13 Out of 14 Sectors Followed Their...

Geoff Bysshe | May 24, 2017

Today was a good example of the physics principle, “an object in motion, stays in motion…”

The markets follow this concept in many ways – momentum, trend lines, moving averages, phases, etc.

Today 13 out of the 14 sectors tracked …


The Market Is Set Up For A Surprise

Geoff Bysshe | May 23, 2017

Tomorrow the Fed will release the minutes from the May 2-3rd FOMC meeting, and while the minutes aren’t expected to have any shocking content…

The market is set up in such a way that it could easily be spooked.

Today …


When Bullish Moves Are Bearish

Geoff Bysshe | May 22, 2017

The market got off to a bullish start to the week today, but if you recall, last Monday was bullish too.

As I noted in last Monday’s commentary, bullish action in the first day of the week is a hard …


When The Markets Hand You A Lemon, Make...

Geoff Bysshe | May 21, 2017

On Wednesday the stock market handed most traders and investors a lemon in the form of a news event that caused a big drop.

Lesson #1 from market catalysts that you can’t control, is to focus on what you can …


Metrics of the New Normal

Geoff Bysshe | May 18, 2017

Anyone curious about what caused the 370-point drop this week can look no further than the chart above. We are not surprised. Over the past several months the discord in the Economic Modern Family that started as minor bickering has …


Will The Market Tell Mr. Trump He’s Fired?

Geoff Bysshe | May 17, 2017

If you recall, stocks kicked off the week in bullish mood right from the opening bell, and I concluded that day’s commentary with the note that Mondays in a bull market tend to have a bullish bias, but that says …


The Next Leg Up In The Market Will Look Like This

Geoff Bysshe | May 16, 2017

Today’s edition Mish’s Daily is in the form of the video. As you’ll learn in the video this is due to a technical glitch, but as it turns out...

A video was a much better way than text for me …


The Monday Rule-of-Thumb Kicks In

Geoff Bysshe | May 15, 2017

Stocks kicked off the week in bullish mood right from the opening bell.

It wasn’t a strong trend day, but for the SPY and QQQ it was a new closing high and a close near the high of the day. …


The Market Carnival That (N)Ever Happens

Mish Schneider | May 13, 2017

At the end of the week, the market proved two things.

First, very few people are at the mall.

In the bottom left of the photo, in what almost seems like an afterthought, stands a deserted J.C. Penney. That stock …


What’s a Market Without a Funhouse?

Mish Schneider | May 11, 2017

What’s a carnival without a Funhouse?

After all, interacting in a space with obstacles, surprises and challenges can amuse and/or scare visitors.

In a Funhouse, trick mirrors, shifting floors, rotating barrel slides and unexpected clowns are also meant to bewilder …