This week, The US equities market had one of its best performances in recent memory making new highs, never believing for more than a few moments that a debt default was in the cards. It loves the cocktail of no …
When the government’s actions or antics are loud enough to either sink or elevate the markets you should use the opportunity to look for a good market top or bottom to trade. However, don’t wait for the news to be …
This week’s Market Outlook is a little different due to unforeseen circumstances. Since we were unable to provide an insightful commentary and video I thought it would be a good time to make sure you know about the other valuable …
What's the world coming to when President Obama has better communications with Hassan Rouhani, than with John Boehner? The prospects of improved relations with Iran, compromise with Russia, a postponement of war with Syria, along with looming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, …
The message by the close of the US Markets this Friday afternoon was "Never Mind". Forget the easy money policies of the Fed, forget Obama-care, and say hello to debt ceiling issues once again. Say hello to dysfunctional Capitol Hill, …
Not to be outdone by Robert Stanfield a candidate for Prime Minister of Canada (back In 1974) who famously publicly fumbled a football while demonstrating his athletic prowess resulting in his losing the election, our Secretary of State, John Kerry …
On Friday, the market opened better reacting to a lower unemployment number which dropped to 7.3 from 7.4.
However, a most sobering fact is that we also registered the lowest percentage of adults actually working since 1978. This reduced fears …
Over the last three weeks this column has suggested that…
First, in early August, the high level of new 52-week lows was an ominous sign, and a continuation of the uptrend in the VIX would confirm that future weakness should …
On Friday, Microsoft announced that Steve Balmer would retire in the next 12 months, and the market reacted joyously.
Luckily for Steve Balmer, he’s got pretty thick skin, so he’s probably not losing any sleep over the fact that the …
Was last week’s gap lower just the beginning?
Last week, good news in the labor market was bad news for stocks, and…
bad earnings reports (i.e. CSCO, CREE, and WMT) was also news for stocks.
So if traders have now …
What Does The S&P 500's Tightest Range In 50 Years Mean For Stocks and Your Portfolio?
February 22, 2026
