Good Things Come In Small (Cap) Packages
December pullbacks in small-caps have led to extraordinarily favorable returns into year-end. This post is an addendum to our piece on Monday regarding the strong December…
Broken Commodities Continue To Crush Investors
Since breaking key support 1 year ago, commodities have continued to drop, setting a 13-year low today. This post is not one that is going…
The Janu, er, December Effect
What used to be the “January Effect” of out-performance by small cap stocks has moved to December Typically in life, we see that when a…
Semis Breaking Through Resistance?
Semiconductor stocks may be breaking above the layers of resistance we highlighted in October. OK, we’re not talking about that kind of semi. Although, if…
Asian Tiger Cubs Set Up For Trouble?
After failed breakouts earlier in the year, the charts of the Asian Tiger Cub markets suggest more trouble may lie ahead. We’ve mentioned several times…
Is It Too Late To Sink Your Teeth Into F.A.N.G. Stocks?
It would not be unprecedented for trendy issues like the F.A.N.G. stocks to continue on to much larger gains. OK, full disclosure right off the…
Even The Rally In Large Caps Is Narrowing
The bull market in U.S. equities has narrowed over the past 6 months as strength has become concentrated in large cap stocks. Recently, strength has…
Global Shipping Rates Run Aground
A key indicator of shipping rates just made an all-time low. With speculation running wild surrounding the first potential rate hike in 9 years at…
Irish Stocks Hit 7-Year Highs
Ireland’s stock market is one of the first to hit new highs following the recent correction. No, this is not a comment on the college…
“Easy” Money Over For European Stocks?
After mounting a solid bounce off the September lows, European equity markets are now running into resistance. First off, I placed the word “easy” in the…