Apple Invests $250 Billion In America
Extreme Bullishness Stocks hit a record high on Wednesday as the S&P 500 was up 0.94% and the VIX recoiled from its gains on Tuesday falling to 11.54. There hasn’t been much of an effect from the crash in cryptocurrencies as I expected. If stocks continue on this unprecedented streak, I could see the Fed doing a…
Government Shutdown Odds At 25%
E-Trade Survey Shows Retail Investors Are Optimistic Stocks rallied on Wednesday as good earnings reports helped the market regain momentum after Tuesday’s reversal. That means we can continue our discussion on how overly optimistic some investors have become. The table below shows an E-Trade of survey of retail investors. Some of the responses are remarkable. 9% of…
A Strategy for Market Extremes
Stocks hit all time highs today and back off slightly into the close. Now is the time to look for limited risk strategies with great upside. Watch this video newsletter update to find out a strategy you can use when markets are at an extreme... To prepare yourself for the traders market to come watch…
Government Shutdown Causes VIX Spike As Traders Take Profits In Stocks
Wild Tuesday In Stocks & Crypto Cryptocurrencies had a disastrous crash on Tuesday as most were down over 20% and some were down over 40%. The total market capitalization peaked at $830 billion two weeks ago. The latest check is $496 billion which is an over 40% decline. This is great news for the economy…
2018 Earnings Estimates Improve The Most Since 1996
Earnings Estimates Improve The Most In At Least 21 Years If you’re bullish on stocks because earnings are strong, you are sitting in the catbird’s seat because the estimates have been expanding at an unusual pace. As you can see from the chart below, the 2018 full year estimate has increased since December when the…
Wait For This to Occur Before We Get True Selling
Stocks opened the day at all time highs as the Dow went from 25,000 to 26,000 in just one week! However, the market took a turn and ended down on the day for only the 2nd time this year. Watch this video newsletter update to find out what you need to wait to see before…
Stocks Maintain Euphoria
Fed Fund Futures’ Reaction To CPI The Fed fund futures for the March meeting show the chance of at least one rate hike went up from 68% before the data released to 73.7% after the data was released. Even though this is a small change, getting above the 70% threshold is pivotal because the Fed…
Markets are in Transition...You Ready?
For the second week in a row the S&P exploded higher and exceeded its weekly expected move. Watch this video newsletter update to find out how the market is in transition and low risk strategies you can use to continue to rid the market to the upside. To prepare yourself for the traders market to…
Core Inflation Starts To Accelerate
CPI Beats Estimates Core CPI beat expectations as it was up 1.8% year over year. The estimates were for 1.7% growth which was what last month showed. This was the strongest gain in 11 months. The month over month increase was 0.3% which beat estimates for 0.2% growth. The headline CPI which includes food and energy…
Stocks Are Extremely Overbought
Optimism Is Hyperbolic Stocks rallied again Thursday as the S&P 500 was up 0.7% and the Russell 2000 was up 1.72%. The S&P 500 is now up 3.45% year to date. That’s an amazing month of returns and we’re only almost halfway through January. The CNN fear and greed index is at 77/100 which is…