March 29, 2023

Make That Two

Hedge fund net exposure to equities (which means subtracting short exposure from long exposure) is as low as it’s been in three years.
March 28, 2023

Bank Talk

Back in 2008, banks were ignoring the houses foreclosing in their own neighborhoods while taking free money in the form of highly-leveraged derivatives based on false mortgage grades from suspect rating companies. This time it's different.
March 27, 2023

Your Monday AAPL Update

The definition of a technical uptrend involves higher highs and higher lows. We’re now seeing that with AAPL’s stock. So, since the bottom in January, we’re officially in an uptrend. 
March 27, 2023

Battle Lines Finely Balanced Between Buyers and Sellers

The S&P is clinging on for all its worth around the range within which it has been trapped the last several months.
March 24, 2023

The Back Door to Centralized Banking

Depositor flight to higher-yielding alternatives will continue. And since the bonds bank’s own will be permanently worth less than the deposits they received to buy them, the only way to prevent the inevitable panic is to guarantee all deposits.
March 24, 2023

When I Say Capitalist

When I say capitalism, I mean free markets. I mean unfettered choice and competition that […]
March 24, 2023

When I Say Commie

When I say commie, I mean all forms of forced collectivism. I mean communists, Marxists, […]
March 22, 2023

The Most Critical Fed Meeting So Far

The one word I'm not hearing anyone use to describe the banking crisis is "accounting."
March 22, 2023

Semiconductors Looking Strong

The price moved up through the neck line (light blue line), setting up a price target above the neck line equal to the distance of the move from the head to the neck. 
March 21, 2023

Off to the Races

It appears the crisis will be contained, but it won’t come without violent swings day-to-day.  Where does that leave us? With sore necks from watching the market’s wild up-and-down fluctuations.
March 28, 2023

Bank Talk

Back in 2008, banks were ignoring the houses foreclosing in their own neighborhoods while taking free money in the form of highly-leveraged derivatives based on false mortgage grades from suspect rating companies. This time it's different.
March 21, 2023

Off to the Races

It appears the crisis will be contained, but it won’t come without violent swings day-to-day.  Where does that leave us? With sore necks from watching the market’s wild up-and-down fluctuations.
March 16, 2023

Hooray Bailouts

On one hand, bailing out the banks ostensibly saves us all from a terrible crisis.  On the other hand, “Um, why are we bailing out these idiots who were so careless with our money??”
March 14, 2023

Have Another Chip

Fortunes seem to be dramatically changing every hour on the hour as the market is whipsawing violently. And while it’s doing that, quietly, chip-makers are doing quite well.
March 9, 2023

Good Bad News

While jobless claims weren't in Recession territory, they weren’t great. And not great is exactly what the market wants. Because the only way the Fed is going to stop ruining the market is if we move into a Recession.
March 7, 2023

Bad News Bears

Trades are starved for bullish news but the Fed won't let them have it.
March 2, 2023

Flight Time

The problem with hot sectors is that sometimes, by the time we notice them, the best stocks have already moved up. And chasing stocks is not a great strategy.
February 28, 2023

Follow the Money

To find stocks that are moving, look to those sectors that move the best and show more strength than the overall market.
February 23, 2023

Game Time

If you look at the stocks in this cohort, they’ve all held up very well during the bearishness. And new, explosive leaders come from the stocks that weren’t hammered as much as everything else.
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