Manufacturing Weakness Doesn’t Mean A Recession
Manufacturing Weakness - Consumer Credit Before getting into manufacturing weakness, let's talk about consumer credit. Consumer credit expansion in February was below that of January as it was $15.2 billion which missed estimates for $17 billion. January’s expansion was revised higher from $17 billion to $17.7 billion. I’m looking forward to the Q1 quarterly debt…
What Will Upcoming Earnings Reveal?
Stocks end the session flat today as market participants look forward to an ECB announcement and the start of earnings season. First, with ECB rates at 0% and the major European economies on the brink of recession will the ECB announce a new round of quantitative easing? Second, now that a low interest rate environment…
Markets Surge Higher Creating Your Opportunity
Stocks explode higher all week once again shooting over the expected move displaying that the options market is doing a terrible job of pricing risk. In this crucial weekend video newsletter update we explore the opportunities in the market right now...
S&P 500 Down Just 1.3% From September 2018 Record High
S&P 500 Down - Yet An Amazing April First week of April was spectacular for stocks as the S&P 500 increased 2.06%. On Friday, the stock market applauded the solid jobs report. S&P 500 increased 0.46%, Nasdaq increased 0.59%, and Russell 2000 increased 0.96%. The VIX fell 5.6% to 12.82. VIX doesn’t have much room…
March Labor Report Perfect
March Labor Report - A Perfect Jobs Report March Labor Report - A terrible February jobs report was only marginally revised higher as it increased from 20,000 to 33,000. Keep in mind, we still have another revision coming next month. By that point, February will be long gone. Investors worried about the 2nd half of 2019…
Retail Stocks on Fire Today
Despite sideways action in the market, key retail stocks caught fire today and gained 3% to 5%. In tonight's video, Corey walks you through some of these highlights in the SP500 and possible reversals in motion in selected retail stocks...
Expected Move Holds but Here is What Really Matters Most
A broad based rally extends stock market gains closer to all time highs. The most important sector, the financials, are still lagging. With the XLF at a critical pivot point here's what to expect next...
Your Q2 Trading Plan...
We're starting the second quarter of 2019 and taking a quick look at where markets stand right now. Join Corey as he walks you through levels and short-term expectations for stocks, bonds, Crude Oil, Gold, and a handful of leading stocks as we keep trading through 2019…
Bonds Rocked – Here’s What it Means for You….
Stocks explode higher today ending near the expected move for the entire week. While stocks soared, bonds got rocked. Find out what opportunities this presents us for the rest of the week...
Intro to Value Investing
When evaluating a company fundamentally, there are three styles of fundamental investing: growth, value and income. The concept of value investing is that you are buying a company at a discount to what you feel the company is worth. You can make other considerations to determine the strength of a company. But there are specific…