We Need to Feel the Fear in Bitcoin Before it Rallies, Don Kaufman Tells CoinDesk TV
TheoTrade co-founder Don Kaufman shares his analysis and outlook for BTC as the cryptocurrency’s price has fallen nearly 70% in the last 12 months. Bitcoin must drop further, says Don, before it becomes an attractive investment. The lack of volatility in Bitcoin, and its decoupling from indexes such as NASDAQ and the S &…
Selling Continues in Major Tech Stocks with Big Names at 2022 Lows
Call it "The Day After the Fed" as sell-side activity continued - and even intensified - in some leading technology stocks, some of which made another in a series of new lows of 2022 as the /NQ shed another 2% today. In tonight's video, we pinpoint these names along with the ongoing trends in the…
Bearish Break and Back in the Volatility Box
-FED gets hostile -financials holding markets together -energy should be very afraid -where is the volatility? -oh my holy skew -will bonds break us? -don't forget, JOBS!
Fed Day! Your Plan for Wednesday's Volatility
The Fed is in focus again as we start a new month in 2022, with Wednesday being a "Fed Day." We'll be carefully watching the press conference for the word "Pivot" or any sense the Fed will take a less-aggressive approach to future increases in the Fed Funds rate; barring that, we'll likely see continuation…
Data and Fed Sets Up Explosive Week
The market is setting up for a big week as the Fed and jobs data are released. With the Dow poised to have its biggest October performance in history and the biggest month since 1976, what's next for stocks? Is the market poised to head lower as jumbo valuations continue to drag, or is this…
A Pivotal Fed Moment for Markets?
-Breaking bad, outside the volatility box - where we are headed, /ES levels you need to know -Big, bad, and ugly, a tech earnings slaughterhouse -100 billion reasons to be concerned about tech -Will the Fed dove out? Probabilities of hiking! -GDP was great, durable goods a disaster, PCE as expected -short something? Here are…
Tech Earnings Take Down the NASDAQ Again: Major Earnings in Play as we End a Volatile Week
We've seen technology stocks surprise to the downside on earnings, pulling down the tech sector and the NASDAQ while other stocks in other sectors remained strong. Today's earnings could change that. In tonight's video we revisit the "Risk Reversal" play now that an initial price target is complete and then cover stocks large and small…
Is the Market Rally On the Rocks?
The S&P 500 hits the upper edge of the weekly expected move and immediately reverses on the day. With big tech earnings disasters the short covering rally is in danger of fizzling out. Here's what to look for the rest of the week...
Tech Earnings Take Down the NASDAQ After the Bell - Expected Moves to Know for Wednesday
Despite another strong up-day and stock market rally, earnings from major tech stocks Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOGL) took the NASDAQ lower after-hours with their surprise earnings reports. In tonight's update, we continue the "Risk-Reversal" play and targets (almost achieved today) and then highlight the SP100 stocks with earnings and how they may open and…
Is It Time to Buy?
Despite the S&P 500 making its highest close since September 20, today's trade was more defensive in nature. The new high close saw Healthcare and Staples lead as the volatility backdrop is open for bigger upside movement. With the Fed as spoiler, it appears the market may be playing it safe. (KO, KDP, DLTR, CVS,…