List/Grid Author Archives: Green Faucet
Don’t Fight Central Banks, But Be Afraid
Every once in a while someone summarizes the big picture in a simple way. Bill Gross of PIMCO noted the following in his most recent investment outlook:
Don’t fight central banks, ...
Trading the Amazon AMZN Retracement to Start December
Strongly trending stock Amazon.com (AMZN) is currently pulling back in retracement mode after six straight days of upside gains.
Let’s take a look at the current pullback, note key ...
Are We Heading for a Repeat of 2011?
Worst Week Since 2008 Financial Crisis
Below is a quick refresher course on the 2011 events that led to the “most volatile week in stocks since the 2008 financial crisis”. From ...
Will Washington Gridlock Scuttle Stocks?
The weeks of uncertainty continue, as we ask whether political gridlock threatens the economy and the markets.
Last week I predicted a week of focus on the Fed, including more clarity ...
Mr. Market Reconsiders Disinflation/Deflation Risk
Inflation expectations have fallen moderately this year, but the stock market has trended higher. Is this a sign that the new abnormal is history?
Before we consider how to respond, ...
Flexible Migration Strategy
Investors Flee Bond Fund
When the world’s largest bond fund sees over $7 billion in net outflows, it tells us the tide may have turned against the bond market bulls. From Bloomberg:
The ...
A Vacation Snoozefest?
In last week’s prediction for the week ahead I guessed that it was time for action. That was an accurate guess for the bountiful news flow, but not so much for the markets. We ...
Most Extended Stocks to End July
Let’s update our ongoing stock scan of the uptrending stocks most overextended and downtrending stocks most under-extended stocks from their 200 day Simple Moving Average.
This scan ...
Fed Creating Print-Push Demand For Stocks
Don’t Fight The Fed
What exactly does the expression don’t fight the Fed mean? The Fed wants to drive asset prices higher (stocks, housing, & commercial real estate). The Fed ...
Jobless Claims Fell Last Week, Close To A 5-1/2 Year Low
New filings for unemployment benefits skidded last week by a healthy 24,000, settling at a seasonally adjusted 334,000 through July 13. That leaves new claims near the lowest level ...
