A Sharp Contrast Between Two Truths of the Stock Market – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary Instead of climbing a wall of worry, the market is climbing a wall of frustration (I stole that from a friend of mine). No matter what economic indicators bears stare at to...
View ArticleBullish Truths Invite Small Cap Stocks to the Party – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary Last week repeated a familiar story. The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ closed up for the week. Since the October lows, each index has only suffered one down week. The iShares...
View ArticleA BE READY Kind of Day in the Stock Market – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary Right after the stock market tempted me to flip from bearish to neutral, January’s CPI (consumer price index) turned brought the bears rushing back to the scene. Inflation’s...
View ArticleMore Red Flags After the Stock Market Moves in Chunks – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary I hate to be one of THOSE bears, but this current wild stock market has turned me into the classic broken record of bearishness. Last week’s red flags consisted of...
View ArticleAll Hail NVIDIA and A New Market Call – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary There is a deepening irony in my on-going bearishness on the stock market. The sector most visibly responsible for the anti-bearish animal spirits leaning against poor market...
View ArticleBeyond Believable, Beyond Meat
Sometimes it pays to be stubborn. In December, I asked whether Beyond Meat (BYND) would be the speculative trade of the new year. I presented a simple thesis that managed to work out. However, the...
View ArticleThe Magic of All-Time Highs – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary Last week delivered the magic of all-time highs. Another all-time high for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ’s entry into the all-time high club provided a benign feel to the...
View ArticleIs the Latest Topping Pattern Another Tease for the Bears? – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary Is another tease for the bears underway? The current bullish rally has included so many temporary bearish signals that I had to stop using baseball metaphors to call strikes....
View ArticleSuddenly, the VIX Looks Like It Matters Again – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary While I watch the tense trading unfold in NVDA, the VIX, the volatility index, has suddenly returned to my radar as an indicator of interest. Thursday’s stock market setback...
View ArticleA VIX Follow-Through Confirms Bearish Signal – The Market Breadth
Stock Market Commentary Last week was a week like few other for the volatility index, the VIX. In my last Market Breadth I made the case for the VIX mattering again. A VIX follow-through demonstrated...
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