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Before we begin, a quick note that this week’s article is largely a continuation of musings from last week, entitled Ingredients for Inflation. In that article – which was widely circulated... read more »
One of the more interesting developments of 2012 has been to watch the diminution of the strident bearish narrative that has been focused largely on the collision course between a preponderance of... read more »
I discussed the QE Buying Power Index a few times in the last week and demonstrated how it could be used as a filter for a mean reversion system. While a good number of people have signed up for the... read more »
The tools compromising my approach to the markets are saying a S&P top is at hand: Price - Structure: The 12-Month Swing and 13-week swing show we are in a sell zone. Figure 3 shows that... read more »
When politics takes the fore, we have what I call "silly season." This is a time when many investors get caught up in the emotion of politics and make bad investment... read more »
Volatility ETNs can serve as tools to protect assets that you already have in your portfolio. For example, 80% of the time over the last year, the iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term ETN (VXZ) moved in... read more »
THE MARKET This was the kind of day where there was a lot of Jell-O moving on the plate. This was another day where the Dow didn’t move, but it was a bullish day. The Dow was only up 5. The... read more »
Non event in the markets today but it does feel like markets are taking a breath for a big move…I am just torn on what direction. As trades develop I will try to keep you informed. Crude will... read more »
We will be watching our position in Germany (EWG) closely over the next few days. The chart below shows the German DAX’s performance relative to the S&P 500. Note when RSI (top) reaches... read more »
The bottom line is — the market remains in shape. There are few areas, not so good. Plenty of stocks that are not in good shape. But the things that are working, are working fine. I just have to... read more »
