Market Voyeur

Mish Schneider | January 10, 2017

In NYC, our hotel window faced this window. The only object in the room was the bed. The inhabitant made the bed each day and left the room clearly visible.

At the risk of appearing a bit of a voyeur, …


C’mon Inner Peace; Traders Don’t Have All Day

Mish Schneider | January 9, 2017

Besides that she looks electrified and mystical in a sort of goddess, yogi, Frankenstein way, I imagine that she gazes up for a sign on the market’s next direction.

Me too.

After all, the conflicting signals on the charts do …


Mish’s 2017 Stock Picks

Mish Schneider | January 6, 2017

A theme for 2017 that keeps playing in my head is “Uncertainty is the New Sure Thing.”

On December 22, I wrote a blog using that theme as a title. So, with this overriding sentiment in mind, I am happy …


Order and Chaos-Two Sides of the Same Coin

Mish Schneider | January 5, 2017

We live in the desert so for us, a trip to the ocean is the perfect yang to our yin. The flock of seagulls, mostly flying in the same direction yet with a tinge of chaos, also serves as a …


Dow Nears 20,000; Boop-Oop-a-Doop.

Mish Schneider | January 4, 2017

In 1930, right after the stock market crash, Betty Boop appeared. The U.S. was in the throes of a Depression. Betty’s persona helped alleviate the country’s blues. (She also represented a departure from the stereotypical female).

Betty Boop had a …


How Can Investors Find a Rare and Fresh Perspective?

Mish Schneider | January 3, 2017

Jackson Pollock-abstract expressionist painter

At the Museum of Modern Art in New York, curators viewed One: Number 31,1950 the way that Pollock painted it-laid horizontally. This provided a rare and fresh perspective. As such, the scale became more readily understood.…


Luckily, the Market is Tagged

Mish Schneider | December 29, 2016

Luckily, the Market is Tagged

For the first time, Diego perched himself on this chair by our trading screens. As today is the last Mish’s Daily for 2016, I wondered how Diego’s and the market’s action might be related.

The …


Market Bulls Carpeted Stampede

Mish Schneider | December 28, 2016

Bison in Formation on Carpet

Pasture bison are typically calm and easygoing animals. However, once confronted with ill-informed handlers they become "wild beasts." To prevent bison from stampeding, handlers must approach cautiously.

Bison prefer to stay within the herd. Once …


20,000 in the Dow: I Got a Peaceful, Creepy Feeling

Mish Schneider | December 27, 2016

While at a holiday party, I found this Effanbee doll circa 1920 in the hostess’ guest room.

Originated in 1912, the Effenbee dolls became well known as the first realistically proportioned child doll.

What struck me about this doll, is …


Happy Holidays from MMM Daily!

Mish Schneider | December 26, 2016

Here’s to you, my friends and devoted readers. Wishing you and yours all the joys and love of the holiday season.

Next Daily with commentary and ETF analysis will be published on the afternoon of December 27th…