The Santa Claus Rally Under Attack

Geoff Bysshe | December 15, 2024

Last week the stock market’s annual Santa Claus Rally came under attack by the bond bears. The powers that be behind the stock market are fighting back, but this situation looks tenuous. Keith covers many of the technical details in …


Did We Learn Anything From The Sock Puppet In 2000?

Geoff Bysshe | December 8, 2024

Last week, in an AI-enabled event, the Sock Puppet emerged from retirement and sat on a panel of market prognosticators with Micro Strategy’s chairman, Michael Saylor.

The Sock Puppet said to Mr. Saylor…

I’ve seen this movie before. I raised …


Will Stocks Continue To Rhyme With 2016?

Geoff Bysshe | December 1, 2024

From everyone at MarketGauge, we hope you’ve had an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend and that it kicks off a happy and healthy holiday season for you and the ones you love.

November closed with the distinction of being one of the …


Is The Market Cautiously Rotating at New Highs?

Geoff Bysshe | November 24, 2024

Last week started with the anticipation of how the market would respond to its prior week’s pullback from the enthusiastic post-election rally.

Even without a boost from NVDA’s earnings report, the stock market resumed its bull trend in some encouraging …


Stocks Pull Back After Initial Election Euphoria.
Big Rotation in Sectors and Assets Classes.

Donn Goodman | November 17, 2024

Welcome back readers. Glad to have you.  A quick shout out to Geoff who did an excellent job filling in last week as I was travelling.  Speaking of traveling, during my travels, I heard from one of our readers who …


Election Trend Trades Take Off

Geoff Bysshe | November 10, 2024

For months, traders have been focused on the potential for the election to lead to a burst of volatility in the markets, followed by clarity on which political party would steer fiscal policy for the foreseeable future.

The election didn’t …


Welcome to November:
Earnings & Election Jitters Spook the Markets

Donn Goodman | November 3, 2024

Welcome back, readers.  Hopefully, you had a good week (perhaps participating in Halloween festivities) and were able to “tune out” the election noise that seems to resonate every minute of the day on social media or on television shows.

I …


“Frighteningly” Great Markets This Past Year Make History.
Going Forward Should We Be “Scared”?

Donn Goodman | October 27, 2024

Happy Pre-Halloween and nice to have you back. Hopefully you had a “decent” investment week although it was the first down week for the S&P in the past 7.  We mentioned the historical negative 3rd week of October in last …


Various Assets Extend Their Hot Streaks
Can It Continue? (You Might Be Surprised)

Donn Goodman | October 20, 2024

Welcome back readers and loyal subscribers.  Glad you are with us.  We hope that you had a good week and were able to profit from the various markets that continued to move higher.

If you are following any of the …


The October 2022 Baby Bull is Back and All Grown Up

Geoff Bysshe | October 13, 2024

I’m filling in for Donn this week so he can enjoy a much deserved break for this holiday weekend.

This bull market is ready for anything the election will throw at it, but which sectors of the market will come …