As FOMC meets to discuss what everybody knows... The Fed is likely to signal a March interest rate hike and that further policy tightening is coming "The Fed is likely..."…
Using the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures as examples, let's bring the US market correction up to date. Monday played out to one option we had noted, which would…
When gold could rise during inflation You know, I rag on inflationist gold bugs a lot. And it's with good reason. They are usually wrong. It's not as simple as…
Some interesting charts as the VIX got overdone to the upside and stocks did so too, to the downside. As noted in the linked VIX post, regardless of whether a…
VIX spike is getting excessive Regardless whether this is the start of a bear market (and the changing moving average trends on the VIX indicate it could well be), the…
Let's take a roundup of the 'gold vs.' ratios with the reminder that all of these charts would represent counter-cyclical and/or dis-inflationary signaling when they rise. We'll use GLD for…
USD has bounced to the 50 day moving average As anticipated, USD (DXY) has bounced back to former upside target #2 and the underside of the SMA 50. This on…
The screenshot tells about #690's intentions, and the report followed through on those intentions. It's not a time for automatic thinking, it's not a time for undue fear or emotion…
As noted a few times previously, the XLV/SPY ratio has indicated bear markets on two of its previous three signals. These came in 2000 and in 2008, while the 2011…
Gold vs. Inflation Expectations; a low being made? A weird ratio chart here. Gold (GLD) vs. expectations about the thing that too many gold bugs believe should be the prime…
When originally managing a potential pullback in the US markets back in Q4 2021 we noted, but (I) did not necessarily expect that the lower gaps could fill. We noted…
Personally, I am not convinced that this is still just a routine correction in the US stock market. But as certain table legs get kicked out from under the market,…
As the US stock market corrects... US indexes are largely intact, and that includes NDX, even as everybody hates Tech now. SOX is intact too, but as we've noted for…
