Old Board Games

Keith Schneider | March 31, 2014

The big news this week is that Putin called Obama to “resolve” the crises is Crimea, actually, make that the Ukraine and Moldova, as Crimea problem has been solved, with a slight re-arrangement of the geo-political chess board. Rumor has …


The Lines In The Sand Are Clear

Mish Schneider | March 24, 2014

Last week the stock market tried to move higher, but by the end of the week it had done little more than trade in a range. The lack of direction, however, has now setup many of the charts in such …


Ruble in a Rubble, and China in Trouble

Keith Schneider | March 17, 2014

This week, out here in the high desert of Santa Fe, New Mexico amid the downdraft in the market, I got chill down my spine. I wasn’t sure whether it was an actual misdirected Artic Blast or something nostalgic, like …


What's The Rush?

Keith Schneider | March 10, 2014

“Canon to the right of them
Canon to the left of them
Canon in front of them
Volley’d and thundered”
Excerpt from Charge of the Light Brigade
By Lord Tennyson-1855

The crisis in Crimea and the Ukraine is the problem …


Talk is Cheap; Messaging is Cheaper

Keith Schneider | February 23, 2014

This week Facebook/Marc Zuckerberg bought a "startup" called Whats App for 19 Billion. Their product is a messaging app that circumvents those nasty text messaging fees imposed by wireless carriers working cross platforms as well. They have almost 55 employees …


2014 is not 1929

Mish Schneider | February 17, 2014

The last couple weeks have seen increasing attention paid to charts suggesting bearish parallels between 1929 and now. The 1929 pattern happens all the time, but the result is not always the same.

Due to the holiday weekend, this week’s …


The Secret

Keith Schneider | February 9, 2014

This week was groundhogs day, the basis of one of the best kept secret indicator's used by the only the best Hedge Fund Masters. The only system known to outperform Stat Arbitrage, High Frequency Trading or Insider Trading is this …


Davos Day-ay-ay-vos

Keith Schneider | January 26, 2014

It's not coincidental that in the same week that the party (otherwise known as the World Economic Forum) in Davos invited the world's most powerful people, that it ended with the world equity markets in full retreat. The party in …


Wall Street Getting High on Weed

Keith Schneider | January 12, 2014

This week contrary to the iffy action in mainstream stocks, pot stocks took off after Colorado legalized recreational use starting the first of this year. Sales exceeded even the highest expectations. The only returns expected at the retail outlets were …


Time To Jump In?

Mish Schneider | December 29, 2013

The market started 2013 with a gap higher and then never looked back. I’m sure this will be on the mind of many traders this January.

Traders and investors easily forget their losses, but they often remember the big trades …