Bullish – Only If This Key Support Level Holds
Technical analysis of S&P 500 Futures, major support and major resistance, trading in a channel, watch the VIX to get confirmation: Video Length: 00:03:00
The Goose Takes Wing
This week we have the IPO of Canada Goose (NYSE:GOOS). If you live in NYC or Boston you can’t help but notice that everyone seems to be wearing these parkas. How does a company that’s been around since 1957 suddenly make such an impression? Here are a few facts to know about the company and […]
4 Ways The Fed Could Move Markets, Even Though A Rate Hike Is 100% Priced In
Markets have finally shifted (at least a little bit of) their attention away from President Trump, with tomorrow’s highly anticipated Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting taking center stage. We’ve beaten the heck out of the dead horse explaining that traders have already completely priced in a rate hike from the venerable central bank (see “What the buck is […]
The Biggest Myths In Investing, Part 8 – More Information Will Give Me An Immediate Advantage
<< Read More: The Biggest Myths In Investing, Part 1 – The “Investing” Myth << Read More: The Biggest Myths in Investing, Part 2 – The Stock Market Is Where You Get Rich << Read More: The Biggest Myths In Investing, Part 3 – You Need To Beat The Market << Read More: The Biggest Myths in Investing, Part […]
A Market Of Extremes
A number of factors in the U.S. stock market are at historical extremes. We like to look for what we call “well known facts” in the marketplace, also thought of as areas of extreme optimism and pessimism. In this way, we can avoid euphoric situations and/or buy into abnormal bargains on solid long-duration companies which […]
E What To Do If The Stock Market Crashes?
There are warnings in the airwaves about a collapse of the Stock Market on March 15—or any time in the future. What to do then? There is a flip side to the set of considerations that I advanced a short time ago around the fact that there is almost no real wealth at all behind […]
Gold: Set To Surge On Major News
After Janet Yellen first hiked rates in late 2015, the precious metals market rallied in a big way in the first half of 2016. In late 2016 the Fed hiked again, but the metals market rally in 2017 has been more subdued. Why? For the main answer to that question: The bottom line is that the […]
77 Bearish Stocks To Short – Tuesday, March 14
My List of bearish stocks to watch this week Yesterday it was 77 bullish stocks, and this time around it is 77 bearish stocks to watch. Coincidence? Yup. Wasn’t trying for that though it is kind of cool for reasons unknown to me. We’ve got a market that is gradually weakening right now, and has […]
Fed Preview: Looking For A “Healthy Hike” – 3 Scenarios
The Federal Reserve is set to raise interest rates in March. They basically laid down the message. Calling them “thick hints” would be an understatement. The strong NFP left no room for doubts.And now, is it already priced in? Can we expect a massive “sell the fact” reaction? There are many moving parts that will determine the next move of the […]
Another Market Anomaly Emerges
More than a few (hundred) commentators have taken a stab at explaining why volatility has remained glued to the flatline over the past several months and to be sure, I’ve flagged suppressed vol as a warning sign that markets are too complacent on more than a few occasions in these very pages. For those who […]
