What Came First: Semiconductor's Chicken or Russell 2000's Egg?

Mish Schneider | October 15, 2015

In the wake of earnings season and after several attempts at more downside in the overall market, seems that Semiconductors are turning out as our crowing Rooster.

With the trading range from August 24th lows to September 17th highs intact …


Are the Markets Relaying More Monetary Easing on the Way?

Mish Schneider | October 14, 2015

A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money. -W. C. Fields

Rarely do we see a day when the Economic Modern Family trades so divisively. With Granddad Russell 2000 (IWM) and Prodigal Son Regional Banks (KRE) failing …


Will a Bear Take Down A Key Index and Five Sectors?

Mish Schneider | October 13, 2015

“I say high, you say low
You say why and I say I don't know, oh no” -The Beatles

Last 3 trading days the market has been in an even tighter trading range than the one we have been writing …


Market Phases and Fibonacci Levels Predict Market's Next Moves

Mish Schneider | October 12, 2015

Over the weekend, we went to Bluff, Utah.

The entire section of the US called the Four Corners where Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona share borders) is rich with Puebloan history. The area has an abundance of cave dwellings, …


Is The Market Entering A New Range

Mish Schneider | October 10, 2015

This week saw the start of earnings season with Alcoa (AA) and with the markets trading back to the highs of their recent range the question becomes, what will it take for more upside?

We have discussed the possibility that …


Why Janet Yellen Likes Coffee with Her Sugar

Mish Schneider | October 8, 2015

The fly on the wall at the Starbucks, where Janet Yellen buys her Pumpkin Spiced Latte’s, has given us good authority to believe she’s is long commodities.

I’d like to say that we planted that fly on the wall as …


A Kohl's Adventure in 4 Timelines

Mish Schneider | October 6, 2015

Expect Great Things

-Kohl’s Slogan

Tonight, I decided to write something completely different. My inspiration comes from the incredible deal I got buying Vera Wang Bath Towels. My impetus is to relay one of my favorite stories-How to Turn from …


Will the Dow's Rally Stop at the 50 DMA?

Mish Schneider | October 5, 2015

So this is how the world works, all energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet. -

Hunter S. Thompson

Those who prescribe to the “Law of Attraction” believe that intention converts into encoded information that in turn, …


Trade Your Dreams, But Put A Timeframe On Them

Mish Schneider | October 3, 2015

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Dreams Really Do Come True

Dreams without action is a world of make believe. As Warren Buffett has said, “When the tide goes out, you discover who’s been swimming naked.”

On September 29th, I wrote a …


Defining Risk/Reward When Markets Consolidate

Mish Schneider | October 1, 2015

Swing Trader’s Sanctuary

Feel like there’s been a relentless force putting pressure on you to trade? Has the market hampered your ability to do so with clarity and grace? Do you seek a buffer zone to take refuge from the …