Good Friday morning all. Octobers jobs report is out and its a good report. 638,000 jobs added…just a bit on the low side…with the unemployment rate falling to 6.9%, a big beat from the estimate of 7.6%, and a full percentage point lower from Septembers 7.9%. Dow futures were -200…
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Big day today. 3rd Quarter GDP came in at a blistering 33.1%, breaking every record known to man. Now we get to find out if its a “buy the rumor sell the news” event. And this is a huge day for earnings, with the biggest of big tech reporting (after the close).
Read MoreGood Friday morning. In this Special VRA Election Update we are focusing on market signals that may be pointing to either a Biden or a Trump win. Observing the action in the markets and key sectors, historically, global investing patterns…
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. We’re getting the overbought pullback that we’ve been discussing here this week. Yesterdays Internals were mixed to negative with no signs so far that this might get nasty but Dow futures are -330 this am.
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Last nights debate was everything an informed voter would want to see. Pence and Harris able to give semi-lengthy answers about their positions, without interruption. As we did with the Trump-Biden debate, lets see what the leading debate polls had to say:
Read MoreFollowing another sharp move higher yesterday, our melt up move higher forecast continues. We're learning this morning that Mnuchin has raised his stimulus total offer to $1.7 trillion, including another round of $1200 checks and a further bump in PPP,
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Multiple important bases to cover this AM. 1) Yesterdays sell-off took place on 90% downside volume in NYSE. Old school market watchers look for these as a signal of selling capitulation. We will need to see a corresponding upside day in order to validate.
Read MoreGood Friday morning all. Markets were less than enthused by what they heard from J Powell and the FED this week. On the one hand they said they would keep rates near zero through 2023…that’s been the case for all of 2 of the last 10 years…but on the other…
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Another set of new ATH’s in S&P 500 and Nasdaq yesterday while the Dow jumped 454 points (+1.6%), putting it just 468 points from hitting its own ATH. And the internals finally improved yesterday…after two weeks of “blah” readings. Good to see.
Read MoreGood Friday morning all. US and global markets taking a pause after hitting new ATH's this week in consumer discretionary, consumer staples, semis, health care and home builders. New highs tend to beget new highs. With no resistance above in these sectors,
Read MoreCARES ACT Phase 4 Negotiations. Setting the Record Straight, With Thanks to Three Men. With congress back in session, negotiations are hot and heavy for Phase 4 of the CARES Act. I remain thunderstruck by the financial assistance that’s been provided to the American people…
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. New closing highs in Nasdaq with a golden cross in S&P 500 looking pretty certain today, even as most everyone that I know, speak with and follow feels like the bottom could drop out at any moment. With CV mass hysteria raging (again),
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Reminder that US markets are closed tomorrow in observance of Independence Day, we hope you have a great holiday. June employment data is out and its another big shocker. 4.8 million jobs were added in June vs the estimate of 2.9 million,
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Following the Dows -710 point yesterday we’re looking at -150 this AM. Second wave CV fears abound and a market looking for its next round of monetary (Fed) and fiscal (govt) stimulus.
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. The 400 point swing in the Dow yesterday, from +220 to -170 at the close continues a bit this morning with Dow futures -140. One week ago today was the -1800 point move lower in the Dow (-6%) with -8% in the R2K….
Read MoreGood Friday morning all. Yesterdays 1800 point loss in the Dow is being met with +600 point gains in futures. I’ll be surprised if these gains hold. After a 48% 2-month move higher and then yesterdays -7% drop and the “hideous” internals (among the worst in history,
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Another 2.1 million have filed initial jobless claims, taking the total to 40 million from the onset of CV lockdowns. Many/most blue states are in no rush to reopen their economies and even in states that are reopening,
Read MoreGood Friday morning all, The VRA System has been upgraded to 4/12 screens bullish (from 3/12). Not a significant change but the action in market leadership, internals and the tape are improving. Still, we see this as a bear market rally that will result in some form of a retest….
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. I’ll be on with the great Wayne Allyn Root tonight at 8:30 EST. Hope you can join us on either USA Radio or 790talknow.com Not how we want to start our day. Another 3 million filed for first time unemployment, taking the CV total to 36 million. Now, the WHO is out with a new report …
Read MoreGood Thursday morning all. Our bear market rally continues it's backing and filling process. Interesting reversal yesterday, featuring the catalysts we’ve been discussing here. -oil led the way lower in late February,
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