ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
Thank you to everyone for your feedback on the website and the email distribution list. I now offer two subscription options for your convenience. This email list will only get the regular One-Twenty Two notifications. A second distribution list will deliver the what I am calling Dr. Duru’s FinWeb. Check out the subscription page for … Read more
Stock Market Commentary Signature stock market moments capped a remarkable year for the stock market. Two months of nearly relentless buying delivered a stunning 70% of the gains for the S&P 500 in 2023 after bulls exploded out of oversold trading conditions. Housing-related stocks soared even more as financial markets celebrate the presumed end of … Read more
The year 2023 has been an incredible year for stocks that no one (but Tom Lee) could have predicted at the start. As I reflected on how well One-Twenty Two helped me to navigate the cyclical extremes of the stock market, I realized I wanted to reach out to my very small community of readers … Read more
Stock Market Commentary The rally out of the stock market’s last oversold period finally suffered its first strike today as a strong open fizzled into some important fades. The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ tapped highs of the year only to fail into marginally negative closes. Most importantly, market breadth perfectly tapped the threshold for … Read more
Stock Market Commentary The stock market continued its inflation celebration last week with a surge on Monday. The buying momentum abated from there as the holiday-shortened week rolled into Thanksgiving and then Black Friday. Even though NVIDIA (NVDA) stole the earnings spotlight for the week, the U.S.’s most storied day of shopping set the stage … Read more