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Earnings season kicks into high gear next week and I do have some concerns about how equities may respond even if the earnings come in very strong. One of the members of Alpha Wolf trading has reminded us that most bear markets begin when everything looks wonderful not when the economy and stocks are screaming sell me. I am not suggesting that we are going into a bear market but...
Read MorePRE MARKET PREP Equities are vacillating in premarket with the dollar up slightly while gold and oil are down slightly. It's 420 day and GWPH had a favorable FDA adcom panel decision yesterday so there could be some action in the cannabis space. Oil and energy could be under some pressure after a tweet from Trump to OPEC suggesting oil prices are artificially inflated. There are still some caution flags out there for the bulls as we test short term trend lines and moving average potential support and resistance. We have seen some choppy action this week and ..
Read More“The big money is not in the buying and selling. But in the waiting.” Charlie Munger Good morning Equities are down slightly in premarket pausing at potential resistance after our recent run up. Gold and copper are down slightly as oil is up slightly.
Read MoreGood morning Equities are up slightly in premarket with the dollar flat while gold and oil are both gapping a bit. Energy remains a sector to keep a close eye on.
Read MoreGood morning Equities are gapping and following through with yesterdays strength in premarket after strong earnings and guidance from NFLX after the close. Gold is pulling back while the dollar and oil and oil are both up slightly. We will be testing the 50 day ma for several sectors and indexes today and if we can mange to close back above that level it would be a good sign for the bulls but that doesn't mean we will have the all clear. We need to hold over the 50
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Read MoreGood morning We are looking at another green open as we await earnings from the likes of JP Morgan, Citi and Wells Fargo. Financial stocks will be in focus today and likely will set the tone for the trading day as we start another earnings season. Technically the markets are holding up fairly well even with all the drama lately. We have geopolitical concerns, a somewhat hawkish Fed raising interest rates, a potential "Constitutional Crisis" and yet the markets have..
Read MoreGood morning Equities are gapping up this morning primarily off the fact that there is no news to report on Syria. No bombs were delivered and there was a tweet from Trump suggesting there could or could not be action coming soon. On the tariff front China continues to make more threats of retaliation while indicating they have not conducted any negotiations recently with the US > commerce ministry spokesman Gao Feng ...
Read MoreGood morning Equities are down this morning as tensions over Syria continue to rise. China and Russia have both come out in support of Syria and oppose any military action from the US. Meanwhile, Airlines have been warned to steer clear of the eastern Mediterranean over the next 72 hours due to possible air strikes on Syria.The Trump administration has reportedly won the support of France, the U.K. and Saudi Arabia, suggesting the strikes could be more extensive than last year's U.S. attack on a Syrian airfield. Trump Earlier...
Read MoreGood morning Positive comments from President Xi out of china are giving global equities a lift as we get some concerning headlines out of Washington with President Trump's attorney raided by the FBI and rumors of more potential exits from the current administration. Which headlines will rule the day? Or will there be another headline that trumps everything and determines the mood of todays market? (no pun intended) Issues with Syria and Iran are percolating and they will likely produce some concerning headlines to worry about. Mark Zuckerberg will be getting grilled on the hill today and there are bound to be some good headlines from that event. There will always be something. Which headline will it be that determines the direction of equities as we head into the future? My guess is it will be,,,,,,
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