Market participants always want news and information. It is what they base their decisions and actions on. But since early February 2018, that appetite has become markedly larger and the responses to information magnified. The “Big News” planned for the upcoming...
February 2018 started off with a surprising drop in the major indexes (surprising to some, we actually caught two really nice short trades on SPY) and then last week we saw the biggest one-week gain since 2011. What’s next? Technical analysis shows that we are...
Mainstream financial advisers have one mantra, “buy and hold.” In the latest video, I challenge that advice. Why not profit when the market goes up, AND when it goes down? Check it out and be sure to give me your opinions and comments!
Last week was the biggest drop in the market since 2016. Is this it? Has the “Big One” started? Or just a bump along the way to more record highs? I don’t have a crystal ball and don’t know. But, I know what to watch for and I offer some key...
The major indexes have “gone parabolic” since the start of 2018. This coming week, we will be hit with a veritable Tsunami of information. • The Presidents “State of the Union” address is scheduled for Tuesday, January 30th, 2018. • On Wednesday, January 31st, 2018,...
The US Government “shutdown” as of Midnight, Friday, 1/19/2018, and it was a non-event as far as the market was concerned, when the shutdown was imminent at the close. Of course, this is not the first time and is becoming, for most of us, a wearisome negotiating...