Not Turning a Blind Eye Towards Tech

17Sep10:42 amEST

The Best Look This Morning

Weakness in small caps and the Nasdaq off more China trade war headlines seems to be putting bulls to the test, again, this morning. However, it is worth reiterating that dips have been remarkably shallow and have yet to present anything remotely resembling a crisis for markets, yet. Also note we have a bit of a lull this week in front of the...

16Sep11:15 amEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 09/16/18 {Video}

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14Sep9:57 amEST

Worthy of a Brief Discussion

One of the more interesting aspects of the selloff in chips (SMH) over the last week or two has been the lack of real selling interest in NVIDIA, which remains a growth leader in the market by most measures. And just this morning, NVDA received a price upgrade target increase to $350, coinciding with semis as a group firming up a bit after...

13Sep10:47 amEST

It's Like Walmart on a Cruise Ship

An early fade in the small caps housed in the IWM ETF is slowing down what figured to be a fast open to the upside for bulls. Overall, though, this market continues to sport constant rotation, staving off the most eager of bears. On that note, some overlooked sub-sectors should get some attention. One of them would be the cruise liners, as...

12Sep4:55 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 09/12/18 {Video}

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12Sep3:30 pmEST

Witness Protection is Working for Valeant...So Far

After a rough couple of years both technically and as far as the news flow was concerned, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International changed its name to Bausch Health (BHC) earlier this year. While there are a myriad of reasons you will hear from upper management as to the exact reasons for the name change, we know the subtext of this type of move...

12Sep10:51 amEST

All Hands on Deck for a Gold Rally

It has been a few months since I touched any of the precious metals miners, as the complex simply buckled under its own weight on top of a firm U.S. Dollar. Gold bugs seem stunned, more than anything else, by the abrupt drop we saw beginning in early-July, a relentless selloff which has laughed off any calls for an imminent rally. For my style...

11Sep4:50 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 09/11/18 {Video}

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11Sep3:08 pmEST

It's Not Always a Crazy Party

One of the more interesting aspects regarding the spotty summer action we saw in the energy/materials/emerging market complex is that some of the intriguing solar stocks notably slowed down. We know that solar can often trade with that complex, since higher oil creates more interest in alternatives like solar, and vice versa. But within the...

11Sep10:47 amEST

Not Turning a Blind Eye Towards Tech

Despite a steep earnings selloff in SONO, tech is largely outperforming the rest of the market this morning. Overall, bears were unable to initially follow-through on the soft overnight futures, though small caps are lagging as I write this, with the IMW ETF off by 0.4% or so. Still, software names are notably impressive again, as illustrated...