Political Football or Sign of Retiring Speculators?

Mish Schneider | October 24, 2017

A while back I wrote a piece on Big Brother Biotechnology (IBB). You will get to meet him next week on Facebook Live!

On July 31st, Will Big Pharma Sedate the Market Rally? reminded you that leading medical research requires …


Even Fire Roosters Stop When the Cows Come Home

Mish Schneider | October 23, 2017

Driving along a state road on Sunday morning, we had to brake for cowboys and their border collies that were herding their cattle towards home.

As a NYC girl who has only seen that happen in the movies, I find …


Fire Rooster Struts at the SPY’s All-Time Highs

Mish Schneider | October 21, 2017

Photo by Barry Naiditch

Mr. Fire Rooster stops dead in his tracks.

He becomes paralyzed whenever he hears someone repeat the Chinese astrological prediction for the conclusion of the Year of the Fire Rooster:

“Serious setbacks towards October will bring …


The Market’s Sunset Proves Darkest Before Dawn

Mish Schneider | October 19, 2017

It’s always so beautiful in the Southwest just before the sun goes down.

Afterwards, without the light of the moon, it gets dark.

The temperature, at 7000 feet above sea level and with no buildings around to absorb heat, drops …


Sister Semiconductors-Feel the Thunder

Mish Schneider | October 18, 2017

To watch my Facebook Live Video on Sister Semiconductors, please click the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/mishsmarketminute/videos/1910114959309081/

Semiconductors are crystals made mostly of silicon. Hence, Silicon Valley’s name. Furthermore, where our Sister SMH lives.

Semiconductor chips act as the “brain” on so …


Do Commodities Have a Silver Lining?

Mish Schneider | October 17, 2017

To date, I am not nearly as loaded up on commodity trades as I plan to be once certain technical factors line up.

With all the current buzz about inflation and the rising producer price index, preparedness for buying languishing …


Market in the Hands of a Balloon Twister

Mish Schneider | October 16, 2017

People who create balloon animals are called Twisters.

To attract attention, twisters appear clown-like, dressing in bold colors.

Some twisters inflate their balloons with their own lungs. However, many use a pump.

When I think of the market and its …


Can the Market’s Goose Keep Laying Golden Eggs?

Mish Schneider | October 14, 2017

Cupid looks as though he’s squeezing the Golden Goose to see how many more eggs she has left to hatch.

Cupid loves him some eggs.

He especially loves the golden ones or the encouraging economic stats that keep feeding market …


The Market is Like Spooky Groundhog's Day

Mish Schneider | October 12, 2017

The market seems somewhat “Groundhog’s Day”ish to me.

In my movie, I wake up each day in a town that is fraught with harrowing images only to discover it’s just a dream.

Or is it?

The landscape is filled with …


The Market’s Star Wars

Mish Schneider | October 11, 2017

Unusual to capture both Darth Vader and Yoda in the same screenshot, I acted fast when I saw them both flying close together at the Balloon Fiesta.

Of course, we root for Yoda-the representation of the “good guys.”

And naturally, …