The Week Ahead | 05/20/2019
The last two weeks the Fear monitor that most investors watch $VIX has been in a bullish trend. Unless you have been knee deep with other projects, you know there is a…
Reflections
2019 is close to 1/3rd complete and the equity markets seem to be at an interesting juncture. The swift and brutal selloff in Q4-2018 caught most investors by surprise, ourselves…
Embracing the Bear
The panel members are usually an optimistic bunch. But, something a bit unusual happened on Friday's episode of Options Action. The mood has darkened. The trades discussed had a definite…
Are the Financials the Canary in the Coal Mine?
The "risk" markets, both equity and high yield debt have had quite a recover since the Christmas. We are now seeing many analysts and market commentators turn from bearish to bullish.…
Here we go again
While we keep writing about our expectation for a continued selloff in the broad market averages, we are finding more and more really cheap stocks. But we are afraid to…
When Will We Hit Rock Bottom?
We are beginning to think it will be in January with an outside chance the mayhem continues until Early February. Equity markets have turned to from relentless selling to horrific back and…
Santa Didn’t Save Us
We have taken a step back to have a good hard think about the "WTH" is happening in the financial markets over the past few months. Those that follow our…
Manic Monday Followed by Terrible Tuesday
On Monday, the equity markets rallied shapely with the S&P500 running up about 40 points by midday. After hitting the 2,800 it fell back 10 points to close the day up…
Mr. Market Has Spoken… At Least for Now
Just a few days ago, just as we were all sitting down to a family meal at Thanksgiving, the financial press and market commentators were in a tizzy, suggesting that…
Equity Prices Smacked ….. Again
It seems we find ourselves talking about the big picture once again. Price movements are so violent that even if you pick the right stock, you still get run over.…