Asian markets rallied Monday following a forecast-busting US jobs report, and on growing optimism that China and the United States will finally sign off on a mini trade pact. Investors took their lead from another record-breaking close on Wall Street, which came at the end of a strong week for equities thanks to strong earnings […]
$DIA, $XAU, $XAG At week’s end we find the Dow Jones with a bearish, picture-perfect head and shoulders technical formation. The left shoulder goes back to last April, the head in early July and the right shoulder at the close of the week. So, is the market a sell as September 2019 comes to a […]
$CRWD, $DECK, $DOW, $GRUB, $KBR, $PM, $VFC Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of stocks analysts have singled out to look at carefully Monday, as follows: CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) saw its price […]
$KSP, $DE, $FANG, $DOW, $MOS, $RWLK, $SYMC Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of The Street’s Key analysts outlook for Key issues for Tuesday follows: Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. (NYSE:KDP) was raised to […]
$BABA, $BIG, $DOW, $SINA, $TCDA Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of The Street’s Key analysts outlook for Key issues for Wednesday follows: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE:BABA) was added to the Select […]
$AGI, $BP, $CSCO, $COTY, $CMI, $DOW, $ELF, $ESV, $MRO Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of The Street’s Key analysts outlook for Key issues for Wednesday follows: Alamos Gold Inc. (NYSE:AGI) was started […]
$BUD, $DOW, $EXC, $TWNK, $ISRG, $LH, $LYFT, $DIS, $XLNX Daily HeffX-LTN reviews dozens of the Street’s Key analysts research reports to ID new trading and investing ideas for HeffX-LTN readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of The Street’s Key analysts outlook for Key issues for Wednesday as follows: Anheuser-Busch InBev S.A./N.V. (NYSE:BUD) was […]
Silver to Gold Ratio Points to Over-sized Profits Coming to Silver $SLV, $GLD, $DIA I last wrote an article on Friday November 9th as the Dow Jones closed with a value of -3.13% in the BEV chart below. Three Friday’s later and the Dow Jones closed today with a value of -4.81%. Not much of a […]
Toxic Weed Killer Found in Everyday Breakfast Foods $BARYR, $GIS, Rachel Carson’s epic Y 1962 book Silent Spring warned about how polluting the soil spreads through the eco-system. Agricultural toxins wind up in our water sources and even in the rain that falls on us. Ms. Carson also covered the severe health risks which result from exposure […]
Looking at the US Home Mortgage Market $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Last week the Dow Jones on Tuesday and Wednesday closed at all-time highs, this week it pulled back. That makes 4 new BEV Zeros in the BEV chart below in the past ten trading days, and that’s something I can’t complain about. If you compare […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DAX looks Bearish near to medium term. DJIA, Shanghai and Nifty have a bit room to the Southside before a bounce higher, Japan’s Nikkei is trading above support marks and could start moving up again next week. PE In Washington US and Canadian officials continued to negotiate […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DAX looks Bearish near to medium term. DJIA, Shanghai and Nifty have a bit room to the Southside before a bounce higher, Japan’s Nikkei is trading above support marks and could start moving up again next week. PE In Washington Trade talks between the US […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Globally, stocks look Bearish in here, except DAX which could bounce from support below current levels. Nifty and Nikkei have room on the Southside too. Shanghai could range trade this week with some Bearishness. And overall the DJIA is Bullish after a pause […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Again, overall global stock market indexes look Bullish in here. PE In Friday’s US trading session was eventful in terms of trade-related headlines, but uneventful for the major averages, which finished flat to unchanged. The S&P 500 (Unch) added less than a point, the NAS […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Again, overall global stock market indexes look Bullish in here, except Shanghai and DAX which could see some Neutral range trading during this week. PE Caution: There could be some corrective dips in the stock indices globally. Nifty, DJIA, DAX and Shanghai could see some backing and […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Overall global stock market indexes look Bullish in here, except Shanghai and DAX which could see some Neutral range trading during this week. PE Caution: There could be some corrective dips in the stock indices globally. Nifty, DJIA, DAX and Shanghai could see some backing and filling in […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Overall global stock market indexes look Bullish in here, except Shanghai and DAX which could see some Neutral range trading during this week. PE Notes: Tuesday, the S&P 500 closed at a new record high for the 3rd session running. It was a range-bound trading day, with the S&P […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Globally all of the major stock indices look Bullish near term. Commentary: Overall global stock market indexes look Bullish in here, except Shanghai and DAX which could see some Neutral range trading during this week. PE Notes: Wall Street extended Friday’s drive into record territory Monday, with the S&P […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Overall global stock market indexes look Bullish in here, except Shanghai and DAX which could see some Neutral range trading during this week. PE Notes: Last Friday was a record-setting day for the US stock market, with the S&P 500 (+0.6%) marking its 1st record […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Global equities are mixed. DJIA and Shanghai looks weak while Dax, Nikkei and Nifty have scope of rising in the near term. PE Notes: US stocks dipped for a 2nd day running Thursday. The benchmark S&P 500 index inched away from its elusive 26 […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Asia Pacific stocks look Bullish in here as the DIA pausing to refresh.PE Notes: The S&P 500 held steady Wednesday, finishing finishing flat to unchanged. Investors had several headlines to work through, including criminal convictions of 2 former advisers to President Trump and the […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Global equities look Bullish in here as the DIA clearly broke Key resistance.PE Notes: The S&P 500 notched its 4th straight advance Tuesday, adding 0.2%, and tapped at a new intra-day record at 2873.23 before pulling back in the afternoon settling 0.4% below its […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Global equities reversed overnight and look Bullish in here as the DIA broke Key resistance.PE Notes: The S&P 500 advanced 0.2% Monday, closing higher for a 3rd session running, and is now just 0.6% below its 26 January record high. Optimism ahead of resumed trade […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Global stocks do not look very strong in here, as they could see rejections from resistances above current marks, consolidation is preferred in here. PE Notes: The S&P 500 advanced 0.3% Friday, posting a weekly gainer of 0.6%, helped by a report that […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: US stocks dropped for the 5th time in 6 sessions on Wednesday as tensions between the Us and Turkey tightened and Crude Oil prices fell to 2-month lows, weighing on energy shares. Late-afternoon reports that Turkey is in discussion on the issues with the […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DJIA extend it bounce off of Monday’s lows as expected.PE Notes:The S&P 500 continued North Tuesday, ending its 4-session losing streak with a gainer of 0.6%. The NAS Comp and the DIA also advanced, adding 0.7% and 0.5%, respectively. The major averages quickly […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DJIA likely to extend it bounce off of Monday’s lows in here.PE Notes: The S&P 500 notched its 4th loss running Monday -0.4%, as the Turkish Lira fall halted, still there are concerns over the financial health of banks with exposure to the struggling […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: World major stock indexes look Bearish this week and could see lower marks in here.PE DJIA at 25313.14, -0.77% looks to be holding well below the resistance on the 3-Day candles and looks Bearish near term. Unless an rise now is seen that takes […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DJIA broke out Monday, and ran up Tuesday, paused to refresh Wednesday and Thursday, DAX is testing support. Overall equities could see a bounce in the next week. Major supports and resistances are seen near current marks and should near term. PE DJIA at 25509.23, -0.29% […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DJIA broke out Monday, and ran up Tuesday, paused to refresh Wednesday, DAX looks like it want to mark higher but will wait for confirmation. PE DJIA at 25583.75, -0.18% broke above major resistances and is set to rise near to medium term, currently the […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DJIA broke out Monday, and ran up Tuesday, DAX looks like it want to mark higher. PE DJIA at 25628.91, +0.50%: DIA moved up as expected and can run to 25750 after a pause to refresh in here. The resistance on the 3-day and weekly […]
Morning Briefing: Major World Equities Market Indexes $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DJIA broke out on quiet trade, DAX settled back and looks to test lower in here. PE DJIA at 25502.18, +0.16%: DA has broke above Key resistance at 25500 on Monday. If this rise sustains above 25500, DIA could continue to move up to 25750 […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Nothing new PE DJIA at 25462.58, +0.54% has moved up to re-test 1st resistance at 25500 and if that holds, DIA could trade neutral or sideways below 25500 for sometime and/or see a dip. Only on a clear break above 25500 expect Bullishness in the benchmark DIA over the longer […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: We are seeing movement in the major stock indexes in here. Shanghai and Nifty have come off, Nikkei, DAX and DIA may have room to move to 25,500 before facing rejection from their resistances. PE DJIA at 25326.16, -0.03% is likely to hold, and see range trading […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Overall global stocks are mixed, except Shanghai which faded from resistance, the other indexes are trading below resistance marks and could soon fade too. Pay attention in here. PE DJIA at 25333.82, -0.32% closed lower but above support above 25250, there may come a bounce to 25500 or higher medium term. […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Again the major indexes have risen near term, there are resistances medium term. Be cautious at these marks. PE DJIA at 25415.19, +0.43% has risen and needs to sustain above 25250. Sideways movement or fall to 25250 could weaken the Bullish momentum. We wait to see. DAX at 12805.50, […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: The major indexes have risen near term, there are resistances medium term. Be cautious at these marks. PE DJIA at 25306.83, -0.579% faded from just above 25500, I had expected DIA to gain Bullish strength and rally to 26000+. Lets see if DIA moves back in the […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DIA broke out continues to look Bullish. PE DJIA at 25451.06, -0.30% saw a bit of a dip, as part of the normal trading pattern within the uptrend that targets 26000+ medium term. DAX at 12860.40, +0.40% tested resistance at 12900 and looks to consolidate and move to 13000+ medium term, there is […]
Deep Insight: DJIA Vs Gold $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Gold and Dow Jones’ Step Sum Symmetry The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) has broken above its BEV -5% line in the Bear’s Eye View chart below, closing the week only 4.38% from making a new BEV Zero, (new all-time high). T Be bulls deserve a big Bravo […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DIA broke out continues to look Bullish. PE DJIA at 25527.07, +0.44% is Bullish while it trades above 25250, near term target is the Psych mark at 26000. Note: There are strong resistances at 25800 (Key) and 26000 (Psych). DAX at 12809.23, +1.83% moved up following the rise in DIA, and could […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: DIA broke out looks Bullish. PE DJIA at25414.10, +0.68% has broken out above 25250, signaling near term Bullishness. While the momentum is on, DIA should to 26000 or higher near term after a confirm test of the breakout. DAX at 12579.33, -0.87% in see/saw mode trading within 12800-12500 without […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Stocks look Bullish in here, but there are major resistances above current marks which may hold and bring down the prices in the medium term and may not. PE DJIA at 25241.94, +0.79% and DAX 12689.39, +1.12% both are up sharply. DIA is trying to break above 25250, […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Overall the world’s stockindices look Bullish except DIA and DAX which may dip this week before moving up. PE DJIA at 25044.29, -0.055% and DAX 12548.57, -0.10% dipped and continue to head to 24750 and 12400 respectively. The dip is slow and gradual indicating that the current fall could be short lived, […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Nothing new. PE DJIA at 25058.12, -0.025% is hanging below 1st resistance 25250 while that holds, see a dip near term to 24750. DAX 12561.42, -0.98% saw a fall from 12800 instead of rising to 13000. Support marks 12400 could produce a bounce in here, driving DAX to 12800-13000. Nikkei at […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Nothing new. PE DJIA at 25064.50, -0.53% dipped Thursday as the 1st resistance at 25250 is holding. This move can extend to 24750 before resuming the move North. DAX at 12686.29, -0.62% has 1st support 12650, while that holds, DAX could move to 13000 near to medium […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus and a overall Bullish outlook.PE DJIA at 25199.29, +0.32% is moving to test 1st resistance at 25250. DIA looks Bullish in here with 4-sessions up. If DIA breaks above 25250, will likely continue to rally to 25600 medium term. DAX at 12765.94, […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus and a overall Bullish outlook.PE DJIA at 25119.89, +0.22% looks to test at 25250 and then to 25600 longer term. Overall near to medium term looks Bullish with a dip from 25250 before resuming the uptrend. DAX at 12661.54, +0.80% […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus. PE Note: Overall the indices look Bullish long term to me. DJIA 25064.36, +0.18% and DAX at 12561.02, +0.16% continue to trade higher. DIA is near resistance at 25250 on the daily’s whereas DAX is stable with 12500-12700 looks unable to move […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus. PE Note: Overall the indices look Bullish long term to me. DJIA at 25019.41, +0.38%, and DAX at 12540.73, +0.38% have risen almost 0.40% and looks Bullish now with Northside targets of 25250 and 12800 respectively. Nikkei at 22597.35, +1.85% trades […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus. PE Note: Some dips seen in the stock indices Thursday. Overall the indices look Bullish long term to me. DJIA at 24924.89, +0.91%, and DAX at 12492.97, +0.61% rose sharply Thursday Notes: DIA could test 25250 in here (looks Bullish), while DAX sees interim […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus. PE Note: Some dips seen in the stock indices Thursday. Overall the indices look Bullish long term to me. DJIA 24700.45, -0.88% came off from the Psych mark at 25000, while 25000 holds, DIA could test 24500 before another run […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus. PE Note: Almost all the indexes I screened are now Bullish near to medium term. See the Bull running in global stocks now, how far, how fast, tune in. DJIA at 24919.66, +0.58% moved up and could test at 25250. Or […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China fade, earnings the focus. PE Note: Almost all these indexes screened are now Bullish near to medium term. See the Bull running in global stocks now, how far, how fast, tune in. DJIA at 24776.59, +1.31% moved up sharply and seeing 25250 the 1st resistance. […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China continue, China will likely fade, but Asia/Pac could be trading weak near term. PE DJIA at 24456.48, +0.41% moved up, and while psych support 24000 holds see sideways trade within 24000-24750 before the DIA moves higher. Near term looks Bullish to me. DAX at 12496.17, +0.26% moved […]
Morning Briefing Global Stocks $DIA, $DAX, $DJSH, $N300, $NSEI Commentary: Trade worries between US and China continue, China will likely fade, but Asia/Pac could be trading weak near term. PE DJIA at 24356.74, +0.75% moved higher Thursday. While DIA trades above 24000 it looks Bullish to 24750-25000. DAX at 12464.29, +1.19% is up, while support at 12100 holds, DAX […]
The Next 5 Years Dow Jones Industrial Average or the Barron’s Gold Mining Index? $DIA, $GLD, $SLV The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA) closed the week with its BEV plot under -5% for the 1st time since early March. No small thing for the Bulls, seeing the Dow’s BEV plot rising towards its BEV Zero […]
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 […]
