Hickory, Dickory, Dock; The Market Runs Up the Clock

Mish Schneider | May 2, 2016

As Resilient as Seasoned Hickory

Wood takes from six months to a year to season. Hickory is hard and dense, resistant to shock. The wood yields nuts, which might be edible in some species. The bark of some hickory trees …


New Cracks In The Bull Market Are In Plain Sight

Mish Schneider | May 1, 2016

Stay out of trouble by watching these two key chart formations

Today's commentary was written by Geoff Bysshe, co-founder of MarketGauge.

If there was any doubt that the market is still addicted to central bank stimulus, this week made it …


Solid or Liquid Gold?

Mish Schneider | April 28, 2016

“The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend” Henri Bergson

Aphantasia is a hypothetical condition in which a person cannot mentally visualize imagery. For example, if you ask a person to describe even the most familiar image, …


HAP: Natural Resources ETF Makes a New 2016 High

Mish Schneider | April 27, 2016

Unless I have a specific idea early on, or the market yields phenomena I haven’t already covered, my writing process is pretty much the same each day.

I go to the kitchen to rustle up some snack to feed my …


Commodities, A Matter of Motion

Mish Schneider | April 26, 2016

Motion has no “days-off.”

Motion cannot be created or destroyed. It “is” because motion is made up of matter. Matter is active. Matter is everything around us. It exists outside our consciousness. It is the only existing objective reality. It …


A Playful Dent in the Market

Mish Schneider | April 25, 2016

Back in early December 2015, I wrote a piece on the Hemline Theory. According to the theory, hemlines below the knee indicate a falling stock market.

I first noticed the longer length of women’s dresses and skirts in the September …


18,000 in the Dow: The Market's Prophet

Mish Schneider | April 24, 2016

A Family That Stayed Together Saved the Week.

For many families, this past weekend embarked the celebration of Passover. A time for joyous festival, it represents the Israelites liberation from slavery. Using symbolism such as bitter herbs, matzo (unleavened bread) …


Solar Energy ETF Feels the Heat of a Volume Surge

Mish Schneider | April 21, 2016

“This is what it sounds like, when doves cry”

Sadly, this year I have had way too much material to present to you in regards to the passing of an unusually talented icon. With Prince, who was only 57, here …


Why The Market Must Disown Biotechnology

Mish Schneider | April 20, 2016

Day 3 of the Dow over 18k. All is right with the world.

The Russell 2000 tidily held recent gains. Our Prodigal Son Regional Banks (KRE) cleared the 23-month moving average. With 7 trading days left to the month let’s …


The Return of the Regional Banks

Mish Schneider | April 19, 2016

“Hope is a prodigal young heir, and experience is his banker”-Charles Caleb Cotton

Day 2 of the Dow over 18k. Other than the terror instilled into those forced to liquidate longs in IBM and Netflix after dismal earnings reports, the …