Promises Were Made; Promises Will Be Kept

29Sep10:35 amEST

I'll Be Your Banker for Worthless Fiat

The U.S. Dollar, gauged below by the UUP ETF (which pairs the Dollar versus a basket of developed economies' currencies) is printing multi-quarter highs this morning. And while there is not always an exact inverse relationship with precious metals and miners, I think it is fair to say that seeing silver dive lower here means that gold bugs are...

28Sep4:21 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 09/28/21 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

28Sep10:18 amEST

J-POW Will Soon Go Through the Laurence Fishburne Phase

Much like the actor "Larry" Fishburne came to be known, instead, as Laurence Fishburne a little over twenty years ago, it may very well be time for Fed Chair "J-POW" to only be referred to as Fed Chair Jay (or Jerome) Powell, going forward. Indeed, the cutesy J-POW nickname adorned on him by various Reddit/younger/newcomer traders especially...

27Sep3:36 pmEST

Winter is Coming, And So Are Value Players for CVS

I have been through enough rodeos to know that markets are always full of surprises, and taking any scenario for granted as a foregone conclusion is awfully brazen. However, with value plays perking up rather quietly today alongside the commodity boom (namely energy), if you have the patience and timeframe it may be worth another look at some...

27Sep10:42 amEST

Tools to Fight Inflation

Fed Chair Jay Powell continues to be rather cavalier in his approach to inflation, recently unveiling a likely tapering schedule but still downplaying the lasting impact of higher prices. His go-to phrase of late is the flippant, "We have tools," in case inflation is not transitory. But as energy prices gather steam to the point of being a...

26Sep5:59 amEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 09/26/21 {Video}

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24Sep11:54 amEST

The Simple Pleasures We All Take for Granted

With headlines swirling about a China energy crunch on top of the European one already afoot, we may very well be headed towards an interesting winter in terms of oil and gas prices. Here in America, with government benefits from the pandemic being wound down in many states and a generally feeling in the air that the worst of the pandemic may...

23Sep10:43 amEST

Four End of Year Buyout Targets

With the fourth quarter of 2021 suddenly a little over a week away, here are four stocks which I believe have a good chance of getting bought out if we see a wave of M&A into the holidays. I have been expecting M&A for a while now, but like most things in this bull run it seems to march to its own drummer. Be that as it may, the following four...

22Sep4:32 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 09/22/21 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the Stock Market Recap which I present each evening to members of Market Chess Subscription Services. In the longer version, I offer tons of actionable trade ideas, educational content, and in-depth objective analysis across all markets. If you enjoy my videos and blog posts, then please...

22Sep11:01 amEST

Promises Were Made; Promises Will Be Kept

While far from an exact promise, to be fair, we know The Fed has almost assuredly put out enough feelers, trial balloons via The Wall Street Journal and other sources, and fair warnings to markets in general of an announcement later today for a taper in 2021 for it to actually happen at 2pm EST today. As we speak, equities are bouncing off the...