Extend & Pretend: IWM
We had trouble reading the tea leaves a few months back. We thought Kamala Harris would become president, mostly because of the press. We had a hard time accepting this…
Stock Prices Defy Gravity: Updated
The major stock market averages are either holding up or making all-time highs, depending on the index. We find this astounding, given the turmoil we see in the world. This…
Price Inflation & Stock Prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the price inflation numbers for January 2024, and investors did not get what they expected. While this surprised the institutional investor and financial media…
IWM: A Time to Hedge
Some interesting events have just occurred in the past few days that are likely to cause a shakeout. "60 Minutes" interviewed JPo, the Chairperson of the Federal Reserve Bank, to…
What up with Bonds? (TLT) and Close some trades
It looks like investors want to take bond yield down, making equity prices higher. This is a bit odd as the US Treasury stated they sold $1 trillion in new…
Will the Worm Turn?: SPY, IWM, UST10Yr
The bull market that started at the April 2020 low is running out of steam. This begs the question, is it time for a good old-fashioned bear market that clips…
Is the Next Leg of the Bear Upon Us?: SPY & IWM
The failure of three essential banks in the tech and venture capital industries has investors wondering what to do next. The way we see it, two forces are at odds.…
Technical Tuesday
The price of stocks is in bear mode, and the selloff has been treacherous. The winners are the bears, and the bulls remain hopeful. But hope is not a strategy.…
Monthly Market Update
August is another down month for financial assets. Price action is volatile, creating confusion in the minds of strategists and financial media.
What’s Next for Equity Markets?
The stock market is undergoing quite a rip higher. While this bear market bounce was not unexpected, the steep trajectory of the bounce and its extent did catch us on…