Fri June 17, 2022

Managing Emotions Amid Volatility

Good Evening: _“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there...

Fri June 17, 2022

Equities become ‘no bid’ and %-stocks >50D now 2.0%...4 stocks (of 9) need to fall to reach 1.2% seen Mar 23, 2020 and Dec. 24, 2018

Equities have suffered an utter meltdown in the past week as the hot inflation implications of U Mich and CPI pushed stocks into “no bid.” There are many explanations offered...

Fri June 17, 2022

Equities become "no bid" and %-stocks >50D now 2.0%... 4 stocks (of 9) need to fall to reach 1.2% seen Mar 23, 2020 and Dec 24, 2018

Equities have suffered an utter meltdown in the past week as the hot inflation implications of U Mich and CPI pushed stocks into "no bid." There are many explanations offered...

Thu June 16, 2022

Not Too Late To The Party: Why Energy Could Continue Its Incredible Run

Last December, when the S&P 500 was sitting near all-time highs, Tom Lee made another non-consensus forecast: While warning the first half of this year would be “treacherous,'' he highlighted...

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...

Tue January 25, 2022

Energy relative breakout worth following

Technical Strategy Video: https://vimeo. com/670026129/c93b4ad751 Market bottom still elusive, but initial low expected this week. Energy relative breakout to SPX makes this a great sector near-term to overweightMSFT getting close...

Fri January 14, 2022

Markets Have Another Choppy Week and Rotation Continues, Financials Have Rough Friday After Big Bank Earnings

The S&P 500 closed at 4,662.85 down from 4677.03 . The VIX settled at $19.19  and didn’t get too far above $20 this week.Powell’s testimony assuaged markets somewhat, but they...

Fri January 14, 2022

Omicron turning COVID into flu (rest of year) per Bill Gates. Bond market priced in a March hike, so stocks need to get used to this

I WILL BE ON VACATION FROM 1/17 TO 1/25, A LATE CHRISTMAS VACATIONWE WILL STILL PUBLISH OUR COVID-19 DAILY COMMENTARY (THANKS TIRELESS KEN)MARKET COMMENTARY WILL RESUME 1/26 STRATEGY: OMICRON TURNING...

Tue October 26, 2021

Delta-plus is a non-issue in USA, so far... Energy + Bitcoin most logical YE strategies

We publish on a 4-day a week schedule: Monday Tuesday Wednesday SKIP THURSDAY Friday STRATEGY: DELTA-PLUS IS A NON-ISSUE IN USA, SO FAR… ENERGY + BITCOIN MOST LOGICAL YE STRATEGIES...

Mon October 25, 2021

3 anecdotal signs COVID-19 might be closer to "endemic" than consensus believes = positive bias. Re-balance Granny Shots --> +13 adds, -9 deletes. YTD outperforms +404bp

The 7D avg in cases is down to 69,331 and as we noted last week, this is looking to be on track for 50,000 by the end of the month. ...