A late-day rally on Friday saved stocks from a very nasty close on the week, but after surfing the charting landscape over the weekend, I’m not surprised to see this squeeze playing out to start the week. The billion-dollar question, of course, is whether this is another bear market rally or the sta
We’re heading into the final full trading week of the first quarter of 2025, and it’s been a tough one for the U.S. market. Other parts of the world, specifically Europe and China, are set to cap off a remarkable quarter, which begs the question: Can these trends continue into Q2? I’ll be covering m
Spring is whispering its arrival - I can hear it in the morning birdsong and feel it in the shifting air. While this wasn't Michigan's harshest winter, I seem to have packed some of that cooler air with me during my recent Florida escape. There's something undeniably hopeful about the changing seaso
Stocks bounced from an oversold level late last week. As I settled back into my desk over the weekend, I was able to take full stock of the situation. It’s important to realize that some of the biggest rallies in stocks often occur during bear trends. These come from short squeezes. Remember, every
I’m wrapping up my first real vacation in 5+ years down in sunny Florida. Though my laptop only collected dust for three days, my mental batteries are now charged fuller than a Tesla at a Supercharger station. Those three days of peace gave me something rare: time to think. And perfect timing too, b
Hello TheoTrader, The global equity realignment is still ongoing, as the market’s internals here in the U.S. tell us defensiveness is the proper position. But in reality, the selling has been pretty orderly thus far. The meaning behind this runs deep. For years, U.S.-based traders have been spoiled
It’s been a while since we’ve uttered the words quantitative easing, and for good reason. Markets have been operating smoothly without the Fed’s infamous program, and even amidst the selling we’ve seen lately, it’s been fairly orderly. But has this orderly market carried over into cryptocurrencies?
For a while there, it appeared as though all the negative market sentiment was unfounded, but then last Friday, we saw the market’s internals deteriorate quickly, which forced me to shift my market outlook to the defensive. To be clear, I don’t think this is going to last long, but time is only one
It’s been a volatile earnings season to say the least. Coming into last week, we saw positive market internals, but then, on Friday, a sudden, tremendous shift occurred. This earnings season has been marked by two-sided action. Earnings misses have been punished viciously, while earnings beats have
