Recent levels for the equity put/call ratio suggest investors are exhibiting extreme equity market bearishness. A cluster of readings above 1.0 have occurred…
Last week the Fed released minutes from its most recent meeting and the minutes gave an indication the Fed was near pausing and/or slowing the pace of interest…
The pace of the Federal Reserve's interest rate increases has been the fastest on record. On a year over year basis the rate of change for the Fed Funds rate…
The Federal Reserve's aggressive push higher in the Fed Funds rate has resulted in mortgage interest rates following suit and rapidly moving higher as well…
These rate hikes are an effort by the Fed to rein in inflation by making it more expensive to spend or finance purchases and more expensive for businesses to…
Dogs Of The Dow: An Outperforming Strategy In 2022
With only two months left in the year, the 2022 Dogs of the Dow continue to maintain an impressive performance advantage over the Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices…
The current investing environment has been especially challenging due to the fact most investment vehicles have generated a negative return this year. The…
Employment data released today gives some indication the job market is weakening. The Challenger Layoff report for September shows job-cuts increased 46% month…
The month of September is living up to its reputation as one of the worst performing months during calendar years. In just the past two weeks alone the S&P 500…
An Economic And Market Environment Difficult To Evaluate
Much of the economic data is giving off conflicting signals making it difficult to assess the future direction of the market. However, if the Fed is nearer the…
On Friday the markets digested comments from Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell that came from the Jackson Hole economic symposium. Based on his comments,…
For some equity market strategists, their primary focus in evaluating the market's future direction is the price action of the market itself as well as the…
