Oil prices have jumped over $6 a barrel since the Hamas attack on Israel as a geopolitical risk premium became embedded in the oil price. The surprise attack brought up memories of the Yom Kippur War 50 years ago, in which the armies of Egypt and Syria launched a simultaneous surprise attack on Yom Kippur...
Mid-week market update: The S&P 500 bounce stalled at the 4380-4400 resistance zone, which is just below its 50 dma. I continue to believe that the next major move is up. Here’s why. Bond market tantrum Stock prices have been affected by the tantrum in the bond market. The price of...
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...
About a week ago, market anxiety was high over surging Treasury yields, which was attributed to concerns over a soaring fiscal deficit and a rising supply of Treasury paper. This led to upward pressure on the term premium, or compensation for holding longer duration assets, and real yields. Here’s what has happened since...
Mid-week market update: This relief rally from last week’s lows has been stunning. The stock market shrugged off a hot employment report, a Middle East war that could set off an oil price surge, and a hot PPI print this morning to rise 3.5% off last week’s lows. But it may be time for a...
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