Machine Tools Down in February
The Machine Tool industry had a bump at the end of the year, which we set our watches by every December. But it was very moderate. Now as of February,…
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April 25, 2016
A Prime Machine Tool Builder w/ a Hyped Twist falls flat in Q4
I used to get freely distributed emails (i.e. non-premium) from a well regarded service based in the UK. They struck me as very smart and very buttoned down. What they…
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January 28, 2016
December SEMI Book-2-Bill Ticks Up, Machine Tools as Well… as Expected
We had been reserving the SEMI data for private posts when we were scouting for changes to the previous trend, but since we noted the trend change in real time…
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January 27, 2016
Machine Tool Sales Unsurprisingly Decline Again in October
Here is the latest 'units sold' data for the Machine Tool industry. New equipment sales continue to decline and used equipment kicked up a bit. We are once again at…
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December 10, 2015
NFTRH+ Trade Setup; Fanuc
Well, here is Mr. Inverted H&S showing up again. We had something similar in BEN last week, something similar potentially on RUT/IWM... indexes, stocks, US, global... these bounce patterns seem…
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November 2, 2015
Japan: No Need to Add Stimulus, Machinery Declines Again
What do you know? The BoJ is holding firm this time (unlike Q4 last year when they blew up the Yen and were part of what seemed a coordinated effort…
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October 8, 2015
July Machine Tool Sales: Show Me Uptrend!
Right in line with the information I got from a former industry colleague back in July, Machine Tool sales data have continued to degrade. Click for a larger view of…
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September 2, 2015
June Machine Tool Sales
Sales of new Machine Tools (blue line) bumped up in June. Apparently they adjust this data but don't make mention of revisions. The graphical representation through May, while still weak,…
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July 29, 2015
On Japan, Robotics, Machine Tools & Manufacturing
A while back we noted that machine tool sales were continuing to fade and that there was alarming news from my boots on the ground source in the industry centered…
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July 28, 2015
Machine Tools Fading
I heard from a former associate who reads this site (hi Pat!) that things are continuing to degrade in the Machine Tool area. As a reminder, here is the latest…
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July 16, 2015
Small Bounce in Orders
Courtesy of EDA, here is the data graphic showing a small bounce in Machine Tool sales in March... As well as in equipment for multiple industries... It's not a big…
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April 28, 2015
Machine Tool Sales Data Continue to Degrade
EDA has compiled US Machine Tool sales data for January and it was not good at all. This is the leading edge of manufacturing and it is trending lower. 'But…
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March 5, 2015
December Machine Tool Data, Not Good
I have been awaiting the December Machine Tool sales data from EDA, assuming we'd get another year-end ramp up (especially with IMTS this past September), like clockwork. Well, the clock…
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February 5, 2015
Canary’s Alive & Well
Excerpted from this week's Notes From the Rabbit Hole (NFTRH 327), a 35 page report covering economic data and indicators, US and global stock markets, commodities and clear technical and…
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January 26, 2015