, not react with your heart.” – Mario Andretti Market CommentaryThe momentum is building, the markets are strong…just don’t chase after extended winners. The infrastructure buildout is an established trend now. There are a dozen market leaders in this area. Tremendous activity in the […]
Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Sept. 23 & 30
Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data. Forecast Prior Observation Week of September 23 September 23 Chicago Fed National Activity Index – August -0.20 -0.34 PMI Manufacturing – Flash 48.4 47.9 PMI Services Flash 55.0 54.6 […]
Update: Our Micro/Small-Cap AI Stocks Portfolio Was Down 5% Last Week
IntroductionThis portfolio has been reconstituted down from 10 stocks to 9 – Verses AI (VRSSF) dropped below the minimum portfolio market capitalization criteria of $100M. Below are how the 9 largest (between $100M and $2B in market capitalization) micro/small cap AI stocks performed week ending Sept. 20th, in descending order, and MTD, and their market caps and the extent of […]
Much Complacency, SPY
S&P 500 wavered in the triple witching open (allowing for early intraday short calls), and then the retracement higher almost all the way till the close, ruled – except for the action before the very closing bell. What could be behind that, and does it carry implications for stock prices ahead?It‘s one more day of […]
