Stick a fork in the Nikkei’s 20-year downtrend
One of the two most notorious trendlines in the macro financial landscape over the past few decades has been the downtrend in Japan’s Nikkei 225…
Chart: 20-Year Nikkei Trendline Broken ________ More from Dana Lyons, JLFMI and My401kPro.
The V-Bottom is STILL in fashion
The V is baa-aack. No, not the dreadful yet alluring mid-80’s sci-fi, quasi-cult classic mini series wherein aliens arrive on Earth in a mother ship…
It’s Make Or Break Time For Commodities
In 2001, after having been mired in a secular bear market for more than 20 years, commodities embarked on a new bull market. The Reuters/Jefferies…
Largest Monthly Reversals In Stock Market History
Piggybacking on yesterday’s post about October’s clutch tendency to launch rallies, today’s Chart Of The Day looks at this month’s big bounce off its near 7%…
(Mr.) October living up to clutch month reputation
In the equity investment world, the month of October has typically received a bad rap. Much of it deserved, given the number of ignominious events…
Smart Money Decreases Crude Oil Shorts By Record Amount
On July 3, our Chart Of The Day showed the net positioning in Light Sweet Crude Oil futures among the various groups tracked by the CFTC.…
Sharp rallies on low volume a short (and long?) term concern
We’ve mentioned on numerous occasions that we do not include volume as a significant input into our market analysis. So why 2 posts in three…
Biotech ETF IBB: Cup-&-Handle Breakout Enough said. ________ More from Dana Lyons, JLFMI and My401kPro.
Time for a Brazilian Lift? With a burst of 1% daily moves over the past month, investors have gotten a sudden dose of volatility in…