The latest BoA Global Manager Survey is a dramatic illustration of market anxiety. In July, 18% of respondents believed that a U.S. recession was the biggest tail risk. That figure surged to 39% in the August survey, which was taken August 2–8 right at the height of the market panic. During the market...
Mid-week market update: I wrote on the weekend that investors should watch for signs of an O'Neill follow through day for bullish confirmation of the rebound. A follow through day can occur as soon as day 4 (last Friday) of a rally. It’s defined as the index rising 1% or more on higher volume...
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...
After strengthening rapidly, the Japanese Yen (bottom panel) has stabilized has stabilized in the 140-150 range. The 10-year Treasury-JGB spread also stabilized and found support. So did the Nikkei Average after suffering the greatest one-day decline since the Crash of 1987. The Bank of Japan sounded a dovish tone when deputy governor Shinichi Uchida said...
Mid-week market update: Is the worst of the Japanese risk-off episode over? The Nikkei formed a bullish harami pattern when it recovered on Tuesday, but the recovery candle formed an "inside day" compared to Monday's massive downdraft. As well, BOJ deputy governor Governor Shinichi Uchida calmed markets and struck a dovish tone when he said...
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