Cupid, draw back your bow…-Sam Cooke
A song from a simpler time, but not really simpler. Just perceived as simpler because information came to us through our radios and only once each night on the evening news.
Actually, although a …
“History is an angel falling backward into the future”-Laurie Anderson
Given the results of New Hampshire primary with two populist candidates (Trump and Sanders) winning the Republican and Democratic vote respectively, I researched the history of the US Populist Movement.…
I’m Your Private Geomancer
Monday night, I referred to Mr. Ng (my Chinese New Year Fire Monkey Predictor) as a Geomancer. Ordinarily, I would let that go as nothing more than information. However, after further research, I learned that a …
A Hearse: Not the Transportation You Want
Paul Ng, a Geomancer and Philosopher, published predictions for 2016 based on the Year of the Fire Monkey.
Mr. Ng has a Master’s in Business Administration along with an expertise in Feng Shui. …
“Shock the Monkey”-Peter Gabriel
I really wanted to write a clever monkey analogy commentary given Sunday begins the Chinese New Year and I had such fun with that last week. Note that the Chinese market closes this week in celebration.…
Monkey to Man-Elvis Costello
In trying to find more analogies to the current market conditions and the monkey, today let’s study the various ways monkey move.
Monkeys walk, lope, run, climb, pounce, and leap. If monkeys have many ways to …
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in the Tree..
In the children’s song, the monkeys are teasing Mr. Alligator that he can’t catch them. However, Mr. Alligator comes along quiet as can be and snaps that monkey out that tree.
Last night, …
Monkey Business
Next Monday begins the Year of the Monkey in Chinese New Year. This recurs every 12 years. Last Year of the Monkey was in 2004.
I checked back to how the S&P 500 did in 2004 to see …
Silver White Winters That Melt Into Spring
When the dog bites, when the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my favorite things…
First, thanks to my assistant Jonathan Griffin, for writing the daily in my absence.
Secondly, …
Why the GDP matters
**Tonight’s Commentary was written by Jonathan Griffin Assistant Director of Trading Education and research.
The US GDP expanded at the lower rate in Q4 than in any other quarter of 2015. The GDP expanded at a …