Economic Modern Family, “Are You Squiding Me?”
Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics. (No icing, though.) The surface layer receives the most sunlight, allowing photosynthetic organisms like phytoplankton to convert sunlight to energy. Interestingly, …
Everything Is Octopusied
Wendy Williams, Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid
As I look around the ocean observing the Octopus, I find the analogy to the current market comforting and scary all at once.
Even though …
Eat An Octopus And Current Trouble Will Pass
According to Zhougong’s Dream Dictionary, a popular book in China, when one dreams of an octopus with all tentacles stretched out in all directions, it indicates that the dreamer may fall into …
In An Octopus’ Garden In The Shade
The Beatles
An octopus has eight flexible arms which can bend in all directions, vary in stiffness and elongate rapidly. However, the flexibility of the octopus’ arms makes motor control much more difficult.…
As Above So Below
All last week, I fixated on three layers of not only the 4 indices, with Granddad Russell 2000, my main man, but also on the rest of the Economic Modern Family members (XRT, IYT, SMH, KRE, …
I’m Just Here For The Cake
Every day this week, I took the analytical rather than the typical lighthearted, humorous approach to the commentary.
My brain needed to reckon the most logical way to look at current market activity. Hence, …
Crook That Marks The Sheep
During a live coaching session for our subscribers earlier Wednesday, I layered the 2015 trading range with the July 6-month calendar range and the phases to each one of the ModernFamily members (IWM, XRT, IYT, …
A Ewe-Turn
As much as I enjoy writing in metaphors (and surely the garden deemed appropriate for Tuesdays session with orchids, stalled produce and wilted flowers), the overriding and mightiest metaphor so far for 2015 is the Year of the …
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary…
Growing in our yard this summer, we have annual and perennial flowers plus vegetables. Growing in our kitchen, we have 2 varieties of orchids.
Before I left for a quick respite, the tomatoes and peppers were …
**Note: Today’s Evening watch was prepared by Jonathan Griffin Assistant Director of Trading Education and Research
Two Hearts Now Beating as One
Friday’s session was a perfect example of how tired the market is at these levels. After big names …