August is a tough month to trade.
There has been seasonal weakness over the past 35 years.
Liquidity is diminished and the volume is thin.
Volatility can rise.
Tax loss selling and rebalancing often occurs among institutions ahead of the …
The rally to start the week is quite promising that once again, Friday’s selloff was an overreaction to headlines.
Yet, for the sake of consistency, the July 6-month calendar range high remains elusive to the strongest sector Semiconductors SMH.
However, …
On July 13th I wrote a Daily on This Week the July 6-month Calendar Range Resets.
To refresh
The July Pattern
The Six-Month Calendar Ranges
As GLP1 weight-loss drug adoption grows 12–15% of U.S. adults are currently or planning to use them—food, wellness and fashion brands are pivoting to address new consumer priorities.
Today, we are going to focus on fashion brands.
Retailers looking to …
Both SPY and QQQ continue to drive this market higher.
Note how far above the price is from their respective July 6-month calendar range highs (horizontal green line).
Also note the momentum as indicated by Real Motion.
SPY has a …
Here are the top 10 holdings of the XLE ETF as of July 24, 2025, along with their respective weightings:
The XLE ETF itself is recognized for providing exposure to dividend-paying energy stocks. The fund currently offers a dividend yield …
I hope by now, my readers and followers know how excited I am about the future of the “vanity” trade, so named because of the diet drugs, folks using them more and more, and the domino effect of the buying …
I did this research using AI when I asked the question:
Can natural gas producers afford to extract gas if price is below 4?
Whether natural gas producers can afford to extract gas below $4/MMBtu depends on:
Last week I wrote about the calendar ranges now that they have reset in July.
After an epic week where only a few sectors plus the S&P 500 and NASDAQ shone, it turns out that it’s the calendar range that …
Now that the calendar range for July is set, let’s look at oil futures.
First, there is the chart of USO the ETF for the US oil fund for those who prefer to trade the ETFs rather than commodities.
USO …
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