DAX is Unequivocally in a Major Bear Market
The chart below plots the DAX against off its Apr-15 high vs. the paths it took off its two other most recent and major structural highs, those being the Mar-00 and Oct-07 peaks that led to 65% and 55% bear…
Nigh is the Day of GREXIT?
Much has recently been made about this past weekend’s leak regarding a recent discussion two senior IMF officials had over triggering an “event” that would force Greek to comply with the EU/IMF demands heading into negotiations re: upcoming debt maturities. The timing…...
Chart Dump
I spent all weekend looking for attractive looking charts across all SPX industries. Below is a dump of the most compelling ones....
Time to Revisit the Airline Out-Performance Idea
One of the calls from this site that I’m most proud of is the long airline thematic I began laying out in spring-12 well before the group took off and well before it was fashionable to own it. Revisit these…...
Increasingly Likely that the Past Year Has Been a Consolidation Pause Paving the Way for a Blow-Off Equity Rally
I increasingly struggle to find bearish historical precedents that line up with the market’s tone, tenor and structure over the past ~year. Though I was able to nail the collapse that came in Aug-15 right before it occurred and correctly saw…...
Draghi Disappointment Unlikely, but Half-Life of Intervention Diminishing
Below you’ll see the ratio of the EUFN (MSCI Euro Financials ETF) vs. XLF (US Financials ETF). Note the long-term downward sloping channel b/t lines (1) and (2) it’s traded in over the period in which we have trading history…....
Additional Signs of Reflation and Implications for Gold
Earlier today in this post I discussed that the Producer Price Index for all commodities, or the PCAC Index (Bloomberg ticker), was signaling the potential for a strong global reflationary event to occur in the intermediate-term. I wanted to build on…...
Multi-Decade Break-outs in Gold vs. Various Industrial Commodities Signals Major Monetary System Change Afoot
Proportional end demand by the industrial sector is exceedingly larger for crude (all), copper (all) and silver (~50%) vs. gold (~10%-15%). Keep the above in mind when looking at the three charts below which plot ratios of gold vs. all three aforementioned…...
A Look at Gold Miners
I’ve relentlessly made the case for gold on this site over the past year or so, believing a major bottom was approaching. Less focus has been placed on the miners, but it’s worth visiting that group as the rally they’ve…...
MSFT Attractive vs. AAPL
I’ve beat the tune of the bullish MSFT drums on this site dating back to 2013. Most recently I suggested a spread trade b/t it on the long side and an INTC short on 1/9/16 in this post using this…...