Best August Since 1986. Now What?

Geoff Bysshe | September 1, 2020

Today the SPY ended its best August performance since 1986 with a market message that is well worth paying attention to as soon as tomorrow and well into September.

Fortunately for me (and you), a lot of pieces of today's …


A Unique Market Indicator for Monday

Geoff Bysshe | August 30, 2020

The weekend is the time to step back and look at the Economic Modern Family’s weekly trends and inflection points. This week there are several interesting multi-time frame patterns developing on the daily and weekly charts.

Some bullish, others bearish.…


Big Red Flag For Stocks On Fed Day

Geoff Bysshe | August 27, 2020

Today, while the SPY and QQQ were pushing to new highs, the VXX was telling a dramatically different story, which is a warning sign for a potential imminent correction.

The VIXX (Volatility Index ETF) is commonly referred to as a …


Patterns Combust Into Panic

Geoff Bysshe | August 26, 2020

If you were to look at the Economic Modern Family you’d see a quiet August trading day waiting to hear Fed Chair Powel’s speech tomorrow.

Grandpa Russel, IWM fell asleep and closed down for the day firmly stuck in a …


No Recovery Happening Here

Geoff Bysshe | August 25, 2020

Today’s chart (below) is the consumer confidence survey data, which today hit it’s lowest level since 2014.

At the same time, data on new home sales, and earnings from home builder Toll Brothers, TOL, are at their best levels in …


Can You Find Profit Taking Rotation Here?

Geoff Bysshe | August 24, 2020

Today was a “Superbowl day” in disguise.

Soon either the bulls or bears will celebrate accordingly.

Which side are you on?

Would you rather buy TSLA or GM?

How about AAPL or Chevron (CVX)?

Time to dump your QQQ and …


SMH About to Lead The Market Higher or Lower?

Geoff Bysshe | August 23, 2020

Last week ended on a strong note for the members of the Economic Modern Family who were already leading. The laggards IBB and KRE continue to slip.

Grandpa Russell, IWM, also ended the week on a weak note, but it …


A Secret Buy Signal

Geoff Bysshe | August 20, 2020

Today was the first time that the SPY opened lower than the prior day’s low since July 24th. The same is true for the QQQ.

Grandpa Russell did it just last week, but not since July 7th prior to that.…


The Fed: Friend or Foe?

Geoff Bysshe | August 19, 2020

With so much attention being paid to AAPL reaching a valuation of $2 trillion, I decided to see if AAPL’s market cap would make it into the IMF’s list of the world’s richest countries based on GDP.

In fact, it …


Blowout Earnings Report In WMT Benefits Its Competition

Geoff Bysshe | August 18, 2020

There were several market messages in today’s price action.

Starting from the top…

The SPY finally closed at an all-time high, and after what seems like weeks of anticipating this moment…

It closed over the level by fractions of a …