No Place to Park

Keith Schneider | July 10, 2016

Does anyone remember Brexit? In case you might have been napping the last week or have been without access to the internet, well that is now a long forgotten non- event whereby the British committed financial hari-kari by voting to …


Black or Grizzly?

Keith Schneider | July 2, 2016

The Brexit vote was a shot heard around the world much like the first skirmish at Lexington and Concord that ushered in the American Revolution. The roles might be reversed however as the EU can be seen as the puppet-master …


Shmexit, Stage Right

Keith Schneider | June 26, 2016

Global Equity Markets melted down Friday and depending on one’s vantage point, it varied from -16 % (Spain) to merely -3.6% for US Equities. (SPY). The flight out of Eurozone assets hit frenzied levels and at one point Gold was …


Shmexit, it’s No Stairway to Heaven

Keith Schneider | June 19, 2016

This week world equity markets retreated, buffeted by the upcoming vote on June 23 deciding whether Britain will stay or leave the EU. This week US stocks ended down -1 to- 2%, along with the global equities in general. However, …


What Does George Soros See That’s About to Break The Market?

Geoff Bysshe | June 12, 2016

Thursday’s news was all about how Geroge Soros, famous for reaping over a billion in profits in 1992 on a bet that “broke” the bank of England by forcing it to devalue the British Pound, has returned to trading and …


“How to Cook” by Richard Nixon

Keith Schneider | June 5, 2016

Equity markets put in mostly positive results this week while digesting meek employment data. The lagging indexes such as the NASDQ and the Russell 2000 made decent gains while the Dow and SPY basically flat lined.

The longer term trend …


There’s A Riot Going On

Keith Schneider | May 30, 2016

Sly Stone 1971

This week presidential elections continued to be volatile (like the markets). Trump showed up for a rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico and a riot broke out. Protestors broke through police barricades and tear gas had to be …


"Show Me the Money"

Keith Schneider | May 22, 2016

Tom Cruise in “Jerry Maguire”

This week three out of the four key US equity indexes posted modest gains after several weeks of declines that digested the rally off the February lows.  The tech laden NASDQ 100 after good performance …


The Bulls Are On Dangerously Thin Ice

Geoff Bysshe | May 15, 2016

This week’s Market Outlook commentary is brief but the video is full of details.

With 3 of the 4 major equity indexes touching down on their 50-day moving averages, this week’s video reveals some interesting long term charts suggesting trends …


Don’t Blame the Fed

Geoff Bysshe | May 8, 2016

Q1 2016 earnings season will likely conclude the first streak of 4 consecutive quarters of year over year declining growth since Q3 2009.

The reason such an ugly sounding statistic isn’t driving the market lower is because it’s not a …