Market Overview

US ISM Manufacturing PMI is likely to move the market but with the relatively lower liquidity conditions of the market, I would only take a trade if we get our tradable deviation and the market starts...

UK Manufacturing PMI is the first real tradable release for 2017, but with the overall market still recovering from the low liquidity during holidays, I would caution on taking a trade unless we get...

India's banknote shortage crisis will weigh on its December Manufacturing PMI Brazil’s Manufacturing PMI for December will give clues on its economic recovery The decline of Germany’s...

Every investor wants to know, “How high will markets go and when will they get there?”The simple answer is, “The market’s future is dependent on events which are...

At the start of every year, many citizens of China opt to take out their entire yearly allotment of $50,000 in foreign currency. The rest of the year, it’s a struggle to defeat capital...

We discuss the Housing Market in this video by looking through a bunch of data, and possible future drivers for the market both to the upside and downside. I have mixed emotions about the Housing...

Nothing endures but change. -Heraclitus United States equity markets have increased eight years in a row. Risk averse investors look at history and would note the longest stretch of positive returns...

One of my favorite mottos is: "It is better to be lucky than good." No matter you good you are at what you are doing - the unforeseen and unpredictable can occur spoiling your efforts.Follow up: An...

Elite covered call writers understand the importance of position management in maximizing returns. As a result, I receive a significant number of inquiries regarding exit strategy execution. This...

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor (NYSE:SMH) – Semiconductors had their best year since 2009. SPDR S&P Regional Banking (NYSE:KRE) – Regional banks finally above their 2007 highs. US...

The best source we can find for the above quote is the November 1945 issue of Advertising & Selling, in an article titled “Don’t Confuse Me with Facts!” by Roy S. Durstine. His...

We go over our 2016 market returns, discuss the best and worse performing market asset classes, and look at hedge fund outperformers through the third quarter in this video. Some crazy political...

2016 is almost over. And just in time, Janet Yellen has put an end to this year’s “will they or won’t they” interest rate hike drama. On December 14, she announced that the Fed...

Over the past week my core market health indicators continued to fall. Most notably was the measures of market quality, which fell below zero. This changes the core portfolio allocations as...