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The Correct Narrative On U.S. Wage Growth for the Second Quarter: The Dollar Recovers

August 2, 2015 by Dr. Duru

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on August 2, 2015. Click here to read the entire piece.) It seems odd to fear that wage growth is slumping in the U.S. with increasing momentum supporting minimum wage hikes across the country and through many industries. Yet, wage data on … Read more

The U.S. Dollar and the British Pound Fail At Important 2015 Milestones

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015 by Dr. Duru

To start this week, I pointed out that the U.S. dollar index (UUP) and the British pound (FXB) had tagged important milestones for this year. The U.S. dollar index finally rallied back to the downtrend line established from its multi-year high set in March. The British pound finally cracked the 0.70 support level against the … Read more

The U.S. Dollar and the British Pound Tag Important 2015 Milestones

July 19, 2015 by Dr. Duru

On Friday, July 17, 2015, the U.S. dollar index (UUP) closed just below the short-term downtrend in place since it made a multi-year high in March. And for those who fear a strong dollar is bad for the U.S. economy, or at least the stock market, the S&P 500 (SPY) is apparently out to prove … Read more

T2108 Update (June 25, 2015) – Embrace the Moving Averages

June 25, 2015June 26, 2015 by Dr. Duru

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are … Read more

T2108 Update (May 15, 2015) – Chopped Into Another Marginal All-Time High

May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 by Dr. Duru

T2108 Update (April 23, 2015) – Almost Overbought AGAIN: The NASDAQ All-Time Closing High Edition

April 24, 2015 by Dr. Duru

T2108 Update (April 10, 2015) – The (Strained?) Calm Before Earnings

April 12, 2015April 12, 2015 by Dr. Duru

Profit Opportunities In The Federal Reserve’s Spread of Rate Scenarios

April 10, 2015 by Dr. Duru

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha on April 9, 2015. Click here to read the entire piece.) {snip} The most striking feature of the minutes for the mid-March meeting was the Federal Reserve’s very mixed feelings toward the timing for the first rate hike: {snip} There are multiple … Read more

T2108 Update (March 26, 2015) – S&P 500 Reverses Post-Fed Gains – Waiting On Oil and Gold to Follow

March 27, 2015 by Dr. Duru

T2108 Update (March 4, 2015) – FINALLY Something Different From the Market

March 5, 2015March 5, 2015 by Dr. Duru