I have seen this many times, back in 2008 and 2009, February 0f 2020 and today for instance, our daily readership drops off dramatically during a panic. I would guess this is because we try to follow a contrarian philosophy,…Continue Reading →

Market response today confirms a breakout is in play. How low could things go, I have no idea, The 200 day average of our Macro Algo is 43 % down from todays lows at 11:00 CDT. That would be kind…Continue Reading →

This week we have seen the first part of the great unwind of three years of hype and P/E Multiples. What the market seems to ignore is that it needs to primarily deal with the dislocations associated with the move…Continue Reading →

The market is headed down. 2500 points down in the Dow does not necessarily mean 7500 more points down (1/3 in the first leg), but it might. Here is our Macro Fed Influence chart, shot taken at 9:30 AM CDT….Continue Reading →

It may be time to take a look at the cyclically adjusted price-earnings (CAPE) ratio, Campbell and Shiller (1998) to help gauge whether the stock market is overvalued. Two of the three inputs interest rates and potential growth rates, can…Continue Reading →

Baring a steal by the Supreme Court, where everything that we know comes unglued, the election is essentially over. So the market needs to do some digesting. My positions are in place, I will now just watch, this is a…Continue Reading →

Listening to the CNBC talking heads this morning, I hear the word Volatility being mentioned a lot. This is a reappearing pattern when they are scared but would not ever express the idea that the market is in trouble. Note…Continue Reading →

The Stimulus game continues. See Friday’s comments. Trump, Mnuchin, and Pelosi do the good cop thing, McConnell and the Republicans do the bad cop thing. As the election appears to be continuing to move to the Democrats side, the desire…Continue Reading →

Here is our Fed Influence chart updated through10:00 AM today. First, one has to keep in mind that this is an election market and that the people controlling the large piles of speculative cash are Trump supporters by and large….Continue Reading →

Here is what has happened, overall Macro index remains extended but well below August 7 highs. Here is the table of Macro inputs as of 11:00 AM CDT What is the point? The S&P and Nasdaq are out of sync…Continue Reading →

What is the main cause of stock market crash of 1929 and 1987? Experts conclude the crash occurred because the market was overbought, overvalued, and excessively bullish, rising even as economic conditions were not supporting the advance as well as…Continue Reading →

It is very simple, Republican politicians see the writing on the wall, they are going to lose the election, maybe even the Senate, so why not follow the playbook used after Obama’s election. ie, try to make the economy look…Continue Reading →

It’s still COVID. Stock market charts are being stretched but the bigger picture beyond this one measure is getting more dire. Here is the chart I follow on COVID cases. It turned up late yesterday. No surprise, the pushback on…Continue Reading →

One of my favorite actors and comedians, John C. Riley, occasionally in the past portrayed a Dr, Steven Brule, an academic kind of character who went into great depth in explaining some kind of phenomena in great detail, and then…Continue Reading →

This is a time to preserve for economic textbooks of the future. Chart updated at 10:00 AM CDT today.