Stock Markets – the Cult of the Fed
June 9, 2014 (This comment is uncharacteristically light on chart content, as I am posting this from an island off the coast of Africa where internet connection speeds are a bit slower than I’m used...
View ArticlePeriodic Reassessment: S&P500
S&P500 (ESU4), July 29, 2014 General Assessment: Equities remain firmly entrenched within a well-established and long-held uptrend. Investor positions are long, sentiment is bullish, valuations are...
View ArticlePeriodic Reassessment: NASDAQ 100
NASDAQ 100 (NQU4), August 7, 2014 General Assessment: The strong upward trend of the past several weeks and months has lost some momentum with recent declines. Speculators have reduced longs and...
View ArticleNASDAQ 100, Aug. 11, 2014 Reassessment
NASDAQ 100 (NQU4), August 11, 2014 General Assessment: The strong upward trend of the past several weeks and months has lost some momentum with recent declines. Speculators have reduced longs and...
View ArticleS&P500, Sep. 16, 2014 Reassessment
S&P500 (ESZ4), Sep. 16, 2014 General Assessment: The S&P remains firmly entrenched within its multi-year up-channel and makes no indication it’s ready to change course. Positions are long, but...
View ArticleA Few Good Charts
We’ve seen a notable increase in market volatility during recent sessions, and when confusion reigns, many of us look to the charts for further guidance. While similar conditions currently exist in...
View ArticleS&P 500, Nov. 12 Reassessment
S&P 500 (ESZ4), Nov. 12, 2014 General Assessment: Sentiment is bullish, positions are long, momentum is stretched, and valuations are high, but investors’ faith in the central banks appears...
View ArticleIs the Long Dollar Trade Over?
It seemed almost too obvious. The European Central Bank was imposing negative interest rates and devising new quantitative easing schemes to combat the growing threat of deflation; the SNB was buying...
View ArticleS&P 500, Dec. 4 Reassessment
S&P 500 (ESZ4), Dec. 4, 2014 General Assessment: Much like last time, sentiment is still very bullish, positions are long, momentum is stretched, and valuations are high, but investors’ faith in...
View ArticleNASDAQ 100, Jan. 20 Reassessment
NASDAQ 100 (NQH5), Jan. 20, 2015 General Assessment: It still seems as though most developed market equity indices are viewed through the lens of central bank money printing. While high valuations,...
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