Market Overview

Here are a few charts that I focus and plan to trade upon them over the coming weeks. Overall, expect markets to get rough near the end of December and the start of January.1. S&P 500: A possible...

2016 was a year that fit my niche to a tee and it is no coincidence that it has been a good one, performance-wise (though in full disclosure, the last couple of weeks have taken a chunk of profits...

This Great Graphic caught my eye. It was tweeted by Ninja Economics. Her point was about immigration. Germany had much higher immigration than the UK, but also saw real wage increase of nearly 14% in...

Forecasting season is upon us. Anyone who gets to be quoted in print or speak to a reporter is asked an opinion. Expertise not required! It is paradise for pundits.Many have decried the “folly...

On December 5th we already forecasted the S&P500 would hit SPX2175 +/- 5 followed by a 15-25p pulback and then a rally to SPX2300. See here.Since the proof is in the pudding, 6 days later the...

As I type this, it looks like the equity bulls are making it their life’s mission to reach Dow 20k A.S.A.P. Given the momentum, it seems they’ll succeed easily.On a different subject, gold...

While the global bond markets have begun to correct their 35 year bull market, the major U.S. stock indices, including the Dow, NASDAQ, Russell and S&P, have rallied nicely. Official U. S....

With the markets closed on Monday, there really isn’t much to update you on “technically” from this past weekend’s missive. The important point, if you haven’t read it,...

Economists see healthy run of price gains for US house prices in November US Consumer Confidence Index expected to end the year on a high note US manufacturing activity is on track to stay positive in...

As skeleton teams return to the trading desks in New York, the US dollar is largely where they left it at the end of last week. Japanese markets were open yesterday, while UK, Australia, New Zealand,...

by Eli WrightGlobal markets have mostly been trading sideways during the second half of December as a holiday induced calm descended on markets. With many exchanges still closed today for...

It is the end of the year, and therefore time to review the performance of various markets that we trade.Energies Oil as well as other energy products are among 2016’s top market performers....

The Japanese Yen edges mildly lower in very quiet holiday trading today. A bunch of weak economic data is weighing slightly on the currency. Japan national CPI core dropped -0.4% yoy in November,...

There are three reasons that the Trump Presidency will very likely go down in history as a disaster for the US, only the last of which has anything to do with Trump. The first two reasons are...