TheoTrade’s Tale of the Tape: Here’s the Thing About the “State of the Consumer”
If you tune into the mainstream financial news, you’re probably hearing a mixed bag of reports when it comes to the state of the consumer. Some will proclaim that everything is awesome, while others say a Great Depression is imminent. I would take it a step further and say the doom and gloom is even…
Sector Defections Leave the Markets at a Crossroads
This is a weird market - and not funny “weird.” It’s like a really impressively tall house of cards… with a super-shaky foundation. Traders are clearly bullish about AI (what else is new?), the possibility of rate cuts, and earnings. But we’ve been hitting these all-time highs on the back of some of the most…
This Is the New Emerging Market Economy
If you were around for my live session here at TheoTrade on Thursday, you heard me discuss how the U.S. has grown to account for nearly 65% of the value of the global stock market. Emerging and international markets have been left behind in the dust, and with the U.S. dollar reasserting its dominance as…
Everyone Overlooks This… Until Their Dividends Start Exploding
In this morning’s Live Chat session, we talked about free cash flow. (You can check that session out below). I know, “free cash flow” doesn’t sound like a thrill a minute, and it certainly doesn’t generate headlines, even in the financial media, the way that mergers and acquisitions, innovative products, or boardroom scandals might. But…
This Market Tech, More Tech, Nothing but Tech Right Now
When you’re trading, it pays (literally) to develop a list of “usual suspects” you can use to get a read on the market in a matter of seconds. Financials, energy, tech - those are a few of my usual suspects. What I see isn’t all that great… The other day it looked like Christmas came…
We Need to Tick One More Box to Unleash the Bulls
The rubber’s not hitting the road right now. Stocks are still hanging around their all-time highs, while the Nasdaq has yet to register a new one in a couple of weeks. For a while now, I’ve been looking for a new high there to confirm the way’s clear for the bulls to run. In other…
Here’s the Final Warning for 2024
Historically, December is a very bullish time for the markets - even more so in election years. This usually comes down to the big players chasing performance, and jockeying for tax advantages in the year ahead. So from that perspective, a bet on an “up” December makes at least some sense. But - and this…
TheoTrade’s Tale of the Tape: The Odds of a Real Estate Renaissance
It truly is the most wonderful time of the year, not only because of the holiday spirit, but because of the sector leadership movements. Last week saw the real estate sector surge and capture the one-week leader position. I don’t think it’s just because people were home for the holidays, either. Instead, I think it’s…
Christmas Came Early for the Markets
The last TheoNight update before December trading kicks off. Here's Don...
The Data Shows Three Market-Jolting Forces on the Move
Maybe they thought we wouldn’t notice, what with it being the day before Thanksgiving and all, but we got more than 15 major and minor economic data reports today - everything from GDP to jobs to crude oil stocks inventories and just about everything in between. Not everything in the reports was big news, and…