It’s tempting to think last week’s high at 2866.00 (click on inset) will mark the final gasp of an exceptionally powerful bear rally.  If so, it will have occurred in a place where we might have expected Mr. Market to spring a nasty trap on bulls and bears alike.

Friday's trading session was bearish, as stocks retraced their Thursday's advance and continued lower ahead of the weekend. The S&P 500 index was the highest since the early October on Thursday. So was the Friday's sell-off a medium-term downward reversal or...

Large precious metals speculators reduced their bullish net positions in the Silver futures markets again this week, according to the latest Commitment of Traders (COT) data released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

While the 30-5 year yield curve does this, implying some inflationary issues… [30yr yield minus 5yr yield]. The more commonly watched 10-2 year does this, implying ongoing Goldilocks… While the nominal 2-year yield does this, implying “Ruh-roh!”

The Russell 2000 ETF continues to deliver critical technical and longer-term price patterns for skilled technicians.  Combining the IWM chart with the Transportation Index, Oil, Gold, and others provide a very clear picture of what to expect in the immediate future...

As alarm bells sound over the advancing destruction of the environment, a variety of Green New Deal proposals have appeared in the US and Europe, along with some interesting academic debates about how to fund them. Monetary policy, normally relegated to obscure...

In a previous analysis, we examined how to create a 21% yield, as the incidental byproduct of the Fed's plans for the cyclical containment of recession.

Stocks were mixed on Wednesday following the Fed's Rate Decision release. We saw an increased volatility after the announcement, but overall there wasn't much of a change. The S&P 500 index was the highest since the early October on Tuesday. But will the rally...

Stocks whoopee-cushioned on word from the Fed that tightening is unlikely for the remainder of the year. “Interest rate increases could be on hold indefinitely,” Powell said. “It may be some time before the outlook for jobs and inflation calls clearly for a change...

If you’ve been waiting for Mr. Market to spring the Mother of All Bull Traps, check out today’s chart. What a beauty this picture will be if Monday’s sharp reversal turns out to be the start of The Big One.  Granted, odds of getting the timing of so important a peak...

After this latest round of a deflationary recession/depression consummates, global central banks and governments will engage in an epoch battle to re-inflate asset prices such as never before contemplated. Indeed, they are laying the framework for that assault right...

DaBoyz have been artfully rotating money between a handful of high-profile stocks in order to keep this distributive rally going for as long as possible. On Monday, although the broad averages seemed leaden all day, the Dow still eked out a 65-point gain while AMZN...

Since December 24th, 2018, the small cap Russell 2000 has seen a nice rally. Our Purchasing Power Indicator caught almost all of it.

This research post highlights what we believe to be a unique price anomaly setup in many of the US major markets this week.  Our research suggests that April 21, or near this date, will be an important price inflection point base level for the US stock markets.  We...

Stocks extended their short-term uptrend on Friday, as investors' sentiment remained bullish following the recent advances. The S&P 500 index was the highest since the early October. But will the rally continue despite some short-term technical overbought...