Market Overview

Despite the expected selloff in September, we remain on track to a very positive year for stocks Bonds, on the other hand, can't seem to catch a break Historical data points to positive Q4 performance...

Stocks finished yesterday lower as rates pushed higher again and spreads widened. The 10-year climbed to 4.69%, and the help to spread between the ten and the two widened to -42 bps, which is...

Gold and silver prices slid lower to close out the third quarter. Entering trading for the fourth quarter, the metals are back, once again, in the middle of the range where they have languished for...

Perhaps one of the most important qualities necessary to survive long-term in this business is an open mind. As I've lamented a time or two hundred over the years, too many investors are focused on...

Market Overview: S&P 500 Emini FuturesThe monthly S&P 500 Emini Futures chart formed an Emini pullback within a broad bull channel testing the 20-month exponential moving average and the bull...

Here's My Top 4 October 2023 Trading Tips for Gold, Stocks and ForexGot Octoberphobia?! 

Gold prices fall further, pressured on multiple frontsYen loses ground after Bank of Japan intervenes in bond marketDollar stable ahead of some key data and Fed chief PowellGold realigns with...

Despite the ongoing challenges in the market, there are still reasons to be optimistic. Historically, we're entering a period of strong performance in for the S&P 500. With that in mind, we listed...

Last week was all about financial factors, primarily interest rates. But this week was all about the real economy, notably the United Auto Workers (UAW) strike and the pending government shutdown....

The week promises a plethora of economic data, starting this morning with the ISM manufacturing data at 10 AM. This will be followed by Jay Powell participating in a roundtable discussion with Philly...

We do not want to walk down the political aisle. Nonetheless, what person can turn their heads away from the Sunday deadline on funding the government?The aftermath of a shutdown will most likely...

Anytime during the trading day in the last few weeks, when the 10-year Treasury yield moved to multi-year highs, the dollar strengthened, and stocks got wobbly.I don’t really have an opinion on...

The PCE price index increased by 0.4% vs. an estimated 0.5% monthly. Likewise, the core PCE price index increased by 0.1% vs. an estimated 0.2%.The Fed’s decision to maintain the interest rate...

USThis will be a busy week in the US with a looming government shutdown, an expanding UAW strike, a lot of Fed speak, and an NFP report that could show hiring fell to the lowest levels since early...