If At First You Don't Succeed, Don't Try Skydiving $SPY $IWM $DIA $QQQ

Mish Schneider | November 24, 2013

As we seasoned traders watched the substantial boost to our portfolios last week, an article in the newspaper got my attention. The headline: U.S. Life Expectancy Ranks 26 in the World. One reason cited for this statistic is that *“Americans …


Hunger Games-Catching Fire! $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA

Mish Schneider | November 21, 2013

­The Dow closed on new highs yet didn’t make new intraday highs. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ firmed, still a bit away from their highs. The Russell 2000s nearly doubled the performance of the other 3 percentage wise with a …


Hunger Games-Catching Fire! $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA

Mish Schneider |

­The Dow closed on new highs yet didn’t make new intraday highs. The S&P 500 and NASDAQ firmed, still a bit away from their highs. The Russell 2000s nearly doubled the performance of the other 3 percentage wise with a …


After Wednesday, I Wonder If He'll Call Thursday $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA

Mish Schneider |

­Hump day and well, no comment on how the Federal Reserve and the release of the FOMC minutes fit into that euphemism.
The Dow retreated back to the fast DMA and the channel it broke out from (close enough anyway). …


After Wednesday, I Wonder If He'll Call Thursday $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA

Mish Schneider | November 20, 2013

­Hump day and well, no comment on how the Federal Reserve and the release of the FOMC minutes fit into that euphemism.
The Dow retreated back to the fast DMA and the channel it broke out from (close enough anyway). …


One Man Puts the Fire Out, The Other Lights the Fuse $SPY $DIA $IWM $QQQ

Mish Schneider |

­Monday the market closed up but it felt as though disaster loomed. Tuesday, the market closed lower yet it feels more solid. The psychology suggests that when we brace for the worst, the not-so-bad seems great! We humans are such …


One Man Puts the Fire Out, The Other Lights the Fuse $SPY $DIA $IWM $QQQ

Mish Schneider | November 19, 2013

­Monday the market closed up but it felt as though disaster loomed. Tuesday, the market closed lower yet it feels more solid. The psychology suggests that when we brace for the worst, the not-so-bad seems great! We humans are such …


The Easy Way or the Hard Way? $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA

Mish Schneider | November 18, 2013

My husband, Keith Schneider, CEO of Marketgauge and my partner in our hedge fund, typically does not sit in front of computer screens all day like I do. At one point during today’s session, he made a cameo appearance and …


The Easy Way or the Hard Way? $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA

Mish Schneider |

My husband, Keith Schneider, CEO of Marketgauge and my partner in our hedge fund, typically does not sit in front of computer screens all day like I do. At one point during today’s session, he made a cameo appearance and …


Words of the Prophets are Written on the Subway Walls $SPY $QQQ $DIA $IWM

Mish Schneider | November 17, 2013

Nobody can argue with the strength of the overall market-well, some naysayers of course can-but lately, their platform is on the subway wearing vest signs that read, “The End is Near.” Now, that’s not to suggest that Wall Street is …