Despite being on the brink during Fed week, stocks have roared back from the edge amid much bearish MSM comment, such as this one: How to prepare your portfolio for a crash. And another: The market crash is coming...
The Dow closed lower last week but there is a curious divergence between the all-conquering FAANGS and the Nasdaq (home to them all). The Nasdaq is pushing up towards a new ATH while the FAANGS remain near last week’s...
Now we know – the party’s not quite yet over. The Fed lowered by 0.25%, the stock market fell and then recovered yesterday to post new ATHs in the S&P and Nasdaq – but crucially, not in the Dow. ...
There is one Golden Rule in trading I observe and that is: Always Expect the Unexpected. Although I have been bearish stocks since the January high, last week’s events gave me pause for the immediate downturn. Not only did...
Regular readers will know I have been not so patiently waiting for this. It is a common observation that currency markets often extend trends far longer than you think possible. In Elliott wave terms, we see many extended fifth...
It must be great to be at the annual shindig at Davos every winter, mixing with the bigwigs of global finance and politics and receiving all their pearls of wisdom. Or not. Since I am rarely invited, I have...
I recently came across this quote from the infamous James Joyce novel Ulysses: “The movements which work revolutions in the world are born out of the dreams and visions from the peasants’ hearts. ” He was writing in the...
My track record for getting major calls about right is pretty good. On 2 July, I asked: Is gold reaching a top here? And a few days later, gold made a high of $1375 and has traded down to...
Long time readers of mine will know that the ‘fundamentals’ do not drive the market. It is purely aggregate sentiment that moves it. Yes, a ‘shock’ report may give it a kick (such as the Brexit hit to sterling),...
The world is changing- fast. The old certainties are being overturned at a hectic pace – and women are taking over. Here in the UK, we have only our second female prime minister in history (Maggie blazed the trail...
Market Commentary Another week of stock market churning higher and then lower by several hundreds of pips. The Dow is trading at the same level as in December – it has gone nowhere in five months, despite all...
Market Commentary With the Nasdaq and S&P 500 making new highs last week (with the Dow noticeably lagging), investors are demonstrating their unbounded belief in the future. Long-term readers of my WW will know that I believe...