The Fed has clearly pivoted. It indicated at its December FOMC meeting that, for all intents and purposes, it was done hiking and the “dot plot” is projecting three quarter-point rate cuts in 2024 against a soft landing backdrop. Fed Chair Jerome Powell was given ample opportunity to push back against the dovish narrative. Instead,...
Mid-week market update: The Fed delivered a dovish pause today. In addition, Powell was given opportunities to push back with bearish scenarios, such as raising concerns over the recent risk-on rally as a sign that financial conditions are loosening, or the elevated levels of super-core inflation, but he declined to do so. It is becoming...
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...
The Zweig Breadth Thrust buy signal in early November sparked a price surge and a price momentum chase. Already, the S&P 500 made a late-day charge above 4600 for a new recovery high. The price momentum factor is defined as stocks that beat the market continue to beat the market. The red line in...
Mid-week market update: Another day, another sideways consolidation price action in the S&P 500, which is typical of seasonal pattern in the first half of December. Beneath the surface, I am seeing numerous signs that the market is still poised for the year-end rally. Supportive sentiment First of all, sentiment models...
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