Market Overview

In last week’s discussion with Thoughtful Money, I noted that we are becoming more “tactically bearish” as we progress into 2025. While we have remained primarily bullish in equity positioning over...

If you draw enough lines on a stock chart, one of them is bound to predict the future accurately! Given that technical analysis is perfect in hindsight and flawed in foresight, many investors mock it...

From March 2022 through August 2024, there was widespread concern that the tightening of monetary policy by the Fed over that period would cause a recession. It was the most widely anticipated...

Gold has been grinding sideways for the better part of several months now, weighing on sentiment. Late October’s mounting bullishness is long gone, deteriorating to apathy. But gold’s recent high...

BranchOut Food (NASDAQ: BOF) invigorated its market with news of ramping production, improving revenue and profitability. The stock is up 200% from its 2024 lows and still has a solid move ahead of...

Stocks and gold have been “predictable” as we approach Inauguration Day. “Predictable” taking the form of our previous “to or through the election” view for the 2024 bull, which was ginned by the...

Fed’s Waller hints at first half rate cut, but dollar edges up. Wall Street slips despite solid US retail sales and strong bank earnings. China GDP beat also fails to lift markets as Trump...

Markets brace for impact ahead of Trump’s inauguration. BoJ seen raising rates at first gathering of 2025. Euro and pound traders turn gaze to PMIs. Canada and New Zealand CPI data to shape BoC and...

Retail sales came in at $729.2 billion in December, a gain of +0.4% for the month. This was below the street's expectations of a gain of +0.6%. But still another record high. November's results were...

Oil hits $80.00! The highest level since August as supplies tighten and CPI eases. It also appears that the toughening of sanctions is starting to take a bite especially because Germany seizes a...

Key Takeaways:  Annual inflation accelerated up to 2.9% in December from higher energy and food prices.  Stripping out food and energy, core inflation rose 0.2% from a month ago, less than expected...

Mixed US CPI report results in a risk-on-market reaction. Both stocks and bitcoin record sizeable gains. Today’s US data prints could upset markets again. Yen benefits from BoJ rate hike talk; pound...

Gold Rises as Markets Expect More Fed Rate Cuts After CPI Release Gold (XAU/USD) increased by 0.7% on Wednesday as the US dollar (USD) weakened following the release of lower-than-expected US...

Market volatility has become a recurring theme lately, driven by multiple factors that contribute to investor uncertainty. These factors include persistent inflation, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,...