Market Overview

The S&P 500 (large caps), the S&P Midcap 400 and Russell 2000 (small caps) closed at new all-time highs. People thought that the Nasdaq Composite will never go back to its dotcom bubbly...

Staying Out of One’s Own Way As we progress into 2015 many investors are in the process of tallying up their winners and losers and deciding on this year’s allocations. This can be a...

I’ve been warning that the greatest threat to the global economy is the bursting of China’s real estate bubble. It’s the largest and most extreme in the world. Prices for Shanghai...

ES Formed a Triangle (Pink) at End of Day ES ended the week forming a triangle. If it breaks out downwards, that triangle would be the top of a head and shoulders top at the navy blue megaphone top....

This past week has been a virtual tennis match watching the evolution of the Greek bailout negotiations. No Deal, Deal, No Deal, Deal.However, despite the fallout that would likely come from a Greek...

Today's new release of the publicly available data from the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) puts its Weekly Leading Index (WLI) at 130.3, up slightly from 130.0 the previous week. The WLI...

Gold, crude oil, and EUR/USD are still above their long term support with indications of bottom formation. Russian RTSI has managed to hold despite a fall in crude oil. There was little upward...

The implosion of the Crude Oil markets over the past few months has been one of the biggest news stories if you tuned in to any financial news channel. The speed and magnitude of the move made USO a...

The euro area composite PMI increased to 53.5 in February from 52.6 in January and is now at the highest level since summer last year. The increase was driven by the services PMI, which rose to 53.9...

Without top tier data in the US, and another Arctic chill, look for a subdued North American session, with much of the focus on the Eurogroup meeting to discuss Greece. It is due to formally start...

Talking Points: US Dollar Waiting for Direction Cues at Range Support S&P 500 Continues to Tread Water at New Record High Crude Oil Holds Support, Gold Digesting at 1200 Mark US dollar...

Markets main focus today will be on Greece, who will have a last ditch meeting with eurozone creditors regarding the financial aid. Greek submitted a proposal for a six-month extension yesterday but...

It looks like the talks between Greece and its creditors will come down to the wire. Germany yesterday rejected Greece’s request to extend its EUR 172bn rescue package by six months, but the...

The USD bulls were quick to recover any losses encountered following the comment provided from the FOMC Minutes that it will be in no hurry to begin raising US interest rates, with the USD driving...