Wed July 26, 2023

Industrials and Banks save the day despite Tech weakness post FOMC

MARKETS HAVE ENTERED A WINDOW FOR POTENTIAL SHORT-TERM TREND CHANGE, BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH SELLING UNTIL AUGUST.  NEAR-TERM, AN SPX-4500-4620 RANGE MIGHT HOLD INTO LAST COUPLE DAYS OF JULY...

Thu July 14, 2022

GRANNY SHOTS: July 2022 Update

We have updated our Granny Shots stock list for July 2022. There have been six deletions and eight additions. Our Granny Shots portfolio is comprised of stocks that qualify for...

Wed July 13, 2022

Updating Granny Shots. Is June the last "really bad" CPI, enabling Fed reaction function shift from "expeditious" to "measured"

The story for much of 2022 has been that of markets and Fed trying to keep up with surging inflation. And as the chart below simply illustrates, for much of...

Fri June 24, 2022

LEAD VS LAG: Case strengthening inflationary drivers peaked ("lead"), even if CPI remains elevated ("lag") = market perception lagging

Incoming data this week has pointed to a pronounced softening of economic momentum globally, and this has pushed commodity prices lower and similarly pushed down interest rates. And this has...

Fri April 8, 2022

Stocks Struggle in The First Week of the Second Quarter

The market had a down week in the face of a hawkish tone from several Fed speeches and events that make it look like the bond market may have been...

Fri April 8, 2022

“Finkle Is Einhorn?!”- Fed Hawkish Rhetoric Explained, Granny Shots Updated

We pay heed to the market adage “don’t fight the Fed.” While Dudley is no longer a Fed member, many believe he is communicating a message from the Fed. But...

Wed April 6, 2022

Updating "Granny Shots" adding 7 names, deleting 9 -- seasonals favor inflection in "Pure Growth" + further upside in "Quality Defensive"

We publish on a 3-day a week schedule: Monday SKIP TUESDAY Wednesday SKIP THURSDAY Friday STRATEGY: UPDATING "GRANNY SHOTS" ADDING 7 NAMES, DELETING 9 -- SEASONALS FAVOR INFLECTION IN "PURE...

Wed February 2, 2022

GRANNY SHOTS: February 2022 Update

We have updated our Granny Shots stock list for February 2022. There have been nine stocks removed from the list and there have been twelve stocks added. Our Granny Shots...

Wed February 2, 2022

Rebalance Granny Shots --> +3 net: 12 additions and 9 deletions

We publish on a 4-day a week schedule: Monday Tuesday Wednesday SKIP THURSDAY Friday STRATEGY: REBALANCE GRANNY SHOTS --> +3 NET: 12 ADDITIONS AND 9 DELETIONS _2.9% OF INCOMING OLYMPIC...