One Market-Split Brain An inferior view of your brain might look similar. The frontal lobe (on top) carries out higher mental processes such as thinking, decision making and planning. You can see the frontal lobe is currently torn between a …
“Bwok Bwok Bwok Bwok Bwok Bwok” A whole lotta clucking going on. Yesterday, 2 brothers often in conflict, stood together. Big Brother Biotechnology and Prodigal Son Regional Banks, in their first real signs of feistiness since this rally began, made …
Big Brother and Prodigal Son Rumble in the Jungle Biotechnology and Regional Banks-2 brothers of the Economic Modern Family-opened their T-Rex Rallysaurus mouths today and roared to new 2017 highs. Those rumbles stirred but could not shake Transportation through the …
In keeping with my theme of gauging the internal breadth of the market through the Economic Modern Family. Monday’s strong session was not without disparity. Regional Banks (KRE) made early gains and even posted a new all-time high. However, KRE …
Biotechnology Got Investors on a String “I've got the world on a string, sittin' on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, what a life, I'm in love!” Frank Sinatra What a week, what a market, …
The Fire Roosters Bloom in La La Land The Chinese New Year of the Fire Rooster began January 28th. Amazingly, if you apply the personality characteristics of the associated animal to how the markets have traded these last few years, …
Three Trading Egrets Let’s face it, this market has baffled pretty much everyone. This year, “uncertain” is one of the most widely used words. I titled my 2017 Picks published in December “Uncertainty is the New Sure Thing.” So yes, …
Chillin’ With Our Favorite T-Rex Photo by JR Lancaster Under the weather with a bad cold, so apologies for my brief commentary tonight. With the market trying to find its way, my warnings over the weekend about the resistance channel …
A Market That’s Prickly Yet Soft Opuntia rufida-a “blind” prickly pear cactus with no spines. The “glochids” are loosely attached making it soft to the touch. Since loosely attached, they are prone to dislodge and fly in the air if …
Year of the Chicken McNugget According to the film “Super Size Me,” McNuggets are made from chickens with unusually large breasts. The ground up meat is combined with stabilizers and preservatives. The chicken mash is then pressed into familiar shapes, …