We know that the Dow Jones Industrial Average is off more than 10% since July 1 in a correction that has investors all over the world rattled. But here’s the thing… I’ve been able to p...
This week wasn’t a good week for my core market health indicators. My measures of market quality, trend, and strength all fell even as the market rallied on Thursday and Friday. This isn’t what th...
The latest NYSE margin debt figures came out this week showing another drop during the month of December. Moreover, the level of margin debt has now spent a few months below its 12-month moving averag...
Well just when you think Central Banks can’t get any more stupid Japan’s central Bank announced it is joining the likes of Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark with negative short run interest ...
In its Q3 2015 earnings report, TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (TPH) reported $97.0M in cash and cash equivalents. Thanks to real estate inventories, total assets come to $3.1B. TPH’s cash and cash equival...
The U.S. total rig count dropped 18 to 619 in the last week with a drop of 12 in oil rigs (to 498) as the ongoing lagged drop of crude drives rig counts every lower. Perhaps oddly, given the rig count...
Silver prices had given up near to 50% of their gains from the rally which started on January 12 and the $13.72 level. While I anticipated a decline in yesterday’s outlook, the current drop is slig...
Over the last couple of week’s most of the weekend reading list has been attributed to the market’s stumble since the beginning of this year. Importantly, as we rapidly head into January’s close...
The latest Eurekahedge report says that regional mandates for the month of December 2015 produced quite mixed results. Asia ex-Japan managers yielded the best results, gains of 1.45%. Their Japanese c...
After the Bank of Japan action… I have let things settle out and even though I am short an investment bank, a bank index and a Semi equipment company, I am positive on the day. That is not to mini...