Monthly Archives: July 2015

FOMC Could Set Stage For 2015

Financial markets usually slow down in the summer. But the coming week could provide some indication of how the rest of the quarter will pan out. The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decision will take center stage and along with the U.S. second-quarter growth report investors should have a better idea of what the rest of…

Amazon Soars On Earnings

Amazon had an absolutely amazing end of the week last week after the company surprised Wall Street analysts with their earnings report for the second quarter. Amazon’s market cap now even exceeds the next largest retailer, Wal-Mart (WMT). Today, we’ll take a look at the earnings, what happened after the report, and discuss what I…

T2108 Update – Bearish Signs Accumulate Just Above Oversold Condi...

T2108 Status: 28.0%T2107 Status: 34.8% (a 9-month low!)VIX Status: 13.7 (8.7% gain)General (Short-term) Trading Call: NeutralActive T2108 periods: Day #190 over 20% (overperiod), Day #1 under 30%, Day #5 under 40%, Day #45 under 50%, Day #62 under 60%, Day #261 under 70% Reference Charts (click for view of last 6 months from Stockcharts.com):S&P 500 or SPYSDS (ProShares UltraShort…

Bond Market Upheaval Is Upon Us

Since the beginning of 2009, the U.S. 10-year yield has averaged around 2.6%. Consequently, most investors feel that interest rates have nowhere to go but up. However, from 1930 to 1955, the U.S. 10-year yield also averaged 2.6%. That’s 25 years! There was even a double-digit annual inflation rate after World War II, yet rates stayed low….