It’s a Bear!
The bear is back! Yes, the bear is back, but its still a baby. And what a week! QQQ and SPYG are both in bear territory, and SPY isn’t far behind. I had meant to do this week’s blog on AI and the Hype Cycle, but in view of the crazy goings-on this week I […]
Tariffs
Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs. That’s all we seem to hear about in the financial press and MSM (MainStream Media). Of course, we are interested – after all it is having a marked effect on the markets – so let’s try to sort out what is real and what is hype. I don’t want to go through […]
Does Volume Matter?
Does Volume Really Matter? This market really doesn’t know what it wants to do. It tries to go up; the bears step in. It tries to go down; the bulls step in. There’s a fair bit of trading going on – QQQ hasn’t had a day with below-average volume since 20th February, SPY has had […]
Death Cross
ITM OUT Signal. Yes, it’s a death cross. All good things must come to an end – and that includes bull trades. We’ve got quite used to this one, having been in it for almost 17 months, but the last few weeks have been horrid, culminating in the 10/200 death cross, the ITM OUT signal. […]
Is it a Bear?
Is it a bear market? — DEATH CROSS ALERT – PLEASE READ! — It’s what we are all wondering after another horrible week. So, let’s face it head on. Are we entering a bear market? The prophets of doom are out in force: Investing.com Morningstar Motley Fool Business Insider Financial Times Marketwatch Should we join […]
Is It Serious?
6 down days in a row! All in all, it was a pretty horrible week. All those red candles! Not conducive to one’s equilibrium. I wondered – like you, I am sure – what it meant and how often it happened. The answer is: not very often at all. Only twice in the past 5 […]
