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The US Dollar Index broke above a 2 year range following the election in November. It staggered and came back to retest the break out in the first days of December. but then turned around and marched...
Emerging-market stocks had a strong 2016. There were overshadowed by record setting stock market indexes in the US and political events, but the Emerging Market ETF (NYSE:EEM) rose 35% from its low in...
Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:Humana (NYSE:HUM), stock price had moved mainly sideways for more than a year into early November. The last 3 months of that was a very tight...
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT)Abbott Labs, ABT, peaked in August of 2016 and started a saw-tooth move lower. 3 steps found it at a bottom, at a higher low, in December. It hovered there for the rest...
Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw following the first FOMC meeting of the year and the employment report, the Equity markets had a strong week and looked primed for the next...
China has long been a place that Western culture does not understand. Economically we talk of their economy as a series of made-up data points. We point to masses of empty housing units and ask how...
Oil has been a mess the past week. Large oil stocks are flailing. Beyond that, many segments of the energy sector have fallen 10% or more over the last 2 months. It's getting ugly. But when I look at...
The US Relationship with China has been a hot topic since the general election ended. Mainly because of President Trump’s strong views about or trading role with China and their role in...
The Dow Jones Transportation was a drag on the broader market for all of 2015. And most of 2016 was only slightly better as it moved sideways after an early bounce. It was not until November 2016 that...
Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC), is not only one of Warren Buffett’s favorite banks for good reason. The stock had a strong move higher from a 2011...
American Express (NYSE:AXP)American Express, AXP, gapped up in October and after a brief digestive move, started higher. It made a top in early January and has been consolidating since. As it marks...
A weekly excerpt from the Macro Review analysis sent to subscribers on 10 markets and two timeframes. Last week’s review of the macro market indicators saw heading into February that Equity...
Consumer Staples are that sector that your parents invest in. Steady companies, with 50-year-old products. Boring stuff like bleach, Cheerios, diapers, toilet paper. Not very exciting and definitely...
When I drove from Cleveland to Lima last weekend I went past 100 miles of corn fields. Nothing but stumps of cornstalks cut off 1 foot from the ground. So this may seem like a silly question months...
Gold ended 2016 with a whimper. The last 2 months saw it fall from 1315 to a low of 1125, almost 15% lower, thanks to a strong USD and perhaps Donald Trump’s policies. Whatever the cause, the...
The U.S. dollar moved into a channel between 93.50 and about 100 at the start of 2015. It had several touches at both the bottom and the top of the channel over the next 22 months before breaking the...
Here is your Bonus Idea with links to the full Top Ten:JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM), started higher out of consolidation after the election, like all financials. And like all financials it...