It’s all about the chips right now, and I’ll be upfront with you here: The Nvidia news this week about certain chip export restrictions is a bad sign. When I commented earlier this week about bulls capturing a beachhead, it was centered around technology, and specifically chips, outperforming their
Last week was one for the record books - on both sides of the market, no less. Between record volatility crushes and one of the biggest one-day rallies in history, both bulls and bears are left scratching their heads asking, “Was that it?” I’m going to be completely up-front here and say that we hav
While most people are focused on what’s happening with tariffs right now, I want to bring your attention to another related matter that’s just as important, if not more so. We have to watch the largest and most important market out there - currencies. What do currencies, and specifically, the U.S. d
Bear markets have a funny way of making us stop and think a little more deeply than usual. Trading, after all, is like a staring contest with your own reflection—blink, and you lose. If you’ve been following me, you know I’ve been waving caution flags since late February when market risks started to
By now, the market’s decline is dominating the news headlines. The world is paying attention and there is a sense of panic in the air. Does that mean we’ve bottomed out already? Absolutely not. But our discipline in staying on top of weekly sector performance allows us to easily measure the market’s
Stocks are roiling after the Trump Administration’s “Liberation Day,” but let’s be real here - stocks were already in a technical downtrend in the short-term, and the market’s internals have been weak for a couple of months now. Even with sentiment down in the dumpster, it doesn’t seem or feel like
It’s the last day of the first quarter, and it was a tough one for the U.S. market. Traders and investors alike were reminded that a financial world of opportunity exists beyond the United States’ borders. Fortunately, we were able to participate in that emerging move. But as we head into the second
My parents moved to the United States from Italy a year before I was born. My father was in the cement business (surprise, surprise) and my mother worked as a secretary at Chrysler. I grew up in a small town in southeast Michigan littered with its fair share of skeleton factories. I realized at a
The finish line is in sight for the first quarter, and it served as a humble reminder for many that volatility lurks around every corner in this market. Does that mean there weren’t any opportunities on the long-side of this market? Absolutely not. In fact, I think we have new themes that are really
