Will Friday Bring Market Fireworks or Duds?

Mish Schneider | July 3, 2019

Wednesday turned out the perfect pre-July 4th trading session.

The Dow, NASDAQ 100 and S&P 500 made a new all-time high.

The Economic Modern Family worked in concert with one another.

IBB Biotech cleared the 50-week moving average.

So did …


What is the Stock Market Trend to Follow?

Mish Schneider | July 2, 2019

Tomorrow is a half day, followed by a day off on Thursday.

Friday should be equally slow as it was today.

Henceforth, today appeared trendless.

While NASDAQ 100, the Dow and the S&P 500 all held onto gains with inside …


Commodities Look Textbook

Mish Schneider | July 1, 2019

This morning, the market rose on trade war optimism.

However, the rally in our key economic Economic Modern Family members, comparatively died out.

The Russell 2000, Transportation and Retail just could not keep the upbeat tone going.

I do not …


Consolidation Or Massive Breakout?

Mish Schneider | June 30, 2019

Yesterday I drew ‘hidden’ lines on the charts of the Economic Modern Family to highlight the transition that was occurring from bearish to bullish sentiment.

On Friday that shift continued as they all moved higher.

Those lines will still be …


The Sun and Markets Don’t Always Set Where You’d Like

Mish Schneider | June 27, 2019

Just the other day, I was excited to be set up for a time-lapse photo of the sunset.

It was going to be a brilliantly red ball falling into the horizon of the ocean.

But it didn’t.

As the sun …


Better Than Expected News!

Mish Schneider | June 26, 2019

After yesterday’s commentary on the need for better than expected news to cheer up the Economic Modern Family, sister semiconductor, SMH, delivered.

Micron (MU) delivered better than expected earnings news, which pushed it up 13% higher and lifted SMH by …


Weakness To Be Expected

Mish Schneider | June 25, 2019

It should be no surprise that that market was weak on Tuesday.

On Monday the Economic Modern Family was generally weak with IWM leading the way lower.

A cursory look at the patterns of the charts of the Economic Modern …


Watch Out When SMH and IYT Agree

Mish Schneider | June 24, 2019

Gold up, TLT up, UUP down and IMW down.

This is not a good sign for the SPY, QQQ, or DIA which all managed to consolidate rather than trend lower.

The Economic Modern Family is also pointing to weakness as …


Did the Market’s Year of the Pig Mascot Just Pull a Rabbit Out of a Hat?

Mish Schneider | June 20, 2019

This year, I have written a lot about the Chinese New Year of the Brown Earth Pig.

According to some top forecasters, the year of the pig is in the water element, which should wreak havoc in many areas.

One …


Silver to Gold Ratio-Tip of the Inflation Iceberg

Mish Schneider | June 19, 2019

Recently, I posted these exact same charts.

At the time, the ratio did not look ready to do much.

Since then, and with the help of lower global interest rates, the chart looks a bit different.

Are we getting ready …