Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Today is Quadruple Witching Friday! Here's a quick video on what quadruple witching means for stocks and forex

It’s a huge rate increase and look unmanageable, what can be done?What’s possible? Who to reach out to? Ron covers all the bases. This video was originally posted on The Angry Mortgage...

The term “Bond Vigilantes” is a nostalgic twist on an old-west theme. In the nineteenth century, the American West formed self-appointed groups, or committees, to seize the duties of law...

US futures are pointing to a flat open as of 04:45 ET. This follows European equity markets opening mostly higher, and broad strength in Asian markets. Risk appetite has turned positive after better...

After raising rates in July, the Federal Reserve is all but certain to skip tightening at its policy meeting next week. Fed Chair Powell will likely hint that a rate hike in November is very much a...

Predicting the stock market is impossible, and even dominant players can fall from grace eventually History has shown that new technological trends, or revolutions often lead to disappointment in the...

“Inflate it Away” Stock Market (and Sentiment Results)… Yesterday the inflation numbers came out. The good news is it did not change expectations for a pause in Fed hikes next...

Ever since the 30-year Treasury bond yield (one ‘top-down’ macro tool to gauge the environment so that we may invest in, speculate upon, or avoid certain situations, accordingly) broke its...

US consumer inflation rose more than expected in August, but the surprise jump hasn’t persuaded markets to abandon expectations that the Federal Reserve will leave interest rates unchanged at...

US futures are pointing to a higher open as of 04:05 ET. European equity markets have opened mixed, following mostly higher Asian markets. Mixed takeaways from US CPI data. Core inflation hotter but...

Ponzi schemes are still happening around us, like the one in Italy recently As wise investors, we need to recognize the red flags to protect our capital What steps can we take to avoid falling for...

Oil prices extended 10-month highs on Wednesday. Meanwhile, annual inflation rose higher than expected to 3.7% in August.Oil prices soared to the highest since November 2022 on Wednesday...

Despite surging interest rates, there are few signs they are impeding economic activity or causing distress amongst borrowers. It may seem strange that higher rates are not proving troublesome for an...

Some analysts who favor one or two indicators to forecast US recessions have had a rough year. The reliance on a generally robust predictor may yet prove its worth in the months ahead. But so far the...