When In Doubt

When In Doubt

The market has a go-to plan when in doubt The Q1 attribution has been very different versus past quarters Attribution studies for Q1 for all the major indexes  Another flip flop day with the stay at home and reopening baskets I'm adding a Cannabis ETF as a new long...
When In Doubt

First Call March 31, 2021

S&P futures up 0.1% in Wednesday morning trading after the major US equity indexes finished mostly lower in the prior session. However, small caps resumed their recent bounce and sectors were mixed. Asian markets mostly lower overnight with Taiwan and Japan among...
When In Doubt

Is The Retail Investor Getting Bored?

There is evidence that the newly minted 2020 retail trader is getting bored and losing interest There are a lot of indexes and stocks that have declined and are holding support levels  I have a lot of charts of stocks that are at support levels If they don't hold...
When In Doubt

First Call EXTRA March 30, 2021

Today's First Call has a bunch of extra charts as I will be out of the office mid-morning to get my second shot Focus on Bonds both daily and weekly, USD, Euro, Swiss currencies I will have another note out later today S&P futures down 0.3% and Nasdaq futures down...
When In Doubt

Margin Call 2021

Last week's big and incredibly wild liquidations will have profound effects going forward You just might not notice it at first A generally weak day with negative breadth but it's Mega Cap to the rescue A lot on this note so don't miss it Bonds, Bitcoin, Tesla, Gold,...