India: It's Much More Than Bollywood

17Jul1:35 pmEST

Western Hemisphere Bias

A popular theme in sports is that there is an "east coast bias" in America against the west coast teams, most notably heard in college football and college basketball, but also in the NFL, MLB, NHL, and NBA. The time difference is part of it, as well as the hub of media centers mostly being located along the major cities of the eastern seaboard...

17Jul10:41 amEST

Stuck Just Above

Equities are mostly quiet and mixed this morning, in front of Netflix earnings tonight which should garner a bit more excitement. It is interesting, however, to see the small caps in the Russell 2000 Index outperforming the large caps for a change. On the IWM ETF daily chart, below, you can see the $142.30 area, just above, has been tough...

16Jul2:39 pmEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 07/16/17 {Video}

The following video is a brief, condensed version of the full-length Weekend Video Strategy Session which I present each weekend 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 mark Please click here for more...

16Jul10:53 amEST

Sunday Matinée at Market Chess Cinemas

Wolf (1994) may not rank among the very top films that Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, and James Spader have starred in, but it sure is a good time and I admit to quite liking anything Pfeiffer does and says. Nicholson plays a book publisher-turned-werewolf-at-night fighting to save his career against the cutthroat Spader, with Pfeiffer...

14Jul10:33 amEST

It's Much More Noir Than You Think

Despite Fed Chair Janet Yellen's comments this week tilting to the dovish side, Treasuries have not been too impressive in bouncing back from a late-June selloff. Thus, if Treasuries now give up this week's Yellen gains into the back half of July I suspect that the "Rates Trade " in equities could easily be back on, with REITs (IYR) utilities...

13Jul4:28 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 07/13/17 {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...

13Jul1:05 pmEST

Yandex: You Can Trust We Will Stay Onatopp of Things

Dating back to late-last year, Yandex, the Russian internet search giant (akin to Russia's version of Google) was a more speculative long-term investment idea for VIP Members. Our thesis centered around the weekly chart, updated below, which was sporting a defined inverse head and shoulders bottoming formation after a few years of disappointing...

13Jul10:39 amEST

Sambuca...or Too Much Tequila

A little Sambuca after a heavy meal is said to aid in digestion. But just as with most things in life, too much alcohol can of course make one sick. Thus, after a strong, multi-day bounce in equities dating back to Tuesday morning's upside reversal on the major averages we are now seeing some backing and filling this morning. Indeed, the...

12Jul3:20 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 07/12/17 {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...

12Jul2:53 pmEST

India: It's Much More Than Bollywood

Among the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, China), China understandably receives plenty of attention from traders as high beta, growth issues like BABA SINA WB thrive, or at least threaten, major breakouts. Russia and Brazil are kind of caught in the oil/commodity softness, combined with geopolitical headlines and issues of their own (the Brazil...