While Rome Burns & The “January Effect”
There is a growing chorus of highly respected market technicians calling for a pullback in the market. Using the Nasdaq Composite as a proxy for the broader market, it is […]
There is a growing chorus of highly respected market technicians calling for a pullback in the market. Using the Nasdaq Composite as a proxy for the broader market, it is […]
A special Labor Day watercooler: Some of my earliest memories are sounds. The sound of my father’s worn metal Zippo cigarette lighter flopping open with a satisfying “click” is one […]
Last week’s economic calendar continued to provide foundational support to the thesis that our economy’s growth is accelerating. Industrial Production for December came in at a stunning 0.9% versus Bloomberg […]
The price of WTI crude has risen dramatically in recent months as a result of weather-related production challenges, increased global demand and a relatively well-coordinated OPEC policy aimed at limiting […]
This week’s economic calendar will provide investors with two very important data points: the FOMC Meeting/Announcement on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, and the initial Q2 GDP reading on Friday. With […]
If like many investors you don’t currently have significant single stock exposure to the large cap tech vertical, you have probably been scratching your head in recent weeks. We continue […]
Microsoft, Netflix, United Health earnings and Tesla corporate news provided investors with some positive and actionable trading themes last week that ultimately delivered some lift to an otherwise trendless US […]
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s tactical assessment of the U.S. economy’s potential ability to manage a rate increase this year, coupled with buttressing support from Fed Vice-Chair Fischer, effectively triggered […]
US equity markets posted a modest intraday reversal yesterday allowing for major indices to close fractionally in the green. The S&P 500 gained 0.18% while the Dow Industrials (+0.11%) and […]
Given the mixed Q4 economic and corporate profitability results we received on Good Friday, this week’s data-centric calendar should provide investors with some context for the interest rate and economic […]