ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
Stock Market Commentary Finally the bears break in on all the fun the bulls have had for months. The stock market got overwhelmed with a flood of bad news that was just too difficult to ignore or look through (for now). The July jobs report was not just weak but also it included a massive … Read more
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) currently describes itself as a “bitcoin network company driving value through BTC treasury and multiple Bitcoin income streams.” This business model was clearly not working well enough, and is one of several pivots (a predecessor to BMNR was incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 16, 1995 as Interactive Lighting … Read more
Stock Market Commentary The stock market transitioned from a nervous calm to a confident calm. The NASDAQ and S&P 500 hit fresh all-time highs faster than I could have expected during the depths of the tariff drama, trauma, and noise. Nvidia (NVDA) led the way with a mid-week breakout to all-time highs. The market’s confident calm … Read more
Stock Market Commentary The stock market resolved one cliffhanger, a hovering just below resistance at 200-day moving averages (DMAs) on the major indices, and moved on to another. A large surge in reaction to a pause in China vs U.S. trade hostilities sent the major indices gapping right over resistance and directly into the overbought … Read more
Stock Market Commentary Big news: the oversold period is officially OVER. This tariff tainted oversold period was lasted a historical 12 trading days. Several catalysts emerged during and after market hours to support a narrative of a sustained bottom, including: While the length of the oversold period confirms bear market trading, these developments suggest the … Read more