Government Shutdown – for a few days. Earnings season is moving along and nothing seems to be able to stop this market from going higher. M&A activity in the biotech space starts the week off with a surge and economic conditions have been upgraded for most developed countries around the world. Analysts are upgrading stocks […]
Do Markets want to go higher? Investors are happy to keep buying and buying. Nut, how high can we go? Starting to hear comments like TTM – To The Moon makes us wonder if euphoria has taken over and logic has been all but scrapped. Cryptos crash, crude surges, economic conditions strengthen and earnings season […]
What was thought a short-term anomaly has turned into a crazed trend. Just say the word blockchain and stocks move straight up. Markets continue making new highs and start the new year with a bang. Analysts are scrambling to upgrade price targets. Apple is being sued by the French government under the Planned Obsolescence laws […]
Out with 2017 and in with a brand new year. Will it be a repeat of the last twelve months or not? Now that most of the exciting news and catalysts are known, what will market participants look for to keep the bull going forward? Plus, the winner of the DH CTP Cup, a dissection […]
It was a year for the record books. Plenty of money to be made by just letting the markets do their thing. What is shaping up for 2018? Bonuses paid to employees after the tax bill passed may help to push up wage growth and force the Fed’s hand. News on tepid demand for the […]
The end of year is around the corner and there is a buyer’s stampede to the finish. With the Tax Report Bill destined to pass and the Fed remaining dovish, markets have been riding higher. The Fed keeps on telling us that there is no inflation – but what are others seeing? We get to […]
Money is flowing into most asset classes at a breakneck pace. Markets are hitting new highs as investors look for the next catalyst to improve corporate profits. The Fed is about to conclude its two day meeting with a rate decision – investors are cheering the move (whatever it is going to be). Bitcoin at […]
The Senate passes their version of the tax bill -will a few unforeseen last minute entries. Markets are happy, then not-so after investors dig into the results. DJIA plunges 350 points on Friday after learning that Michael Flynn will be cooperating with the FBI – and subsequently recovers most of the losses. Going into year […]
All news leads to Bitcoin. As the cryptocurrency flies toward the $10k mark, many are asking how high can this go? North Korea is at it again, launching an ICBM into the Sea of Japan. Markets are unfaszd. Amazon has taken over the world and that has Jeff Bezos now worth over $100 billion. An […]
Junk bonds are starting to roll over, Treasury spreads are tightening and the yield curve is flattening. Is the bond market trying to tell us something? A preliminary razor/shave report and updates on markets, the tax plan, China’s economics and world events. Plus the latest on the GE Closest to the Pin and more… […]
