People are asking: “Has this market topped.” $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Since February 8th when the Dow Jones broke below its -10% BEV line in the chart below, it’s been building a pennant formation. I don’t know how significant it will be when the BEV plot breaks above or below the pennant, as technical analysis in today’s […]
Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Barron’s Gold Mining Index $DIA, $GLD A 98 Year Examination Looking at the market at the close last week, apparently the “policy makers” have once again gotten a handle on the financial markets. In the Dow Jones BEV chart below it did correct 10%; but only for one day, […]
Monetary Policy is the Engine-of-Inflation $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Just 2 Friday’s ago, on January 26th The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) made its latest BEV Zero, new all-time high. Then 9 trading days later on Thursday February 8th it broke below its BEV -10% line in a dramatic fashion. The BEV plot seen below begins at […]
World’s Financial Markets ‘Bloated’ with Liquidity $DIA, $GLD, $SLV As far as the market trends I usually follow went last week, nothing new in the broad stock or precious metals markets, more of the same old stuff. The Dow Jones (DJIA) made another new all-time high Wednesday, the 95th since the November 2016 election. But besides […]
The Step Sum Boxes for DJIA and Gold $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Once again, the DJIA, aka Dow Jones, closed the week at a new all-time high, another BEV Zero in the Bear’s Eye View chart below. That makes 82 new all-time highs since last November’s Presidential election. That’s 30% of the Dow Jones’ daily closings […]
US Stock Market: Growing, Growing, Growing… $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Last week the Dow Jones (DJIA) closed at new all-time highs for each trading session, with Friday’s being the 70th (options expiry) all-time high since last November’s Presidential election. And this week 1 of 3 session up so far for 71. That is 71 of the 240 […]
The $64-T Question, How Long Can This Bull Market Run $DIA, $GLD, $SLV, $VXX This week the DJIA a made a new all-time high, the 68th of the year, and in this Trump Rally there is no indication of a market correction to be seen on the horizon in the Dow Jones’ BEV chart below. The Dow […]
DJIA Marks 23,000 Intra-day as The Trump Rally Extends $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) broke above the 23,000 mark intra-day for the 1st time Tuesday, driven by strong earnings from UnitedHealth (NYSE:UHC) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), finishing the session just below that milestone mark. The index, which surpassed similar […]
Things Change When Bond Yields Begin to Rise $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Last week the DJIA closed at new all-time highs, with Friday’s close being just a whisker from making it 5 days in a row. Looking at the daily closes for the Dow Jones (Blue Plot below) with its 52Wk High Line (Green Plot), since […]
The Market Update for September $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $SLV The Dow Jones (NYSEArca:DIA) made 7 new BEV Zeros (new all-time highs) in the past 3 weeks; it cannot make a decent correction if it continues doing that. And that’s one thing this market needs to do – make a decent correction. The Dow Jones […]
On Market Breadth and NYSE 52Wk Highs and Lows $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Here’s the Bear’s Eye View (BEV) for the Dow Jones (DJIA) going back to January 1982, a period of market history that covers the entire August 1982 to August 2017 market advance. What’s a BEV plot? It displays the market exactly as Mr […]
A Study in Bear Markets Years 1900 to 2017 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $SLV Last week was not all Wine & Roses, this week is better Last Monday closed with the DJIA at a new all-time high, but it was downhill for the rest of the week. And the week the NYSE began producing more […]
The DJIA Has Been Moving from 1 New All-time High to Another $DIA, $GLD, $VXX The last article I sent out was on the weekend of July 15, and since then the DJIA has seen 10 new all-time highs. In fact, since July 11 the Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased from 21,409.07 to 22,092.81 […]
Strong US Economy, Strong US Stock Market =Trump Wins Again $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $HD, $AAPL Business guru Ken Langone says that President Donald Trump will easily be re-elected to a 2nd term if the US economy continues to strengthen and the US stock market surges to record highs on a daily basis, this latest streak […]
Downer EDI extended its $1.2 billion takeover bid for Spotless Group last night in a last-ditch effort to secure another 7 per cent of the target and avoid having hundreds of shareholders locked in as minorities in a listed company. Downer had snared 83 per cent of Spotless and an about-face from the target board to […]
Expect DJIA to Trade Above 22,000 in the Coming Weeks, or Days $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Not unexpected, the Dow Jones made new all-time highs on the last 3 trading days last week. And finished Wednesday +66.02 at 21640.75 for another. The number of BEV Zeros the Dow has made since the November election increases weekly. Since […]
Assuming I’m right how much higher can this market go? $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Another Quarter in 2017 has come and gone, and, I have to say that June was for the most part pretty quiet compared to what the stock market saw earlier in the year. In June we saw 7 new BEV Zeros (new […]
US EPA Accused of Helping Monsanto (NYSE:MON) Cause Cancers in Consumers $MON, $SMG, $DOW 800+ people with cancer are suing Monsanto (NYSE:MON), the maker of Roundup, claiming the glyphosate-based herbicide made them sick, and the company did little to warn the consumers, despite full well knowing cancer risks existed. In Y 2015, glyphosate, the active […]
Bear’s Eye View of the Stock and Gold Markets $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $SLV Last Wednesday a week, saw a bit of Southside action in the US stock market. The DJIA closed 1.78% (373 points) below Tuesday’s close. That has all been erased and S&P 500 and NAS Comp are in record territory again. People […]
Market Volatility in Precious Metals $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Since its last all-time high seen on March 1st, the Dow has yet to break lower than -3.5% from it, or make a new all-time high. It has been a boring market. Something in me wants to see some excitement on Wall Street and Wednesday I got […]
Gold: GATA & James Turk with His “Smoking Gun” $DIA, $GLD, $SLV, $GDX The DJIA (Dow Jones) and its step sum below peaked on March 1st of this year, after which the venerable Dow saw heavy selling. The collapsing step sum shows us that. But the price trend of the Dow Jones has weathered the […]
Central Banks are Monetizing Stocks and Bonds $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $SLV Following this market is an exercise in frustration. Last week, DJIA (DOW) appeared ready to roll over. I expected the Dow to be closer to its -5% line than its -2.5% line at the close of this week. But, as you can see […]
The Keynesian’s Fetish for Monetary Inflation $DIA, $GLD, $SLV If I were to choose one word to describe the current market, it would have to be tedious. The DJIA aka Dow Jones is no longer going up, but as we see in its BEV chart below, it’s really not going down either. The Dow’s BEV […]
They Call it “Monetary Policy” $DIA, $SPY, $GLD, $SLV The Dow Jones made its last all-time high on March 1st, and since then its valuation has been slowly deflating. It closed this week only nine Dow Points away from breaking below its BEV -2.50% line in the chart below. After the amazing 32 new daily […]
Economic Electrical Power (EP) Consumption… US Historical Review: 1929-2017 $DIA, $SPY, $GLD, $SLV Last Friday promised some excitement for this week; what with the much anticipated interest rate increase by the FOMC and the Federal Government hitting its debt ceiling on Wednesday the 15th. Friday evening, it was all much to do about nothing, with […]
A Growing Mania in the Stock Market, I Think Not. $DIA, $GLD, $USD, $GOOGL, $FB The DJIA continues rising like a “bat out of hell”. Of the past 72 NYSE trading sessions, the Dow Jones broke above to a new all-time high in 29 of them. That’s a new all-time high in 40.2% of the […]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index (DJIA) an Amazing Machine $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Since November 10th the stock market has become an amazing machine relentlessly advancing ever upward. In the past sixty eight NYSE trading sessions the Dow Jones has closed at a new all-time high in twenty six of them. That’s 38% of the trading days […]
Bear-Market Interruptus, But I Do Not Know When $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $SLV Well, they finally did it! Last week the bulls took the DJJIA up to, and then closed above its 20K line Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Bravo Zulu to our horned brethren in the market. But we shouldn’t be shocked at seeing the […]
AAII Sentiment Survey, 25 January 2017 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The percentage of individual investors describing their short-term market outlook as “Neutral” is at its highest level since the election. The survey period runs Thursday through Wednesday, and many of this week’s votes were recorded before the DJIA rose above 20,000 last Tuesday. This week’s AAII […]
The Markets as President Trump Took His Oath of Office $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $SLV It’s been a month (December 20th) since the DJIA last closed at an all-time high. And since January 6th, the Dow Jones is finding breaking above its 20K line a hard nut to crack. That’s not to say the Dow […]
AAII Sentiment Survey, 18 January 2017 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Optimism fell to its lowest level since the Presidential Election, ending a streak of 9 straight weeks with Bullish sentiment above 40%. This week’s results: Bullish: 37.0%, – 6.6 pts Neutral: 30.3%, – 0.9 pts Bearish: 32.7%, – 5.7 pts Historical averages: Bullish: 38.5% Neutral: 31.0% […]
A Look at the US National Debt $DIA, $GLD, $SLV The Dow Jones is currently at historic levels, but will history record that it broke above 20,000 sometime in 2017? It certainly should. Note: that stack next to the Statue of Liberty in the picture above is $100 bills. The table below gives the Dow Jones’ […]
AAII Sentiment Survey, 12 January 2017 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The AAII Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market short term, individuals are polled from the AAII Website on a weekly basis. Only 1 vote per member is accepted in each weekly voting period This […]
AAII Sentiment Survey, 4 January 2017 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The AAII Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market short term, individuals are polled from the AAII Website on a weekly basis. Only 1 vote per member is accepted in each weekly voting period This […]
AAII Sentiment Survey, 28 December 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The AAII Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market short term, individuals are polled from the AAII Website on a weekly basis. Only 1 vote per member is accepted in each weekly voting period This […]
AAII Sentiment Survey, 21 December 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The AAII Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are bullish, bearish, and neutral on the stock market short term; individuals are polled from the AAII Website on a weekly basis. Only 1 vote per member is accepted in each weekly voting period. Neutral […]
The US Stock Market Was Over Valued When the DJIA Was at 19,000, That Continues $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Just when you think you understand the rules of the game, someone changes them. I’m talking about the relationship between the Dow Jones and its trading volume. Last week I noted how since January 2000 the Dow […]
Big Agriculture Wins In Hawaii $MON, $SYT, $DOW, $DFT A federal judge ruled that 3 Hawaii counties cannot enact their own bans or regulations on GMO’s (genetically modified crops) and pesticides, handing a victory to the big agriculture companies that fought the regulations. Circuit Judge Consuelo M. Callahan last Friday upheld a lower court’s decision […]
Let’s Focus on the DJIA $DIA Since the beginning of this week, the US stock market has been compressing between 2 converging H-4 trendlines at 18971 and 18808 respectively, forming a possible Bullish Pennant formation. This technical pattern is considered by most of us to be a continuation setup. Therefore, should the DJIA close above […]
QE to Infinity: Central Banking’s Manifest Destiny $GLD, $SLV, $GDX I’m not surprised; the week following my article illustrating why I believed the gold and silver miners are “historic buys at today’s prices”; gold, silver and their miners get whacked to their lows of the current, so far 8th week correction. But last week I also […]
A Group of US Stocks that made Unusual Moves Friday $DD, $DOW, $IBM, $AA, $X, $NE HeffX-LTN tracked some unusual moves in the following stocks which played at part in the “why” the US market did not move higher Friday: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (NYSE:DD) was down 1.9% to 67.66. The driving force […]
The Policy Maker’s Peculiar Institution $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Two weeks ago the Dow Jones made seven consecutive new all-time highs. Since then the market has been digesting these new BEV Zeros, with the Dow closing never more than 1.00% from its last all-time high. Are there more BEV Zeros to come? Could be, but I […]
Market Update: Brexit + One Week What a week for the DJIA, last Monday it closed almost 6.5% from its last all-time high. By Friday the Dow Jones Industrial Average recouped almost all of its losses taken after the Brexit vote over a week ago. Of course trading volume for the Dow Jones increased, as […]
Demand Globally for Flame Retardant Chemicals to Grow $BASFY, $DD, $DOW The market, valued at $6-B in Y 2014, is anticipated to reach $10-B by 2020, growing at a compound annual growth rate of about 10% between Y’s 2015 and 2020. In terms of demand the build and construction sectors lead. That is the conclusion […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $DJI After spending most of the day in the Red, Wall Street reversed erasing losses just of the close finishing flat to unch on the day. The DJIA + 2 pts at 17,789.67, the NAS Comp added 4 pts to 4,952.25, and the S&P 500 at 2,099.33, + […]
Wedesday’s Technical Outlook for DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $DJI Wall Street finished lower to mixed Tuesday, as the DJIA fell 86 pts, or 0.48%, to close at 17,787.13, the S&P 500 Index lost 2 pts, or 0.10%, to end at 2,096.96, and the NAS Comp finished up 14 pts to 4,948.05. All 3 of the US […]
SEC Accounting Scrutiny Could End Bull Market $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The SEC appears to be ready to put a end to aggressive accounting methods. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is finally setting out to put a stop to the accounting methods that artificially inflates profits. According to media reports, the SEC is getting […]
Wednesday’s Technical Outlook for DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $DJI Tuesday, Wall Street is so far ignoring the recent Fed rate hike concerns and moved sharply higher, with the DJIA +213 pts or 1.22% to finish the day at 17,706.07. The NAS Comp advanced 95 pts and closed at 4,861.06, and the S&P 500 rose 1.37% to […]
Tuesday’s Technical Outlook for DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $.DJI Monday, US stocks finished lower on low volume, in a quiet start to the week. The DJIA fell 8 pts, or 0.05%, to close at 17,492.93. The S&P 500 dropped 4 pts, or 0.21%, to finish at 2,04804. The NAS Comp lost 3 points, or 0.08%, to […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $.DJI Wall Street closed mostly flat Wednesday, with the DJIA up down by 4 pts or 0.02% at 17,526.62. The NAS Comp added 0.50% to close at 4.739.12, and the S&P 500 added 0.2%, to 2,047.63. Stocks fell after the release of the latest FOMC Mins, showing higher […]
Wednesday’s Technical Outlook for DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $.DJI The Wall Street rollercoaster was full on Tuesday, as all 3 US major stock market indexes reversed Monday’s gains. The DJIA fell 180 pts to close at 17,529.90, the NAS Comp fell 1.25%, to 4,715.72 and the S&P 500 shed 0.94% to finish at 2,047.21. Wall Street was […]
Monday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI Friday, All 3 of the US major stock market indexes closed in the Red, with the DJIA off 185 pts to 17,535.32, its lowest close since early April, hit by poor earnings reports from retailers. The broader S&P 500 index was down 17 pts, or 0.85%, […]
US Grain Traders Ban Unapproved GMO Grains $AGM, $BAYRY, $DOW, $MON, $BG, $SYT Across the US grain belt, top agricultural commodities handlers have banned GMO (genetically modified) crops that are not approved in all major overseas markets, shaking up a decades-old system that used the world’s biggest exporting country as a launchpad for new seeds […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI US stocks closed in the Red, with the DJIA off 99 pts to end at 17,651.26. The NAS Comp extended its decline by 37 pts to finished at 4,752.64, the S&P 500 fell 12 pts to 2,051.12. Mixed data in the US suggested the economy is […]
Wednesday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI The US major stock market indexes fell Tuesday as tech stocks were pressured and Crude Oil’s decline sent the energy sector 2.4% lower. The DJIA dove 140 pts to 17,750.91, the NAS Comp lost 1.13% to 4,763.22, and the S&P 500 finished at 2,063.37, down 18 […]
Tuesday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI US stocks closed higher Monday led by tech stocks that bounced after last week’s losses. But Apple’s stocks ended 0.1% lower, posting the 8th straight loss in a row, the longest losing streak since July 1998 finishing at: The DJIA rose 117 pts, or 0.66%, to […]
Friday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI US stocks finished sharply lower Thursday after data showed US GDP growth advanced at its slowest pace in 2 years and jobless claims rose more than expected. The DJIA lost 210 pts, or 1.17%, to close at 17,830.76, recording the biggest 1-day fall since 11 February […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI The DJIA rose 51 points, or 0.28%, to 18,041.55 after the no tell FOMC policy announcement. The SP 500 gained 3 pts, or 0.16%, to 2,095.15, the NAS Comp lost 25 points, or 0.51%, to close at 4,863.14 as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares dove on its […]
Mark J. Lundeen on “The Relationship Between the Stock and Precious Metals Markets” $DIA, $SPY, $GLD, $SLV I intended taking a few weeks off from stock and metals markets’s vigilance. However as the DJIA closed the week up only 1.69%, just 300 pts from making a new all-time high, I was motivated to make a […]