Continual improvment in the labor market and PMI indicators confirming robust expansion are providing more than sufficient evidence for the need to taper Fed asset purchases and normalize rates…
A strong manufacturing report indicative of an expanding economy, plus the Memorial Day weekend’s sharp uptick in travel and leisure activites, aligned nicely with the post-pandemic reopening investment theme. Both of these fundamentally improved the demand outlook for…
On the surface, today’s stock market results were mixed and relatively unchanged. Deeper analysis indicates sellers are in control and bulls are not as eager to commit new capital, especially in …
In my opinion, which is what this blog is at the end of the day, this month has been mainly one continuous period of churning. Today the market sided with growth, which is mostly represented by technology stocks. Lower interest rates played a supporting role in the above as
The market seems to be unable to decide if it prefers value or growth. Fickle investors once again sold technology stocks in favor of buying more cyclical plays, e.g.
Technology stocks are exhibiting a disproportionately larger in-flow of volume dollars, which indicates that investors have not completely abandoned the sector or growth. Bullish economic data, with respect to
The risk-off trade is dominating investor sentiment. One place where this is clearly evident is in cryptocurrencies which are undergoing a savage correction. Meanwhile, the US Central Bank, aka the Fed Reserve, is beginning to pivot from its accomodative monetary policy. The latest minutes show some of its members are more open to discussing the tapering of asset purchases. The implication of such is
This evening’s comments will be brief due to schedule conflicts. My outlook for the markets is short-term bearish as momentum continues to decelerate. The breadth of volume contraction is what concerns me the most. Investor sentiment towards the buying of stocks, especially…
Although today’s economic calendar was light, data in Manufacturing pointed to expansion in this phase of the business cycle. Pent-up demand is driving this growth and putting upward pressure on commodity prices, such as Gold and Oil. Energy and Basic Materials stocks easily outperformed the stock market indexes and all other major sectors. The Federal Reserve, for its part, provided…
Even though the market ended the week with an impressive two-day rally underscored by the superior performance of large-cap tech and small-cap stocks, it was not enough to prevent a weekly loss. In lieu of this, a few new insights were learned about the character of this market or its cycle: