Hemline Theory Predicts More Downside!

Mish Schneider | December 13, 2015

According to the Hemline Theory, if skirts are short, it means the markets are going up. And if skirts are long, it means the markets are heading down.

First noted by Wharton Business School Professor George Taylor in 1926, at …


A Classic "Dead" ETF Comes To Life

Mish Schneider | December 10, 2015

Remember the now famous line from the film The Sixth Sense, “I see dead people?”

I sort of feel that way looking at certain instruments that are arising from the dead. In other words, “I see dead ETFs.”

Of course …


From Darkness Can Commodities See the Light?

Mish Schneider | December 9, 2015

When I woke up this morning, one of my 6 screens I use to watch the markets went dark. Burnt out, finito!

Guess which charts were housed on the screen that crashed-long setups for key sectors and groups.

As one …


If Transportation is Tiny Tim, Is NASDAQ Scrooge?

Mish Schneider | December 8, 2015

At least one member of the Economic Modern Family took the 2 Haramis (2 inside days) seriously. Big Bro Biotechnology.

Call it another injection of B-12 or the reason IBB has Big Bro status to begin with; nevertheless, it does …


Why Are Two Haramis in a Row A Holiday Gift?

Mish Schneider | December 7, 2015

To follow up on TAN the ETF for Solar Energy. Last week saw its volume exploding to the highest weekly volume since June of 2014.

Monday, huge volume continued with another day of near 5 times the average daily.

Although …


Solar ETF Has Its Sunniest Volume Pattern of the Year

Mish Schneider | December 6, 2015

How do Acorns, a Family’s Christmas Vacation and a Famous Russian Quote Predict the Market’s Next Moves?

To begin with: How did Commodities fare? Revisiting last Thursday night’s comments, I shall compare those words to Friday’s market action.

“ETF for …


Ho Ho Ho-Santa Might Want Sugar With His Cup of Jo!

Mish Schneider | December 3, 2015

What is up from the lows? Commodities. What will be my main focus for the end of the year and the start of the new one? Commodities.

Why? 5 reasons.

  • El Nino and drought
  • Growing world population that needs to

  • Cousin Yellen Holding Up Granddad IWM's Holiday Bonus

    Mish Schneider | December 2, 2015

    I wrote most of this piece before hearing about the horrific tragedy in San Bernardino. As I have devoted so much of my life to working with people with disabilities, I am so heartbroken that it’s hard to think straight.…


    Worst ISM Data Since 2009 Sends Modern Family To Recess

    Mish Schneider | December 1, 2015

    The ISM Manufacturing Index monitors employment, production inventory, new orders and supplier deliveries from more than 300 manufacturing firms.

    "The November PMI® registered 48.6 percent, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the October reading of 50.1 percent.”

    If you …


    The Year of the Sheep, S&P 500 and Its Mighty Protector

    Mish Schneider | November 30, 2015

    A while back, driving home from dinner at 8:30 P.M., I saw an adorable white dog sitting in the middle lane of a busy 3-lane main road.

    Unlike most lost dogs that run away from you when you try to …