Final 3rd Quarter Stock Review: Doom

Folks, the entire quarter was punctuated with below normal volume, higher bond yields, and massive distribution by large accounts on higher moves. Cheered up yet? […]

A Dark Reminder For the Stock Market From 1987

I have been known to be a bear. Hell, I’ve also been known to preach some doom, gloom, death, destruction, and the end of civilization. […]

Today the FOMC Will Probably Make Things Worse

Way, way, way back in history, I penned an article and a warning: Powell and the Fed Screw up Again In that piece I stated […]

It’s Time for the Pre-FOMC Stock Market Chartfest

Good evening gang! It has been a while since I’ve commented on the markets outside of social media, but this is as good a time […]

09.17.23 2130 ET: Uh, Who Died in the Bond Market Tonight?(Updated 09.18 0430 – All is well?)

09.18.23 -0430 ET UPDATE – Whatever died decided to come back to life or the fat finger was cut off: It’s bizarre, there were a […]

A 1979 Inflation Flashback Returns to the Modern Era (Video)

Tonight I had planned to pen a piece on something else. Then one of the accounts I follow (and you should also) QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) […]

An Old Story from 2007 With a Modern Day Twist

I normally do not dig back in my archives to post my older stuff again unless it suddenly becomes relevant in the conversation of the […]

Jay Powell Can Not Win Today

There is this growing theory of thought being promoted on the Bubblevisions (financial television) that the Federal Reserve is done raising rates. It is promoted […]

One IPO to Indicate the Bubble is Almost Over

On Wednesday Better Home and Finance finished their SPAC period and went public this morning with a price of $17.45 per share. The concept is […]

Why Friday’s Jackson Hole Symposium Matters Now More than Ever

The constant debate between television economists and FinTwit commentaries (Financial Twitter) is that the statements and papers submitted by Federal Reserve members, including the Fed […]

08.17.23 BREAKING NEWS: Bitcoin Crashes $3000

There are craters and then there a crashes. Today nothing is not correlated and there is something big happening tonight, apparently starting with the crypto […]

08.17.23 17:15 ET – China Evergrande US Unit Files for Chapter 15 Bankruptcy

This is about to get seriously interesting as US investors might have just been handed a “participation” trophy for the misguided speculation in Chinese real […]

The Stock Market Sends a Stark Warning

Thus far the US stock markets are trading in “meh” territory. What is “meh” one might ask? Yup, that will do it. Volume has been […]

The Doom Stock Chart for the Week

You want doom, depression, and agony? I got it. Bears will love this. Bulls will cry. But the reality is that charts don’t lie. Almost […]

08.02.23 BREAKING NEWS: Fitch Downgrades Fannie & Freddie in Concert with US Debt Downgrade

But don’t worry, be happy. From FitchRatings tonight: Fitch Downgrades Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ‘AA+’ Following Sovereign Action; Outlook Stable Full statement: Wed […]