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30Dec10:49 amEST

One Bounce; Everyone Knows the Rules

With tax loss season pretty much having run its course at this point, coupled with the general underperformance of growth stocks, one would think that the likes of DKNG PENN, especially, would finally enjoy a respite.  Mind you, I am not looking for a major bottom at all. In fact, my thesis for 2022 and beyond remains intact--Growth stocks are...

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29Dec11:42 amEST

The Single Most Important Chart for 2022

Here it is. The big showdown setting up for 2022 after well over a decade of the likes of Rick Santelli (and bond market vigilantes/hawks) being routinely ridiculed by newcomer investors and some of the middle aged investors who pretty much only knew a Greenspan (or "Easy Al") Federal Reserve regime since the 1990s.  But with The Fed in the...

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28Dec4:19 pmEST

Stock Market Recap 12/28/21 {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...

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28Dec10:47 amEST

No Time for Tests...Or is It?

As we play out the string of 2021 this week, you can be sure that more than a few major market players are off somewhere not thinking about markets at all. Indeed, gauging the volume on the latest rally, we are seeing rather classic holiday action with retail sticking around to play with some bounces.  Of course, the real issue for us is what...

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27Dec11:35 amEST

Suckin Back on Grandpa's Old Cough Medicine?

Since it appears most folks want actual virus testing in lieu of a home remedy like  grandpa's old cough medicine , especially with a plethora of airline flights getting cancelled over Christmas weekend among the Omicron outbreak, the virus testing stocks seem to be benefiting immensely.  The difference between now and the March 2020 move in...

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26Dec9:20 amEST

Weekend Overview and Analysis 12/26/21 {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 markets.  Please click here  for more...

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23Dec9:19 amEST

My Christmas Present to You

As I remain steadfast in my belief that 2022 will be a year where we see increased market volatility as we endure a (secular!) regime change in equity markets from growth to value stocks, including many commodities, my present to you, the reader, is a recent addition to my long-term investing portfolio which I typically only discuss in detail...

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21Dec3:01 pmEST

Charts: Putting it All Together 12/21/21 {Video}

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21Dec12:00 pmEST

Later On, We'll Conspire...

A small cap-led relief rally is giving bulls plenty of hope that Santa has finally arrived. On that note, however, as one of our Members astutely reminded us earlier, there actually is an official "Santa Rally" time slot on Wall Street. And it does not officially start until the final five trading days of this year, spilling over into the first...

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20Dec10:28 amEST

Christmas Week Selloff: But Where's the Fear, Dear?

Amid the the Nasdaq Composite Index hitting its lowest level since mid-October, this morning still features tons of market players and pundits alike opining that the current market action is being driven by Omicron "fears" and tensions in Washington over a major spending bill.  And, yet, there really is not much actual fear when it comes to the...

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