ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
The Market Breadth Summary Stock Market Commentary Uncertainty is the theme for this market, extreme uncertainty in geopolitics, economic conditions, monetary policy, and domestic politics. The accumulated uncertainty has made the market war weary and exhausted buyers. This exhaustion dampens the potential for oversold conditions to deliver a meaningful bounce in the stock market. For … Read more
The Market Breadth Summary Stock Market Commentary A week ago, I claimed that the stock market was all about oil. Now the stock market is all about war. Oil prices are up because of the war by the U.S. and Israel against Iran. An even larger issue is the cascade of impacts from an escalating … Read more
The Market Breadth Summary Stock Market Commentary Oil prices loom over financial markets. Oil prices are being driven largely by whether the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed following Iran’s retaliation against attacks by the U.S. and Israel. The inverse correlation over the last two weeks has been clear: oil prices up, stock prices down … Read more
On March 11th after the market close, Atlassian Corporation (TEAM) announced a 10% layoff. The company reiterated guidance to assure investors that the corporate actions do not reflect problems with the business. In his letter to employees explaining the layoffs, CEO and Co-Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes also reminded the company of its strong momentum from the … Read more
This is a special edition of The Market Breadth which follows a detailed look at expanding fear in financial markets. I am using video to quickly share my observations on important technical developments across the stock market. A “bullish engulfing” pattern has created a strong potential for bottoms across stocks and indices. After defining the … Read more