Priming the Pump

Keith Schneider | January 24, 2021

Pump priming is the action taken to stimulate an economy, usually during a recessionary period, through government spending and interest rate and tax reductions...

When I started in the trading business down on the floor of the NY exchanges some …


Mixed Signals

Keith Schneider | January 18, 2021

I have been reviewing lots of graphs and charts that I come across and many others that people e-mail to me.  I am always intrigued by all the statistics that people put together showing what might occur in January and …


MONEY

Keith Schneider | January 10, 2021

“It’s a Gas. I am in the High Fidelity, First Class Traveling Sect and I think I need a Lear Jet”
- The song "Money" by Pink Floyd

“Money can’t buy happiness, But it sure can rent it for a …


A Whacky, Strange But Profitable Year

Keith Schneider | January 3, 2021

One that I think we all might want to put in the “rearview mirror” although looking back we have nothing short of 20/20 vision.   After COVID 19 made itself known in early January, lockdowns in March sent investors into a …


A Commodity Super Cycle looks Underway

Keith Schneider | December 20, 2020

Equity markets continue their bullish tear closing positive on the week and once again led by Grandpa Russell +2.5% (IWM). This is being partially fueled by the prospects of the passing of a long-awaited stimulus package in tandem with the …


The Rotation Continues

Keith Schneider | December 13, 2020

US Equity Markets digested recent gains with Grandpa Russell from The Economic Modern Family (IWM) bucking the recent correction in the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) and the S&P 500 (SPY).

Leading FAANG+ stocks are losing momentum and ripe for more selling. …


Is the Dollar Down for the Count?

Keith Schneider | December 6, 2020

The dollar is crumbling,
US Long Bonds are teetering,
inflation is bubbling, and
equities globally seem quite content, or for that matter, thrilled.

US stocks closed on all-time highs, and many foreign markets did even better this past week

Most …


Inflation Coming without Gold?

Keith Schneider | November 29, 2020

US small cap stocks continue to show amazing relative strength and over the last six months and is one of the best performing stock indexes, up over 31%.The Small Caps were outperformed during this period by only South Korea and …


Bubble Trouble for Next 10 Years?

Keith Schneider | November 22, 2020

As the outcome of the presidential election is still being contested and the virus spreading to its highest levels since the initial outbreak, US equity markets mostly shrugged off this uncertainty with small caps gaining nicely on the week. This …


Moving on Up

Keith Schneider | November 15, 2020

The US presidential election looks like it’s pretty much over (except for the law suits) with Biden the victor along with the stock market.

At this critical juncture, major thematic shifts are underway with a historic move from red hot …