Economists described it as “bleak.” On June 1, the jobs report showed the U.S. added 54,000 new jobs in May. That was 70% fewer jobs than expected. The economy isn’t healing as quickly as folks thought it would. Read More
Market Analysis
To most people, the shares of recent IPOs – new companies that become publicly traded for the first time – look red hot… #-ad_banner-#Yesterday the market’s latest… Read More
I’ve been monitoring the changing structure in the US Dollar Index recently, and there is a very critical index level to watch that will signal an official, structural trend reversal on the larger frame. Let’s take a look at… Read More
While scanning the major Sector ETFs, a shelf of support (pattern) in the Energy ETF – symbol XLE – caught my eye. Let’s take a look at the current support level at $72 and then note a logical downside… Read More
It’s been four months since Japan’s nuclear disaster hammered uranium stocks… and set up a potential “bad to less bad” trade. To recap, uranium is the fuel that powers nuclear reactors. And uranium stocks of all kinds were decimated in March in response to the disaster many… Read More
Early last month, I told you the best way to make money in commodity stocks was to sell them. You’re not going to hear that often from a guy who writes a commodity-focused advisory. Most advisors in my… Read More
What key reference price levels should we be watching in crude oil at the moment? A quick look at the chart below shows us two levels of confluence at the $103 overhead level – perhaps more appropriately $103.75 or $104 for a… Read More
Apparently, most people must want ordinary returns… They follow ordinary investment advice… and do what the ordinary investor is doing. Where’s the fun in that? I can guarantee you’ll never make a fortune this way. By doing what the ordinary investor… Read More
Apparently, most people must want ordinary returns… They follow ordinary investment advice… and do what the ordinary investor is doing. Where’s the fun in that? I can guarantee you’ll never make a fortune this way. By doing what the ordinary investor… Read More
I wanted to show a follow-up to my prior post “Clear Bearish Signals Developing from the Sector Rotation Model,” and focus on the breakouts in the “Big Three” Defensive Sector ETFs: Staples, Health Care,… Read More
Readers and students know that I have been discussing the increase in supply seen in the S&Ps (ES) for several weeks. Last week showed further supply and weakness coming into the market. Let’s take a closer look. On the weekly chart, we can see that the market spent two and… Read More