Monsters of Tech Crack, Will Markets Follow?
The rotation game continues as tech stocks tumble and money flows into financials. In this video update let's analyze the key factors in this market that will tell us what to expect next. Also, to learn more about how to use options for consistent returns watch this free online seminar: https://archive.theotrade.com/returns-replay
Stocks Don’t Do Well Following Quiet Years Like 2017
End Of The Yield Curve Flattening Period Treats Stocks Well In continuation with our discussion about what the flattening yield curve means for stocks, the chart below shows the historical movements in the S&P 500 when the yield curve falls below 60 basis points. Firstly, you can see that the time it takes to invert…
Senate Budget Committee Passes The Tax Bill 12-11
Tax Reform Pushes Stocks Higher The stock market had a huge day on Tuesday as the Dow had its 61st record high of 2017. The Dow was up 1.09% and the Russell 2000 was up 1.53%. The S&P 500 was up 0.98%. It has been above its 200-day moving average for 358 days which is the…
Financials Drive S&P Past Weekly Expected Move
Stocks hits new all time highs today settling right at the upper level of the expected move. Led by a big day with financials on news that the tax cut bill moved one step forward to passing. In this video update learn what to expect as the trading range expands. To learn more about how…
Bitcoin Is Like The Tech Bubble: It Could Run Higher
Bitcoin Is Skyrocketing The biggest story of the day, which was on most investors’ minds, was the rally in bitcoin. The fact that this was such a major story even though most people in finance don’t have a large stake in the currency shows how remarkable the rally has been. As you can see from…
Yield Curve Flattening Means Sell Utilities & Buy Energy
Yield Curve Flattening The biggest story in finance, besides the hyperbolic rise in bitcoin, is the flattening of the yield curve. It shouldn’t be a surprise that the yield curve is flattening because it generally flattens during expansions. The two reasons why it is a big story are because investors are hyper focused on when…
Selling Hits Emerging Markets
Stocks flat today coming off the Holiday week with AMZN and GOOGL up day canceling out any weakness. However, while the US markets have been closed the Asian markets sold off. In this video update let's look at the emerging markets, bonds, volatility, and key stocks to get a sense of how the rest of…
What Matters Most in the Days and Weeks to Come
Stocks end the shortened Holiday week right at the upper level of the expected move. Led by AMZN, AAPL, and GOOGL the major indices hit new all time highs. In this crucial weekend update learn what to expect next week and what is driving the market. Watch this video to find out what matters most…
Inflation Picked Up In October
Inflation Picked Up The latest CPI report for October gives support to that prediction as we saw core CPI accelerate for the first time since January as you can see in the chart below. The CPI increased 0.1% month over month and 2% year over year. Core CPI was up 0.2% month over month and…
Is The Market At A Top?
Record Highs On Tuesday The stock market played to this year’s theme on Tuesday as the S&P 500 hit 2,600 for the first time, rallying 0.65%. The Dow had its 60th record high of the year which is 4th most records since 1910. The Russell 2000 rose 1.03% and the VIX fell 8.64% to 9.73. Tech led the market as…