The market is hiding a secret in plain sight. Ever since the “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariff panic, trade war tensions have been in retreat, and the S&P 500 has regained all of its losses and achieved fresh all-time highs. This has happened against a backdrop of continuing uncertainty over tariff levels imposed by the U.S....
Mid-week market update: It's remarkable how resilient the stock market has been in light of the challenges it's facing. The S&P 500 ended an upper Bollinger Band ride last week and it's been consolidating sideways. The newsflow has been mostly negative, and stock prices have been given lots of opportunity to retreat but the index remains...
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...
I have been bullish on gold for several months (see 2025 High Conviction Idea: Gold). Since that report was published, gold prices have risen over 25% in USD. More recently, it violated its rising trend line in all major currencies except the Japanese yen, which may be a technical warning of a tiring bull. Is...
Mid-week market update: Investors have seen this movie before, which I described as a Trump collar. As the accompanying chart of the trade war factor, Trump shown a pain point at which the market anxiety, as measured by the VIX and MOVE Index, rises enough that he moderates his course on tariff belligerence. As market anxiety...
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...
It’s official, my long-term market timing model has confirmed a buy signal at the end of June. It first flashed a sell signal in late January when the 14-month RSI of the NYSE Composite exhibited a negative divergence when the market made a new high, but RSI didn’t. Now it flashed a buy signal at...
Mid-week market update: I suggested on the weekend that the animal spirits were back. Indeed, the market may be undergoing a broadening in breadth and leadership. NASDAQ 100 stocks are coming off the boil, and med- and small-cap stocks are showing signs of life. That's a welcome short-term sign that this rally may have more...
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...
So far, the Middle East truce is holding and oil prices have begun to normalize. An Economist article featured analysis from the Ceasefire Group that studied ceasefires between 1989 and 2020 and found about half were successful, one-third collapsed and the outcome of the remainder were inconclusive. Of Middle East ceasefires, about half failed. ...
Mid-week market update: One of the bullish tripwires I outlined on the weekend has triggered (see Buy the Cannons: Exploring the Bull Case). The small cap Russell 2000 ETF staged an upside breakout through the neckline of an inverse head and shoulders pattern, with a measured upside objective of ~250, which represents a potential upside...
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...
As expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. The Fed Chair acknowledged a high degree of uncertainty about the effects of tariffs: “Ultimately the cost of the tariff has to be paid, and some of it will fall on the end consumer. We know that’s coming, and we just want to see a little...
Mid-week market update: As expected, the Fed stayed on hold today and took a wait-and-see attitude on the timing of rate cuts. While economic data has softened recently, as evidenced by the decline in the U.S. Economic Surprise Index, the Fed is still waiting for clarity on the effects of tariffs on inflation to make monetary...
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...
In the wake of the tame May CPI report, the Trump Administration publicly pressured the Fed to cut rates on social media. CNBC reported that Trump called Powell a “numbskull” and he “may have to force something” if Powell doesn’t act.
Mid-week market update: One of the running themes of the TV show, the X-Files, is a poster on the wall of FBI agent Mulder with the caption "I want to believe". As the S&P 500 breaks out at the 6000 resistance level and Street strategists scramble to their index targets, I also want...
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...
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...
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...
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