A Time to Short the SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Kudos to outdoor retailer REI for actually giving its employees time off on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. REI created an #optoutside campaign to encourage fellow enthusiasts to join vacationing employees outdoors, far away from the Black Friday shopping madness that has become quite the bewildering American consumerist tradition. Back on the asphalt, results … Read more

Chart Review: Luxury Retail Is Still In (COH and JWN), Casinos Not (WYNN)

Wynn Resorts, Limited (WYNN) almost seems like a car wreck moving in slow motion. I have followed the multiple breakdowns unfolding in WYNN over the past two months. Today’s 3.5% loss represents follow-through selling from another failed attempt to break through dual resistance at the 50 and 200-day moving averages (DMAs). The October low still … Read more