The Unexpected
Expect the Unexpected. This blog is coming to you from the roadside just outside of Le Bugue, in the Dordogne. I am stranded. Wearing a gilet jaune. But that’s a story for later in the blog. Let’s get down to business. One up, one down That’s the last 2 weeks. The first was all up, […]
It’s a Bull!
ITM IN Signal – Please Read Well, it was yesterday! On Saturday I wrote: We’re looking at a bull, baby as it may be. We wanted a bull – and now we have it, But why, oh why, I ask, does the market always wait until I am on holiday before deciding to start a […]
Consolidation
Consolidation means boredom. What an uninteresting week. After all the wild rides we’ve been having recently I guess we should welcome it, but it still feels boring and boredom is NOT a trader’s best friend. It often leads us to do something dumb just because we feel we should be doing something. But is it […]
Bye Bye Bear!
Bye Bye to the Bear! At least for the present. The recent dip, while unsettling, seemed to lack conviction. It had – to me – the hallmark of a hysterical reaction to political doom sayers, rather than a measured response to economic conditions. But you can never be sure, hence the decision to get out […]
AI: Bubble or Hype?
AI: Bubble or Hype Cycle? Tariffs and market volatility are starting to become the new normal; market fluctuations have become yesterday’s news. Instead, we have the return to the AI ‘bubble’ and dire warnings about following the ‘tech wreck’ of 25 years ago. But is it a bubble? Market bubbles occur when there is a […]
Trading the VIX
Trading the VIX. I had a great week full of ‘ah ha’ moments, mostly provided by my wonderful readers. Firstly, Jim alerted us to the STOCKHISTORY function, then Eric told us about DeepSeek VIX analysis, Baja Pete about the SVIX (the VIX Futures ETF) and George tipped me off about the 50/200 death cross. Eric […]