The Week Ahead

The Week Ahead

Two major issues facing the markets Coronavirus and Bernie Sanders continued strength will dominate the news this week Coronavirus is spreading from a "China Only" and "transitory" story to something more grave  S&P bullish sentiment has made a negative divergence...
Tipping Point Or Turning Point

Tipping Point Or Turning Point

The Coronavirus fears continue around the world The US equity markets might have started wake up to the risks  Taking profit on Dropbox with it up 22% today Adding SPY and QQQ tactically short  Have a great weekend To access this post, you must purchase Small...
First Call February 21, 2020

First Call February 21, 2020

S&P futures down 0.3%. Stocks on track for a mixed performance this week. Fairly quiet session thus far with coronavirus outbreak and economic data receiving the bulk of the attention. Asian equities mostly lower overnight with South Korea and Hong Kong the big...
Tipping Point Or Turning Point

Stocks Fall For No Reason

Stocks are trading heavy today on no specific news that we haven't known for weeks and months There have been a lot of signs of speculation  Where is the value in the markets? Is Apple too big a percentage weighting for Berkshire Hathaway? I'm getting a little more...
First Call February 20, 2020

First Call February 20, 2020

S&P futures down 0.2% Asian markets mixed overnight. China a standout, up nearly 2%, while Japan posted a modest gain and Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan all declined. European equities are weaker. Treasuries firmer with some curve flattening. Dollar extending...