NFTRH; Santa Updated

I am taking my own advice and not getting greedy about Santa.  Profit was taken on MSFT, INTC and AAPL along with a loss on crude oil. On the smaller…

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Market Sentiment Update

NFTRH 322 got sidetracked into some in-depth economy stuff, starting with the Semiconductor sector and fanning out into capital equipment sales, large bank loans , consumers and the whole ball…

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NFTRH 322 Out Now

A solid 33 page market report that went further into some economic nuts and bolts than originally planned.  Hence, it went out late and this little promo is a single…

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USD and Yen

Catching up on Uncle Buck and Johnny Yen, we return to the monthly comparison chart.  Yen continues to search for a low to bounce from if it is going to…

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NFTRH; Semi Sector & Stock Market

Semiconductor Equipment Book-to-Bill The Semiconductor Equipment book-to-bill ratio for November is out and it improved per the table below.  I will work the data into a graph similar to the…

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Clean Energy, Dirty Chart

Considering the fundamental information in yesterday's post about the PV Equipment market, and this chart of the Clean Energy Fund PBW, I think it is safe to say this is…

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NFTRH+; DAKT

The quick recap is that DAKT (Daktronics) had weaker earnings and gross profits due to operational issues and capacity constraints.  The result was a hard decline at the end of…

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Updating Intel

Now that we have the FOMC hysterics, the Russia hysterics, crude oil hysterics and Greece hysterics (have I missed any?... oh yeh) put to bed for a moment, maybe we…

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NFTRH; Post-FOMC Market Update

From yesterday's ETF update: "TIP-TLT continues to indicate that the Treasury market perceives no inflation issues whatsoever.  Indeed, the whole world is worried about anything other than inflation right now. …

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Worldwide PV Equipment Bookings/Billings Down

It just just a small appetizer for the main course, which will be the Semiconductor Equipment sector's Book-to-Bill ratio coming out soon.  But for now, here is the latest PV…

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2 Horsemen Diverge

The 2 Horsemen of the Apocalypse are riding divergent paths again, this time with the Gold-Silver ratio popping (implying systemic stresses) and the US dollar declining. Interpretation?  Well dear reader,…

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Hype Kills; Crude Oil Edition

Remember the 'Peak Oil' hype that was promoted far and wide as trend followers disguised as financial analysts exalted the likes of T Boone Pickens, Jim Rogers and a host…

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