ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
Market breadth is my preferred technical indicator for understanding short-term price action in the stock market. I track breadth using AT50, shorthand for “Above the 50,” which measures the percentage of stocks trading above their 50-day moving averages (DMAs). AT50 becomes most meaningful at its extremes. Readings below 20% define oversold conditions that historically create … Read more
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
Stock Market Commentary The week closed with strong speculative energy, particularly in crypto, with the signing of a package of crypto legislation including a stablecoin bill. Surprisingly, the speculative frenzy did not translate into the overall stock market beyond a few select stocks like OpenDoor (OPEN). In fact, the major indices mainly had a steady … Read more
Stock Market Commentary The stock market endured what Yahoo Finance dubbed a whirlwind week, and remarkably, the market came through largely unscathed and continued to hold highs. The July 9th expiration of the pause on reciprocal tariffs generated a wide range of outcomes – letters, temporary deals, and even punitive measures. Yet, the stock market … Read more
Stock Market Commentary There are not enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe what happened today. We have borne witness to a multi-day, multi-week saga of economic warfare, tariff chaos, a rolling stock market crash – and now, an historic oversold bounce. President Trump has gone from tariffs, to tariff flexibility, to tariff reciprocity to … Read more