Tue September 5

OIH and XOP favored within Energy as Supply cuts help boost Crude

US EQUITY MARKETS HAVE STALLED OUT GIVEN US TREASURY YIELDS HAVING TURNED BACK UP SHARPLY; GIVEN RECENT CORRELATION TRENDS, THIS MIGHT PERSIST THIS WEEK BEFORE STOCK INDICES RALLY BACK.  ENERGY...

Thu June 15

DJIA breakout shows how market rally continues to broaden out

TREND BULLISH - DESPITE STRETCHED MOMENTUM, LONG POSITIONS REMAIN CORRECT; PULLBACKS FROM NEAR-TERM OVERBOUGHT LEVELS NEXT WEEK LIKELY PROVE MINOR BEFORE GAINS INTO LATE JUNE. SPX has now risen for...

Wed June 7

Financials and Energy strength are encouraging for SPX rally

TREND BULLISH- EXPECT RALLY UP TO SPX 4325 INTO END OF WEEK BEFORE POSSIBLE MINOR STALLOUT; PULLBACKS SHOULD BE BUYABLE WHEN THEY OCCUR FOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTH IN JUNE. Wednesday’s minor...

Fri April 28

April Closes Higher, S&P 500 Up 9% In 2023

Good evening: Trading is over for April, with the SPX up about 1.46% for the month and the Nasdaq up 0.04%, in line with historical norms. Although markets did not...

Mon January 30

Bond and equity volatilities at lowest levels since 2021 = supportive >20% rise in 2023. Updating "Granny shots" +12 adds (-12 deletes). 2023 YTD +39bp outperformance. 2022 +395bp outperformance. List adds attached.

The most important event in the coming week is the Feb FOMC decision (2/1). We will have more comprehensive thoughts on Wednesday, but as many are aware, we expect the...

Wed October 19, 2022

Updating "Granny shots": +9 additions, -5 deletions

Today is the October quarterly rebalance of our Granny Shots portfolio. The Granny Shots is a list of our core stock holdings, using 6 thematic/quantitative portfolios and is designed to...

Fri July 29, 2022

The August 1982 moment: bear market "bottom" before Fed pivots -- if true, new highs coming sooner than most expect

The biggest takeaway for me on events of this week? Convincing and arguably decisive evidence the "bottom is in" -- the 2022 bear market is over.this was a big data...

Tue July 26, 2022

Live Techincal Stock Analysis July 2022

Mark will be conducting a live Webinar session for the most popular stocks requested by our subscribers. Mark will give his quick take (45 sec-1-minute of analysis) and consider several...

Mon July 25, 2022

After July FOMC, entire yield curve will be at or above "neutral rate" = optionality = 2H rally view intact

A big data week is ahead, with 3 major data incoming:7/27 is July FOMC --> +75bp is base case and few surprises expected7/28 2Q GDP --> investors expecting negative print...

Fri July 22, 2022

5 reasons equities rallying. Expanding breadth affirms 2022 "bottom" is in. P/E can expand with Fed hikes, as long as "shocks" are avoided. 2H rally.

We are starting to see strengthening internals for equity markets, including key leadership improvements from Technology ($QQQ) and small-caps ($IWM) and measures such as advance/decline lines. Thus, from the perspective...

Wed July 20, 2022

Roundtable takeaways: Proximity (if not already) at lows for bear. EPS risk lower than consensus expects. OW Tech/Growth.

If you missed our FSinsight Roundtable, - click HERE for the replay   ______________________________________________ _SUMMARY: ROUNDTABLE WITH GROUP HEADS, CONTRASTING AND HARMONIZING THE VIEWS ACROSS SECTOR HEADS_ We hosted a...

Mon July 18, 2022

Cooling "soft data" argues Fed playbook soon change to more predictable. In 1982, took only 4 mos to erase entire Volcker "bear market"

Most investors, based upon my conversations, remain skeptical that markets can find any footing, particularly in the face of continuing bad CPI reports. But I think investors are overlooking that...