Sayonara

Keith Schneider | May 10, 2020

Equity markets shrugged off Mr.Buffet's recent dumping of his airlines stocks (mentioned at his annual shareholder's meeting last Saturday) and reversed what looked like a serious selloff int the making.

Oil and energy bounced off very depressed prices ignoring the …


Fill it Up, Please

Keith Schneider | May 3, 2020

After devouring the bears this month (+13% on average), the bulls needed some Tums to digest overeating this week. What happens next seems to be a coin toss.

However, two things are clear. First, there has been a rotation to …


Major Overhead Supply Ahead?

Keith Schneider | April 26, 2020

Risk Gauges backed off to neutral as U.S. equities put in a rather muted week, with the NASDAQ 100 down -.63% while Grandpa Russell (IWM) picked up some lost ground by closing +.29%.

Both the NASDAQ 100 and the S&P …


Main Street and Wall Street Not Speaking

Keith Schneider | April 19, 2020

U.S. stock indexes extended their rally for the most part with the NASDAQ 100 (QQQ) up +1.3% YTD and +6.9% for the week.

However, small caps Grandpa Russell (IWM) closed -1.5% for the week and down -26.3% for the year.…


Leave It On… Or Not

Keith Schneider | April 12, 2020

US stock indexes reversed last week’s downdraft (up between +7.9 to 14.9%) after getting massive injections of liquidity from the Fed and more stimulus from Capitol Hill. Small caps and value started to visibly outperform signaling the bottoming process is …


It’s the Elementary Clue

Keith Schneider | April 5, 2020

US stock indexes retreated this week, down -1% to -7% depending on the poison you picked. The most glaring divergence in the data is that small cap domestic stocks (IWM or Grandpa Russell) are down 38% for the year while …


Plunge Protection Team Working Overtime

Keith Schneider | March 29, 2020

US stock indexes Market’s bounced up around +11% with a little help from the Fed and a touch of emergency funding from Capitol Hill ($2 trillion). Meanwhile, the virus’s infection rate continues to explode, with NYC the epicenter.  This week’s …


Are You Ready for More

Keith Schneider | March 22, 2020

Markets worldwide got hit even harder this week with the Dow Industrials down -17% and down over - 32% YTD as humanity battles the spreading virus.

The massive drop of almost over 40% in IWM (Small Caps) this year highlights …


You Keep Me Hanging On

Keith Schneider | March 15, 2020

Market’s globally got hit hard as even traditional safe havens did not work.  Many countries are on lockdown and most likely, we are already in a Global Recession. The 10 year plus bull market has ended officially with indexes down …


Gold, Ready …. or Not?

Keith Schneider | March 8, 2020

Equity markets digested last week's dead cat bounce and closed virtually unchanged as the virus takes in toll in both a rising body count and economically.

Despite the neutral close for the week, the most important indicator is a new …