So when does bad news become really bad instead of being good? Lately, the mounting bad news on the US economy has been good for stocks as investors’ belief in the bullish power of lower interest rates – and...
Last time, I hope I convinced you that most of the conventional ideas on how markets work are simply wrong. For instance, I had the example last time that the gold price is not correlated with the dollar, except...
Hands up all those who are sick and tired of Brexit? I thought so. If you noticed, I rarely mention it in my market coverage – unlike the vast majority of financial pundits who believe it is the main...
Last time, I told how I managed to nail a Dow high on Monday 4 March around the 26,000 region but was not sure if this was the start of the long-anticipated wave 3 down. Recall there was a...
Having taken a two-week break to sunnier climes, I am back at my desk wondering if anything happened while I was away. Apparently, not much – except stock markets topped of course. But being on holiday did not mean...
As stock market bears gasp in disbelief, the Dow powered into even higher highs in the scorching post-Christmas rally yesterday. Does something smell fishy to you about this stunning move? It certainly did to me – until I discovered...
Long time readers know that I place great store in measures of sentiment both in each specific market and in the wider economy. That is simply because it is the waves of sentiment that drive the financial markets according...
January was a record-breaking month for shares (but not all) – just as was December, but in the opposite direction, of course. If you had taken a vacation in the winter sun in those two months you would have...
I rarely mention politics here – mainly because most of the utterances from our glorious ‘leaders’ have a certain entertainment value, but little else for serious traders. But I just had to laugh when I came across this little...
I couldn’t resist this. Hell has frozen over! Yes, the little town of Hell, Michigan is in the grip of the polar vortex (town sign also frozen over). Are you a ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ type of...
I am planning to hold an online seminar soon and would like to check with you if you would likely attend and the topics you would like me to cover. I would appreciate your help by completing this very...
I have started to put videos on my Facebook page – tramlinetraders – that are timely and cover important aspects of how I trade using my Tramline Trading methods. These are live in real time as I record them. ...