Stock Market

Interest Rates

Risk ‘ON’

I have a short position against the S&P 500 and despite Friday's EoD reversal and yesterday's down day, as noted to subscribers in an update, I don't feel very good…

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February 10, 2015
NFTRH Interim Updates

Market Update

Wax On (US Jobs), Wax Off (China Trade Data)

Friday’s and Today’s global markets give a clear picture of cyclical (stock markets) vs. counter-cyclical (gold).

Friday was US ‘jobs’ at +257,000, above expectations.  The stock market was positive for much of the day until it reversed.  Gold got hammered.

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February 9, 2015
NFTRH

NFTRH 329 Out Now

How to promo... how to promo?  NFTRH 329 took a hard look at the realities of what happened last week and despite an end of week reversal (below SPX key…

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February 8, 2015
NFTRH Interim Updates

Market Update

The Non-Farm Payrolls report comes out at 8:30 US Eastern time.  It’s a tough call on what the market wants to see.  The market is as capable of celebrating a bad number (Fed on hold!) as it is a good one (economy is still humming!).

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February 6, 2015
Stock Market, US

Biotech Inverse the Stock Market Lately

Isn't it interesting that one of the few sectors in an unbroken bullish uptrend, the Biotechs, are down hard today as the stock market gets the relief bounce (a bear…

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February 3, 2015
NFTRH Interim Updates

SPX Key Parameters

The potential bear trap and bounce noted in yesterday's update is following through today and now it is time to set its parameters. To keep things simple, let's use a…

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February 3, 2015
NFTRH

NFTRH 328 Out Now

Another solid report this week.  I know that because it helped me out yet again in trying to understand all the components in play across markets; all the tops spinning…

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February 1, 2015
NFTRH Interim Updates

Market Notes

Well, that was a heck of a post-FOMC reaction.  As if the slightly redone wording actually said anything more than 'we may raise interest rates by mid-year and then again,…

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January 29, 2015
Stock Market, US

Updating US Stock Markets

The other day pre-open, we noted that the market was at a decision point.  Well, it seems to have decided and it's not pretty. That's a gross looking pattern on…

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January 28, 2015
Stock Market, US

Stock Market Decision Pt.

In NFTRH 327 we noted that the markets were at a decision point, sitting in a neural zone for the short-term.  An example of this neutrality being the S&P 500,…

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January 27, 2015
NFTRH

NFTRH 326 Out Now

There is a lot happening across global financial markets.  We go in depth into US stocks, review global stocks, make sharp points about commodities, cover macro indicators in depth and…

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January 18, 2015
NFTRH Interim Updates

NFTRH; Market Notes

As if it were as easy as all that the market looks like it is trying to find support after we noted its state in pre-market.  It is not as…

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January 16, 2015
Inflation & Deflation

Bounce

What I mean by "Bounce" is not necessarily in the stock market, which is a candidate for one.  But in the inflation story.  Per the post on T bonds and…

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January 16, 2015