The Fed is leaning to the hawkish side but stressed that it is data dependent. In the penultimate week of May, we get both an update on the worrying first quarter with updated GDP data as well as a lo...
On 4/20, the SPX rally that started at 1810 came to an end at 2111. From that point, the index declined until it reached 2040 — which was mentioned repeatedly as an important support level R...
In November 2015, Hewlett Packard announced it was splitting into two new companies. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) now handles the software, server, and storage aspects of the previous co...
Over the past week, sentiment calculated from the Twitter stream for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) suffered some deterioration. Daily prints were mostly negative and 7 day momentum is trying to break th...
We delve into the implications of negative interest rates, and what they are really saying about the soundness of the financial system. In short we have too many rich people doing nothing productive w...
The Federal Reserve these days seems to want to focus on employment as a reason to justify rate normalization, hinting just this week about an “active” June meeting coming up.Of course, th...
Welcome to edition 309 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying decreased last week with insiders buying $75.93 million of stock compared to $79 million in the week prior. Selling increased with insiders s...
USD/JPY The USD/JPY pair rose during the course of the week, but struggled at the 110 level. Because of this, I think that we will still have quite a bit of bearish pressure in this market, especially...
It is time for investors to face the facts. An interest rate hike is coming sooner rather than later, with some speculating that a hike could come as early as next month. While the market is still pr...
Gold: With gold extending it corrective weakness the past week, further decline is envisaged. However, with its price action on Thursday and Friday, we may see it return into its consolidation range...