A Baby Walks Into a Bar

Mish Schneider | January 21, 2017

“Hey barkeep. How ‘bout pouring me two thumbs of formula to wash down these nuts?”

Welcome to the official start of the term of our 45th President. The Daily Mirror’s sub headline on Friday read…” now the world holds its …


Market’s Split Personality

Mish Schneider | January 19, 2017

According to the Cambridge Dictionary, a split personality is one who behaves so differently at different times that he/she seems to have more than one character.

There is a test one can take to help diagnose whether one might possess …


If I Only Had a Hi-Tech, Fuel-Injected, AAA Heart!

Mish Schneider | January 18, 2017

This tinman recycled from old oil cans and drums evokes several reactions.

My first thought goes to Semiconductors. The sister in the Economic Modern Family, SMH has worked exhaustively to keep their spirits up.

In fact, today’s intraday high (73.48) …


The Market Contracts and Flexes its Muscles

Mish Schneider | January 17, 2017

Imagine my surprise and sparked imagination when the doctor told me that we have sphincter muscles around our eyes and mouth. And here I spent a lifetime thinking we only had one! (We have over 60!)

The market has its …


2017: American Graffiti Meets Oliver Frankenstein

Mish Schneider | January 14, 2017

This Mercury first appeared as a concept show car in 1954. In 1956, the Montclair sold as Mercury’s best.

Featured in many movies such as “American Graffiti,” “Bullitt,” “The Lord’s of Flatbush,” “Highway Patrol” and “Frankenstein’s Daughter,” this car represented …


Crisp Images, Perfect Alignment, Exquisite Setups

Mish Schneider | January 12, 2017

Tonight, the first full moon of 2017, called the “Full Wolf Moon,” will rise. Named as such by Native American tribes, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside the villages during cold January.

Today in the market, the bull packs howled …


The Market Enters the Bronze Age

Mish Schneider | January 11, 2017

A picture says 1000 words. Yet as a writer, naturally I am compelled to write a few.

We begin with a riddle: What has a bronze head, a red skull, and is dusted in snow?

Seemingly larger than life itself, …


Market Voyeur

Mish Schneider | January 10, 2017

In NYC, our hotel window faced this window. The only object in the room was the bed. The inhabitant made the bed each day and left the room clearly visible.

At the risk of appearing a bit of a voyeur, …


C’mon Inner Peace; Traders Don’t Have All Day

Mish Schneider | January 9, 2017

Besides that she looks electrified and mystical in a sort of goddess, yogi, Frankenstein way, I imagine that she gazes up for a sign on the market’s next direction.

Me too.

After all, the conflicting signals on the charts do …


Mish’s 2017 Stock Picks

Mish Schneider | January 6, 2017

A theme for 2017 that keeps playing in my head is “Uncertainty is the New Sure Thing.”

On December 22, I wrote a blog using that theme as a title. So, with this overriding sentiment in mind, I am happy …