Daily State of the Markets

Yellen Waves Yellow Flag, Stocks Respond

Modern times demand modern thinking in portfolio design. Learn more... The S&P 500 closed at the highest level of 2016 on Tuesday. Thus, one couldn't be blamed for…

Is It Still All About Oil?

Modern times demand modern thinking in portfolio design. Learn more... There is no denying that the U.S. stock market has enjoyed a dramatic turnaround over the last 2…

Did Super Mario Succeed?

Modern times demand modern thinking in portfolio design. Learn more... Well that was interesting. For the past many years, QE has been the elixir that had been able to…

The Current Line In The Sand Is...

Modern times demand modern thinking in portfolio design. Learn more... While stocks have bounced in an impression manner of late, the question of the day remains the s…

A Look At The Big Picture Indicators

Modern times demand modern thinking in portfolio design. Learn more... With the markets having basically marked time yesterday, it provides us an opportunity to ignore…

The Indicators Tell Us...

Modern times demand modern thinking in portfolio design. Learn more... With the S&P 500 having moved higher for a third consecutive week and now sitting 9.3% above…

Has FOMO Returned?

Wanna know what happens when all the fast-money types get fooled at the exact same time? Yep, that's right; a short-covering/risk-on/hysterical panic on the first day of March, that's what. I am often amused by those who feel compelled to call/email/text to tell me with absolute c…

Near Term Action is Key

Although there continues to be a great many moving parts in this market, the key to the near-term would appear to be the price action. Cutting to the chase, the question of the day is if the recent break to the upside, which would seem to argue for higher prices ahead, has turned into the…

Should We Be Skeptical Here?

After a second consecutive week of gains in the stock market, most investors are likely breathing a sigh of relief right about now and a great many pundits can be heard proclaiming that the bear is over. To be sure, things certainly "feel better" in the stock market. And it is true that s…

What's Next After the Bounce?

Stocks enjoyed their best weekly gain of 2016 last week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up +2.62%, the S&P 500 rose +2.84%, the NASDAQ Composite advanced +3.85%, and the Russell 2000 was up +3.91%. Interestingly though, oil, as measured by the US Oil Fund ETF (USO), rose on…