A cresting tide?

Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade.   The Trend...

Why “Sell America” isn’t equity bearish

I have been fairly cautious in my U.S. equity outlook in these pages, but that doesn’t mean I am equity bearish. The accompanying chart shows the progress of different major regional stock markets priced in USD in the last 20 years. With the exception of China, whose stock market doesn’t reflect its economy, stock prices...

The S&P 500 nears a ceiling

Mid-week market update: The S&P 500 has been a little stronger than I expected as it tests upside resistance. I would urge traders to exercise caution as the market is exhibiting negative RSI divergences. Even though these kinds of divergences can persist for a while, they nevertheless indicate limited upside potential.       A valuation...

Bullish Exhaustion = Pullback or Consolidation

Preface: Explaining our market timing models We maintain several market timing models, each with differing time horizons. The "Ultimate Market Timing Model" is a long-term market timing model based on the research outlined in our post, Building the ultimate market timing model. This model tends to generate only a handful of signals each decade.   The Trend...

Don’t buy that TACO just yet

TACO stands for “Trump Always Chickens Out” in trade negotiations. Financial Times journalist Robert Armstrong coined the term “TACO trade” as a colourful way of characterizing the Trump Put. When questioned by a reporter, Trump turned livid when he learned what TACO stood for.   It is in that context when, later in the day,...