FLASH: The initial shock at the success of this blunt and volcanic man who attacked all factions of both parties and assaulted almost every element of OBushinton political correctness and conventional wisdom, whose inaugural address was described at once by George W. Bush to Hillary Clinton as “some weird s***,” has mutated into a fear […]
Global-strategy adviser Parag Khanna describes the ways that the world economy is increasingly Asia-centric and will be moving even more swiftly in that direction. Here’s why More than 50% of the world’s population lives in Asia, where economies are growing quickly and becoming increasingly interconnected in culture, business, and trade. In this piece Parag Khanna, […]
$DIA, $SPY, $SOX, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: Managed money’s lack of conviction in the Y 2019 stock rally has become notorious, but managers retained faith in the Leadership. Hedge funds kept equity exposures light in this year’s advance, the relative size of their biggest Long positions remained “extremely elevated,” according to the latest research from […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: Larry Kudlow said Thursday on TV: “I think the Fed is moving toward rate cuts. That is my view. It is true in the open market, the funds rate has traded a bit high, but I think they are moving toward rate cuts.” Note: Slowing global growth has not […]
FLASH: Kellyanne Conway said on TV Sunday that the immigration problems in the country could be fixed “easily” but that Democrats are too anti-Trump to get the job done Sunday, White House counsel Kellyanne Conway taunted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), asserting there is malignancy among the Dems rank-and-file that’s causing “trouble in Pelosi paradise.” […]
$TSLA FLASH: Tesla stock under pressure, Musk’s leadership called into Question. Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) are under heavy selling pressure now on a slew of recent reports that shed light on Elon Musk’s leadership style. And it calls into Question whether employees believe he is suited to lead the company. Blind, an anonymous workplace community, […]
Equity investment markets hold lots of different risks for participants. And none is greater than the risk of erratic government policy, the growth of government bureaucracies and their oppressive regulations have resulted in the continuing loss of economic freedom for all Americans. Today, free-market capitalism is under attack by the political-social-intellectual-elite who really believe […]
Just 2 years ago Donald J. Trump humbly became our President and brought the country back to The American People. January 20th, 2017 will be remembered as the day The People became the rulers of the USA again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer… America started winning again, […]
John Hussman, PhD, aka The Perma-Bear: “At its core, investment is about valuation. It’s about purchasing a stream of expected future cash flows at a price that’s low enough to result in desirable total returns, at an acceptable level of risk, as those cash flows are delivered over time. The central tools of investment analysis […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The world enters Y 2019 with some uncertainty about the prospects for global growth. The US is the bright spot and 1 of the most powerful job creators and drivers of international trade. If The Trump Administration and the new Congress are able to work together, there are areas where […]
The FAANGs Drove the S&P 500 (SPY) Due South Monday $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FAANG Group: Apple, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc, Netflix Inc and Alphabet Inc shed between 3% and 4.8% on the day. Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 500 pointsm as a slump in Apple shares hammered the tech […]
US Trade Dust-up Causes Rift in Chinese Leadership A growing trade dispute with the US is reported to be causing rifts within China’s Communist Party, with some critics saying that an overly nationalistic Chinese stance may have hardened the US position. President Xi Jinping still has a firm grip on power, but an unusual surge […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Again, the big cap indexes are set up well. The small and mid-caps are near the old highs and testing. Earnings are set up, ready to drive market North. The Big Q: Will the EPS provide the catalyst? The Big A: Yes, accompanied with good […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX The big cap indexes are set up well. The small and mid-caps are near the old highs and testing. Earnings are set up, ready to drive market North. The Big Q: Will the EPS provide the catalyst? The Big A: Yes, accompanied with good guidance […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX This week it is President Trump and President Putin’s Summit in Helsinki Finland, but there is a lot to move markets during this week. President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki Monday, and that is the main event this week. But earnings […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action as President Trump bears down hard on trade issues, focuses on SCOTUS pick, teeing up NATO demands and the Putin Summit. The market will tell us now if the Key moves Thursday and Friday on moderate volume will hold […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action as President Trump continues coming down hard on trade issues, and NATO next. Over the past few weeks we have a lot of pundit chatter about a market top, and stocks sold into the test during that frame. Notably, new […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action President Trump coming down hard in trade issues, the The Congress’ continuing dust up with the DOJ and FBI. S&P 500, DJIA posted oversold bounces as growth was favored for a 2nd session running Some new areas are attracting money […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action in light of the recent NKorean peace summit, no US-China trade war, and President Trump the The Congress’ harangue with the DOJ and FBI. US, China trade tariffs; market held up well. Economic data good not great, better coming […]
Thailand Asserts Financial Leadership in Southeast Asia Thailand is forming and leading a new Southeast Asian fund for infrastructure and development projects, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told a Summit in Bangkok Saturday to counter reliance on China and the other Asian giants. The fund, which Thailand will jointly manage with 4 countries in the […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market action in light of NKorea peace talks, no US-China trade war, and the keep’em guessing shambles President Trump left the Canadian G7 Summit in. Thursday was a bit dicey in the US for the NAS Comp, but it recovered […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market indexes in light of looming Korea peace no US-China trade war and the current NFPs. Note: Former US President Barack Hussein Obama, though he likes to take credit, did not set the economy up for this super recovery, what […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX Looking at the major US stock market indexes in light of looming Korea peace and no US-China trade war. Overall, last week saw the major US stock market indices holding their ranges, trying but not breaking out, RUTX will try harder this week. There are solid […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Looking at the major US stock market indexes in light of no US-China trade war. The Major Market Futures as of this writing S&P 500 SPC1 Jun 18 $2,728.80 +15.80 +0.58% NAS 100 Future NQC1 Jun 18 $6,923.75 +49.75 +0.72% Last Friday, the major US stock market indices were […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Looking at the major US stock market indexes technically The major US stock market indexes made good on Key reversals last week, moving through the near near term resistance. The pause to refresh Friday was on the cards, and a couple of days rest works to […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Looking at the major US stock market indexes technically Last week we saw break North off of support in the patterns or at the trend-lines. Volume just OK, good breadth on the move. Let’s see if they can hold the moves. DJIA marked a doji Thursday […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX This market cannot make much of strong earnings report. The NAS Comp gaped up over 115 points, gave it back. Fairly goo Bullish stock index patterns remain but upside is used to sell aka distribution. Good patterns in lots of stocks and sectors are failing to provide […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season is in full swing now, and ramps up with FAANG’s GOOG (23 April atm), AMZN (26 April atm). Many others are scheduled to report too, The Bulls are looking for these leadership stocks to trigger a new leg North. There are lots of […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season begins in earnest last Friday and is in full swing now. And, President Trump did not telegraph his move on the surgical attack on Syria, so the market was not effected. Later, after the strike was finished, the Pentagon said it hit all […]
Investors Rotating Leadership form QE ‘Winners’ to QE ‘Losers’ $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Analysts are expecting investors will shift their holdings as the realization sinks in that the Fed is committed to raising interest rates until a major event compels the central bank to reverse course. That means investments that had strong gains during a […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season begins in earnest this week. The bar is set high, and participants are hoping they do not disappoint, and since stocks have come off about 8% in value ahead of earnings there is a clear path o higher prices if earnings are solid […]
Stocks Selloff in Leadership Change, Tech’s Under Pressure $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Monday, the selloff in technology majors deepened wiping out the tech-heavy NAS index’s gains for the year and pushing the benchmark S&P 500 below a Key technical mark for the 1st time in nearly 2 months. All the 11 major S&P sectors were […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Last Thursday, the Month/Quarter ended higher ahead of a 4 day Holiday Weekend, so the Big Q is does new money enter and help extend Thursday’s move, and do gains hold. And let’s not forget the volatility, will it calm. Remember, a market rally has to […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Global stock market look soft this week. Between the media trade banter, Month/Quarter end re-balancing and the Easter holiday-shortened week things can happen, even nothing much, as many Wall Street traders are on Spring vacation. Expect quiet on the G-10, and data fronts given the […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Another big economic data week ahead. The FOMC meets Tuesday and Wednesday, and is expected to raise rates 25 bpts at the meeting. The other big econo news will be Existing Home Sales, Leading Economic Indicators, Durable Goods Orders, and New Home Sales. And in […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The leadership is leading the big moves on the indices with some to new highs, others attacking the near term resistance on the way to highs. Explore the laggards with good patterns, they are getting the time they need to complete patterns and join the […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX This is a Big data week, beginning with ISM Services Monday followed by US jobs data Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Last Friday bounce was on some Short covering and strong buy orders, it may continue the move up to start this week. The market sold […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX I hit my marks again last week on the clear break North. Friday’s light volume action may be countered or at test Monday, that is not a bad thing. There is an old trader’s adage: Buy Monday, sell on Friday has truth to it. Often […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The US stock market was closed Monday for Washington’s Birthday, aka President’s Day The rest of the world sans China was open, we will know early how they fared and what to look for at the Bell in the US. On the Fibo retrace North […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: Where does the Fed stand in this volatile stock market? The Big A: For the past 9 years the Fed has stood behind this rallying US stock market. Every serious dip was met with the Fed waffling on is plans to remove […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: To buy or not to buy? The Big A: Maybe yes, maybe no, see below. Looking through the selloff, find the stocks that held, lots of good ones did. Then watch to see if they hold up during further selling Monday and Tuesday, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street, Prediction Edition $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, and again hitting my targets, the sentiment is high and the positive momentum is Strong in here. The market will dip (negligible), pullback (-3 to 5%), correct (-8 t0 11%) or keep running ahead. Some if not many investors are afraid in here, […]
Highly Successful People Remove Catalysts for Failure There are 2 Key mental shifts that occur in the lives of all highly successful people. Many make the 1st, not all make the 2nd. Both shifts require mental stretching from conventional and societal ways of thinking, these shifts require people to unlearn the negative programming from their […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street, Prediction Edition $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, hitting my targets, the sentiment is high and the momentum is Strong in here. Here is the predictions: In this earning scenario we are likely to see the S&P 500 at 3,257 in Y 2018, archive it. The market continues finding new leaders […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, hitting my targets, no predictions yet, but the sentiment is high and the momentum is Strong in here. DJIA look Very Bullish to me 26,000 in sight, that is the Key resistance. DJIA +228.46 at 25803.19, NAS Comp +49.28 at 7261.06, S&P 500 +18.68 at 2786.24 NAS Comp: +5.2% YTD DJIA: +4.4% […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, hitting my targets, but no predictions yet. Friday’s finish: DJIA +220.74 at 25295.87, NAS Comp +58.64 at 7136.56, S&P 500 +19.16 at 2743.15 NAS Comp: +3.4% YTD S&P 500: +2.6% YTD DJIA: +2.3% YTD Russell 2000: +1.6% YTD The Big Q: Will the managed money keep coming in? The Big A: It […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX I hit my predictions for Y 2017, but I will not make any early ones for this year until the last week in January or the 1st week in February, although the trend is clearly up. On the year NAS Comp: +28.2% YTD DJIA: +25.2% […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX What we saw in the US stock market last week was not damaging to the technicals. The DJI and S&P 500 are extended, but the action this week did not suggest they ready to roll over. That may come as the market moves into the New Year, […]
President Trump is Right, “America First” President Donald Trump is right to take an America First approach to foreign policy, former Senator Joe Lieberman said in a TV interview During an appearance Senator Lieberman was asked about President Trump’s national security speech Monday that outlined America’s strategy moving forward. “It’s America First, which frankly it always […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX As expected the Fed hiked interest rates as expected. Much more data to come this week, including: Housing starts, Existing Home Sales, GDP third, Philly Fed, Leading indicators, Personal income and spending, Durable Goods Orders, New Homes, Michigan Sentiment. Overall, the US economic data is […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The rising stock prices and steady increases in home values powered American household wealth to $96.9-T this Fall, the Fed said last Thursday. US wealth has made a remarkable comeback since the Great Recession, when it dove more than $10-T to $56.2-T, not adjusted for […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Again, Wall Street analysts are predicting another up year for the S&P 500 Index (SPY) The NFPs report is due out this week. Some are saying that the market is being called too high, and the Bulls Vs Bears supports the calls. It is a […]
US Warns NKorean Leadership of Utter Destruction in Any War The United States warned the NKorean leadership that it would be “utterly destroyed” if war were to break out, after Pyongyang test fired its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile, putting the US Mainland within range. The Trump Administration has said all options were on the […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Wall Street analysts are predicting another up year for the S&P 500 Index (SPY) It is worth taking notice what would be accomplished if that prediction happens. At 2,800, the average estimate of 9 strategists tracked points not only to another year of all-time highs, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings season is finishing up, and the indices performed well through out the season, keeping the October/November move alive. Options Expiration saw some adjustments, just as a consolidation in NAS Comp and some big names broke higher, but then saw some selling on expiry. How those issues work […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There is a lot of US economic data this week to digest. Including but not limited to: PPI, CPI, New York and Philly PMI, Retail sales for October, Inventories, Capacity and Utilization. Last week the big names that just broke out of bases tested their […]
San Juan, Puerto Rico’s Mayor is ‘An Opportunistic Politician’ A back-and-forth war of words has erupted between US officials and San Juan’s Mayor in the wake of the storm that crippled Puerto Rico and left it without electricity as residents sought to recover from the hurricane damage. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz, a member […]
Trump Seeks Higher Ground, GOP Brass Lose the Balance of Power As usual with President Trump’s more imaginative moves, the arrangement with the Democratic congressional leaders to defer the debt-ceiling issue for 3 months and pass hurricane relief at once was a more important step than it appears. The Key element of it is that […]
Hong Kong is the World’s Top Stock Market $HSI, $TCEHY, $PNGAY, $AAPL, $FB Among the world’s biggest stock markets, there have not been any better investments YTD than Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index But under the surface of that 25% rise, gains are getting more concentrated, and that means for some shares, volatility is on […]
These are the Key Leadership Qualities, Do You Have Them? Vision, passion, and integrity are the well known leadership traits. But, there are several more Key qualities and some of them have been perceived as weaknesses. These traits can be developed and nurtured to help further the abilities as a leader, at work, in community, […]
The European Union is Failing, Why? What will the future of the European Union be? Bruce Thornton projects a solution to their future that lies in the EU showing greater respect for the diversity of cultures of its member states. He states, “The challenge facing Europe today is not just reforming its economies or crafting saner immigration […]
The Qatar Crisis: Signs of Weakness The decision by some Persian Gulf and Arab nations to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar is indicative of the deep crisis brewing in the region over the lack of real Sunni leadership. This situation could represent an opportunity for Israel if it treads lightly. The decision by Saudi Arabia, […]
Commentary: The Continuing Funding of the US Government We are all aware that next week Friday, 28 April the US government funding for the remainder of Y 2017 runs out. My prediction is that Congress, coming back this coming Monday from 2 weeks off, will pass a 2 week CR (continuing resolution) to give them […]
Distinguish Yourself, Standout as a Leader If you want to inspire the people around you aka leadership, thenfocus on developing the characteristics that make you a standout leader. According to new research conducted over 3 years by Mark Horwitch and Meredith Whipple Callahan at Bain & Co, they identified 4 groups of characteristics, and types […]
Communication Strategies to Build Credibility Starting a new enterprise or a new job can be challenging. You know that you have a lot to give, but the people you are working with have little to no experience with your skills. So, it takes times to make an impression. Remember that it’s possible to lead from […]
Applying Zen Principles to Leadership We all know that successful leaders delegate effectively, communicate clearly, coach and mentor their staff and think strategically. But leadership is more than these commonly understood principles. It is about thinking creatively, innovatively and managing change successfully. There are 7 aesthetic principles of Zen that, if we apply to our […]
The Leadership is Bouncing Around, Uncertainty Abounds $SPY, $JPM, $C At 1st glance, the US stock market in Y 2016 is nothing like it was last year, when Winners kept winning and gainers were concentrated in a handful of leadership stocks. But, now the leadership keeps bouncing around. Since January, the S&P 500 Index’s strongest […]
Women it the Workplace 2016 More than 75% of CEO’s include gender equality in their top ten business priorities, but gender outcomes across the largest companies are not changing. Women are less likely to receive the 1st critical promotion to manager, so far fewer end up on the path to leadership, and they are less […]
The 6th Annual James Beard Foundation Leadership Awards The 2016 honorees will be recognized at the annual awards dinner on October 17 at Hearst Tower as part of the James Beard Food Conference in New York City. Food Tank is a media partner for this event. The honorees are Greg Asbed and Lucas Benitez, John Boyd, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Beginning mid-afternoon Thursday and into the close Friday participants saw 1st hand the power of the of Wall Street when it moves the market South, as over 1-B/shares were exchanged on the NYSE. If there is a bounce early this week it has hold in […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The the US stock market has trended higher on the recent economic data but over the past 7 weeks has not made a significant break higher on S&P 500, DJIA, 5 weeks on the NAS. SOX has been the leader with a steady, slow, move up […]
There is Growing Evidence That Obama’s Foriegn Policy is Failing When US President Barack Hussein Obama travels to Asia next week, he will try to reassure leaders in the region that he still has the ability (read political power) to deliver US approval for the sweeping Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), even though the 2 Presidential candidates […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings, GDP numbers, Fed, BOJ and ECB decisions, NFPs report all out. Wall Street ignored most of it for a few weeks, got nervous traded down and saw some light, ran North and broke out on low volume Friday. And by the way the US job […]
Donald Trump Traveling in Scotland Takes ‘Measured’ Approach to Brexit Donald Trump played down the financial market turmoil in the wake of Britain’s ‘leave’ the EU vote,on a visit to his Trump International golf course in Aberdeen, Scotland Saturday. There Donald Trump was asked by reporters if he was worried about the volatility in financial […]
Wall Street Guessed Wrong, UK Votes to “Sever” from the EU $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX, $GLD, $USO, $GBP, $USD, $JPY The liberals have been beaten, the polls were wrong, the people have taken back their country. The voters in Great Britain have chosen to take their country out of the EU leaving their government’s leadership […]
The Real Barrier to Iran’s Economic Revival By now it has become clear that Iran’s expectations of an immediate economic revival following the nuclear deal were unrealistic. Tehran thought that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) would restore its severed links to the international financial system and to sources of foreign investment. Instead, the […]
Ivanka Trump, “America is getting to know my Father.” Donald Trump’s eldest daughter defends her father, lauding him for having revived and elevated the political discussion in America. In an interview last Friday, Ivanka Trump, described as her father’s most influential adviser, said the country is just learning about “who he really is.” “He has […]
Donald Trump the Disrupter is a “Really Good Thing” Donald Trump has just had a very good week. The majority of the polls show him running even with Hillary Clinton nationwide and in Key swing states, like Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Polls are not perfect, but they are telling us that the anti-Trump argument that […]
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton Neck & Neck in Key States Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are running Neck & Neck in the swing states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll, but Bernie Sanders still in the race hobbling Mrs. Clinton. The potential matchups show: Florida: Clinton at 43%, with […]
Two More Top Executives “Ankle” Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) $TSLA Tesla’s Q-1 earnings came in at a $283-M loss. Two Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) production chiefs are leaving the EV country as it struggles to launch its mass-market Model 3 car and increase production. According to filings and media reports, the departures follow a rocky production start […]
