Stocks Like Mondays

Geoff Bysshe | August 17, 2020

It was a quiet news day but Mondays don’t need news to go up.

Today’s image represents the percentage of times that Mondays have closed higher then their Friday close since the March bottom.

It’s also worth noting, that not …


Did you know this about XRT and TLT?

Geoff Bysshe | August 16, 2020

As the S&P 500 struggles to rise a fraction of a percentage point to be able to achieve the status of reclaiming its February all-time high level…

Imagine you could go back to February 19th 2020.

The SPY has just …


If This Line Doesn’t Hold, Stocks May Get Hit

Geoff Bysshe | August 13, 2020

While the media is obsessively focused on cheering for the S&P 500 to close at a new all-time high, the bond market is quietly collapsing.

TLT broke its 50 DMA today and has now had the second worst 5-day slide …


This Base Breakout Should Concern You

Geoff Bysshe | August 12, 2020

Today’s chart is one that every investor should keep an eye on, but most will not because that double bottom base breakout pattern is in a market that has been declining for almost a decade!

However, there’s good reason to …


Mish Warned You About Junk Bonds

Geoff Bysshe | August 11, 2020

Will today’s market tremors shake the QQQ out of its solidly bullish 4-month channel?

On April 14th, the QQQ broke above its 50 DMA (blue line) and began the trend that you see above. A steady trend line with 6 …


Can Put These ETFs In Order?

Geoff Bysshe | August 10, 2020

I’ve got a fun quiz for you today, and the answer may surprise you, as markets often do.

The challenge is simple. The symbols in the image above are not in the correct order of the returns listed.

Without looking …


Raging Rotation and A Key Reversal

Geoff Bysshe | August 9, 2020

Friday’s price action capped off a string of days that told a story of broadening market strength and expectations of improving economic conditions.

On a daily basis, the story sounds like this…

On Thursday, TLT quickly retreated after breaching its …


3 Major Market Themes for the Rest of the August

Mish Schneider | August 6, 2020

As Keith and I are heading on a vacation (with social distancing) starting Monday for 3 weeks, this is the last Daily I will write until September 1st.

Yet, not to worry, Geoff Bysshe will be taking over both my …


Regional Banks-The Prodigal Dunce

Mish Schneider | August 5, 2020

With the Russell 2000 breaking out over the 50 and 200-week moving averages, the market does look like blue skies, right?

Retail XRT ran to just over $50.00

Sister Semiconductors SMH rocked to another new all-time high.

Transportation IYT passed …


Prodigal Son Regional Banks The Ball and Chain

Mish Schneider | August 4, 2020

With the Russell 2000 breaking out over the 50 and 200-week moving averages, we should see nothing but blue skies, right?

Maybe.

We have lots of positives based on hope, of course.

Retail XRT, as featured a while back, is …