Are the Bears Warming Up?

Mish Schneider | September 25, 2017

Over the weekend, I focused on the current star of the market, Russell 2000, IWM our Granddad of the Economic Modern Family.

Some others featured:

Transportation (IYT) came within $.32 of matching the all-the time high.

Gold (GLD) and miners …


7 Swans A-Hydro-Planing

Mish Schneider | September 23, 2017

7 Swans have loose allusions to events in the Bible. It basically refers to “fowls that fly….and gather…together unto the supper…”

Last week, in the midst of more mind-numbing yet also par for the course geopolitical and environmental eruptions, the …


Just What the Bulls and the Bears Need!

Mish Schneider | September 21, 2017

Tonight’s commentary and ETF analysis/actionable information is in the form of a video.


Was Janet Yellen Crowned Market Predator?

Mish Schneider | September 20, 2017

Finally, the Federal Reserve addressed what many, including myself, thought inevitable.

Starting in October, they will begin to reduce the balance sheet of $4.5 trillion and potentially raise the rates (guessing another ¼%) this year.

Why didn’t they raise the …


Granny Brick and Mortar Retail Comes to Life!

Mish Schneider | September 19, 2017

Tonight’s Commentary comes in the form of a Facebook Live Video. Here is the link, which you should be able to access even if you do not have a Facebook account:

https://www.facebook.com/mishsmarketminute/videos/1896892637297980/ 

S&P 500 (SPY) Inside day. Nothing particularly scary …


Acrobatic Ducks Search for Market Profits

Mish Schneider | September 18, 2017

First off, thank you Geoff Bysshe, President of MarketGauge.com, for filling in during my time off!

This photo represents one of the many delights of our vacation. Watching ducks in Central Park submerge their bills into the water in search …


The SPY’s Lonely Island

Geoff Bysshe | September 17, 2017

Gap downs are good for bull markets, but island tops are not.

The SPY gapped well below the low of the last 3 days of consolidation, and if you look closely you’ll notice that the consolidation days started with a …


The Weak Got Weaker, and The Strong…

Geoff Bysshe | September 15, 2017

Thursday’s pattern in the sector summary table is clear. The stronger sectors moved up and the weaker sectors moved down, but nothing moved more than a percent either way.

The Semi’s (SMH) broke out to new highs but no one …


The Bulls Are Getting Stronger

Geoff Bysshe | September 13, 2017

Instagram picture by ‘mebysshe’

If look at only the top of today’s picture you may find it hard to figure out what all the green things are, but when you see the bottom half, a dock, the top makes sense. …


Will Grandma Retail Whip This Bull Market Into Shape?

Geoff Bysshe | September 12, 2017

Sometimes the market takes a day to let reality sink in.

For example, yesterday I highlighted the counter intuitive price action of the TLT’s having a big down day while two other interest rate sensitive sector ETFs, XLU and IYR …