Mish's Daily for 4/15/2015

Mish Schneider | April 14, 2015

The double doji pattern in the IWM describes the market well – undecided.

The last two days have been a mirror image of each other in a couple interesting ways. Yesterday the markets ran up in the morning and reversed …


Mish's Daily for 4/14/2015

Mish Schneider | April 13, 2015

For what it’s worth Mondays have been a high probability day for the Bulls for most of this year and today seemed to be following that trend in the morning. Unfortunately even IWM breaking its all-time high levels could not …


Mish's Daily for 4/13/2015

Mish Schneider | April 12, 2015

The four major markets – SPY, QQQ, DIA and IWM began the week at the low end of their several week range’s and worked their way higher to close at their weekly highs. They’re all now closing in on their…

Zero-Sum Game Or Is It?

Mish Schneider | April 9, 2015

It seems our Economic Modern Family comprised of The Russell 2000s, Retail, Biotechnology, Semiconductors, Regional Banks and Transportation ETFs are a solid herd. Remember however, that the Chinese New Year encompasses goats and rams as well. That must explain how …


But What's Confusing You Is Just The Nature Of My Game

Mish Schneider | April 8, 2015

“Sympathy For The Devil” The Rolling Stones

Please allow me to espouse on the state of the Fed, the market and how I sift through it all.

Concerning Federal Reserve Policy and Interest Rates, I believe the economic numbers take …


They Rally Round Tha Family! With a Pocket Full of Shells

Mish Schneider | April 7, 2015

Rage Against The Machine: Bulls on Parade

With about an hour to go before Tuesday’s close, I tweeted that our delicate sibling, Transportation (IYT), needed to finish out the session over 124.94 or higher in order to give us a …


Let It Goat

Mish Schneider | April 6, 2015

Disney’s Frozen’ Mash-Up With Goats Bleating

Market two-faced? Wearer of many masks? Nah!!! Is it a comedy, tragedy or a little of both? Yeah!!!

What about the word "tragedy" derived as a compound of two Greek words: (tragos) or "goat" …


Comedy Is Tragedy Plus Time

Mish Schneider | April 5, 2015

Carol Burnett

As a part-time actor in our local community theaters, I think a lot about the iconic Comedy and Tragedy Mask. The masks were taken from Greek Mythology and were worn in the Greek theater to distinguish the different …


Constantly In The Darkness, Where's That At?

Mish Schneider | April 1, 2015

Joni Mitchell, A Case of You (Joni-Get Well Soon!)

“I am a lonely painter, I live in a box of paints,
I’m frightened by the devil, And I’m drawn to those ones that ain’t afraid.”

I hope my last 2 …


I Saw Carmen And The Devil Walkin' Side By Side

Mish Schneider | March 31, 2015

The Band, Music From Big Pink 1968

Could it be that there really was “Terror at 18,000 in the Dow?”
Okay, so maybe the word “terror” is a bit of a hyperbole; but, we saw that level scraped on Monday …