
Is it Too Late to Short the Yen?
Not in my mind. My earlier post today on the Nikkei/Yen showed that their current respective 26 week RoC is as positive/negative (most upper-left) as it’s ever been. As I pointed out, the only time in history where the scatter-plot…...

Something Major is Afoot in Japan
Scatter of 26 week RoC in NKK vs. Yen. Last two weeks red – most upper left print in data set. Other prints in this area of the quadrant were Oct-Dec 95 as NKK was printing 10300-10400 – had ~6-8…...

Perspective on the Nikkei’s Amazing Run
If the Nikkei finishes up on the week it will have posted gains in 18 of the past 20 weeks, or 90% of the time. Dating back to the 1800s, that’s never happened on the Dow. It happened on the…

Some Historical Stats on Gold
Want some additional confusing info on gold? I’m here to provide. The red filter below shows those periods in gold’s history where both of the following conditions are filled at the same time: 1) Current price < 12 month moving…...

Re-Thinking the Proper Analogs & Trading Environment
This post builds off my previous email today in which I effectively drew a line in the sand and pivoted to the “not bullish / mildly bearish” camp. As I noted in that email, with the Dow down ~340 bps…...

Houston, Do we Have a Problem?
Remember this post that had us wildly bullish a few months back given the statistical significance of its conclusions? Well, that analysis went into effect as of the week of 8/17/12, the week we received the signal. As of the…...
Where are the Most Appropriate Places to be Levered & Long in Anticipation of a Cycle Bottom?
What I’ve attempted to do here is put together the easiest, yet most robust macro tool that I could fathom, that each of you can use in the future if for some reason(s) our working relationship end. In its simplest…...