Is This the Bottom? 5 Signs It Could Be

Mish Schneider | January 19, 2016

Will the market drink pulp fiction or the real juice?

It seems a hard case to make that the market has bottomed. Given the issues with the Granddad Russell 2000s and Granny Retail, best we can say right now is …


Monkeys & January Calendar Ranges-7 Trades

Mish Schneider | January 16, 2016

The best part of last week is that we now have a 10-day trading range for January. This means we can use the low set on Friday as THE LOW to trade against. We can use the high set on …


How To Trade Bear Market Rallies

Mish Schneider | January 14, 2016

Last night, I included 4 “tells” that would help me (and hopefully you as well), determine if the worst is over.

Let’s review:

  • QQQs if can hold the 23 month by end of January, good clue that worst is over-January

  • The Russell 2000's Blood to NASDAQ's Wine

    Mish Schneider | January 13, 2016

    If you believe that amidst the bloody falling knife of the Russell 2000 there’s still a reason to pop a cork on a vintage bottle of wine, Nasdaq is the best potential fruit of the vine to imbibe.

    Furthest from …


    Market Takes Cialis But NASDAQ Is Such a Tease!

    Mish Schneider | January 12, 2016

    NASDAQ is like the sexy single aunt who comes to visit the Economic Modern Family, seducing them all into thinking they too have sex appeal.

    When QQQs come around, the family start to compete for her attention. Then, after she …


    Don't want to be a richer man? Buy before it's time.

    Mish Schneider | January 11, 2016

    Waking up to the news of David Bowie’s death saddened us all. It also served as a somber reminder that life is truly ephemeral.

    Perhaps fortuitous and certainly in context to the end of a life, I spent the day …


    Bright Phases in a Nasty Week

    Mish Schneider | January 9, 2016

    After last week’s market demise, I decided to take a quick inventory of the 6 phases and which instruments remain in positive ones versus the plethora of ones in bearish phases.

    Furthermore, I did another quick inventory of those instruments …


    My Megatrend Stocks Got Way Cheaper. Now What?

    Mish Schneider | January 7, 2016

    In 1962 Peter, Paul and Mary recorded the song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”

    Written by the late activist Pete Seeger, he repeats the question of where have all the flowers gone, substituting flowers for young girls, husbands, soldiers …


    The Russell 2000s Phase Points to Contraction

    Mish Schneider | January 6, 2016

    As some of our Economic Modern Family members get closer to their 200 week moving averages (or the 4-year line in the sand that many economists watch), I took a look at the 4 accepted business cycles along with the …


    Will Granny Retail Save January?

    Mish Schneider | January 5, 2016

    The question raised on whether two essential members of the Economic Modern Family resolve as a triple bottom or giant bear flag continues to resolve.

    Whether Granny Retail (XRT) who has hobbled, limped, laid down and crawled back up again, …