Market Overview

Timing the market might seem like a mystery, but with the right tools and a little practice, it’s all about recognizing patterns and acting decisively. Whether you’re a seasoned trader or just...

The global financial and investment landscape in 2025 will be defined by technological advancements, macroeconomic shifts, and geopolitical dynamics. Let's take a look at key takeaways, that...

We focus on the S&P 500 priced against the currency in circulation, the secular trend change in the bond market and its implications and close with comments on Gold, Silver and the yield...

Trump to declare national emergency to impose tariffs. Dollar rallies, 10-year yield climbs to highest since April. US stock futures slip as markets digest Trump’s rhetoric. Dollar Rises, Propped...

United States Recent business surveys suggest that the clean election outcome has led companies that delayed investment and hiring due to election/regulatory uncertainty to start putting money to...

The S&P 500 finished the day essentially flat, up 16 basis points—little changed overall. The key focus remains at the 5870 level, which was tested again yesterday. We’ve discussed this level...

Global financial markets are preparing for an important year, 2025. Changes in currency markets and commodity prices will bring both challenges and opportunities for investors, traders, and market...

ADP private sector payrolls report for December missed street expectations with a gain of 122K, while the street was expecting 139K. This was the 3rd straight month of a slowdown in hiring, and well...

Defense stocks have been in a downdraft heading into the new year. President Trump’s intent to de-escalate geopolitical conflicts and end the war in Ukraine with funding cuts is causing concern...

Trump’s rhetoric overshadows US economic developments. US stocks could suffer from strong US data and hawkish Fed minutes. Weak risk sentiment supports gold as bitcoin drops. Trump Rhetoric Creates...

Incoming US President Donald Trump has pledged tariffs of as much as 10% on global imports and 60% on Chinese goods, plus a 25% import surge on Canadian and Mexican Products would upend trade flows,...

There’s a lot to discuss, with markets moving quite violently in all directions—it’s hard to know where to begin—the economic data triggered much of yesterday’s movement. The JOLTS report came in...

That's the problem with deploying play-acting as "solutions:" play-acting doesn't actually fix the problems at the source, it simply lets the problems run to failure. By now, we all know the name of...

We get the impression that some major sentiment extremes are close. In particular, we appear to be at/near peak optimism about the US stock market and the US dollar, peak pessimism about the US...