E Trade Setup In Natural Gas Future
There is a Trade setup in Natural Gas Futures. On 15 mins chart, there is a Diamond Pattern formed. This can act as a reversal or continuation pattern. But since at the top pullbacks are strong (red bars), It might work as a reversal pattern. This will be contra trade if price breaks the Diamond […]
Trade As A Percentage Of GDP Over Time
A Tweet claims trade makes up close to 30% of GDP today vs. 19.8% in 1990. Let’s investigate the claim. Total #exports and #imports is close to 30% of #GDP compared to 20% in 1990 pic.twitter.com/Xwxqng4ubC — Kathy Jones (@KathyJones) March 7, 2018 The Tweet makes the claim by adding up real exports and real […]
Is Your Risk In Check?
Video length: 00:16:32 The roller coaster ride started last night as the economic adviser to the President stepped down. The sell-off lasted until the opening bell this morning when there was a sharp reversal ending the day higher. In this important video newsletter update we look at how much risk the market is telling you […]
Hallelujah! The Goldman Sachs Regency At The White House Is Finally Over
The financial commentariat and the robo-machines are all in a tizzy because Gary Cohn up and quit. But we say good riddance: The man gave Trump bad advice on nearly every single issue—trade, taxes, fiscal policy, and the Fed. We didn’t make any bones about that viewpoint during our appearance on Fox Business this AM. […]
Trump To Sign Tariffs Proclamation Tomorrow, No Carve-Outs
It’s on like donkey kong. After a day of uncertainty, The Wall Street Journal confirms that President Trump is expected to sign a new proclamation Thursday afternoon (at 330ET) outlining his plan to impose new tariffs on steel and aluminum, according to a White House official familiar with the planning. Critically, the US equity market […]
E Markets React On White House News
VIX made a 79.6% retracement of its rally from its Master Cycle low.The next rally may take out Cycle Top resistance at 20.99, giving the VIX a probable buy signal.The Cycles Model now indicates that the rally may continue for up to two more weeks. The NYSE Hi-Lo Index closed just beneath its mid-Cycle […]
Gold – The Next Big Surprise
It’s been a while since I have written about precious metals. To some extent, this has been on purpose. I am a long-term fan of our little yellow friend, but there are definitely periods when I am more bullish than others. Over the past half year, my enthusiasm for precious metals has been tempered by […]
FAANG Stocks Back Above 50-DMAs
Using our Trend Analyzer tool, we built a custom portfolio of the five FAANG stocks in order to easily track their price trends. As shown in the snapshot of our custom FAANG portfolio below, gains over the last week have pushed all of the FAANG names back above their 50-day moving averages (the black vertical “N” line in […]
Sector Watch: Where Your Focus Should Be
Stock Market is on shaky ground here. Direction is Uncertain. So let’s take a deeper look at the sectors themselves. Which ones are most favorable and the ones that are not. Right here are my top three sectors: Technology Consumer Cyclical Financials Here are the three bottom sectors: Energy Staples Health Care I normally would […]
An Improving 6.7% Yield
Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld and Senior Managing Editor Rachel Gearhart are braving the snow in New York City today to promote Marc’s new book, You Don’t Have to Drive an Uber in Retirement. They got a super-early start (3:20 a.m. to be exact – yikes). Their first media engagement was at Fox Business. And weather permitting, they’ll […]
