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Can We Escape Control of The Wire?
Can We Escape Control of The Wire? “He’ll See Everything! He’ll See the Big Board!“ — Dr. Strangelove What is The Wire? Why is it so important? Who controls it? Answer those three questions and you can answer a number of problems plaguing our world today. The Wire is simply a metaphor for the transmission of information. […]
What The Oil Price Collapse Says About The Economy
What The Oil Price Collapse Says About The Economy In Tuesday’s technical update, I discussed the breakdown in the major markets both internationally as well as domestically. Of note, was the massive bear market in China which is currently down nearly 50 percent from its peak. (Click to enlarge) What is important about China, besides […]
This Wasn’t Supposed To Happen…
This Wasn’t Supposed To Happen… We have definitely deviated from the script. According to virtually all of the “experts”, the stock market was not supposed to keep plummeting in November. This was supposed to be the month when the market calmed down and things returned to normal. But instead, November is starting to look a […]
When Fake Money Becomes Scarce
When Fake Money Becomes Scarce Remaining Focused A rousing display of diversions this week assured the American populace was looking every which way but right under its collective nose. Midterm elections. White House spats with purveyors of fake news. The forced resignation of Attorney General Sessions… Old drug warrior (otherwise recused) on his way […]
Weekly Commentary: Back to Fundamentals
Weekly Commentary: Back to Fundamentals The Dow (DJIA) jumped 545 points (2.1%) in Wednesday’s post-midterms trading. The S&P500’s 2.1% rise was overshadowed by The Nasdaq Comp’s 2.6% and the Nasdaq100’s 3.1% advances. Healthcare stocks surged, with the S&P500 Healthcare Index up 2.9% (Healthcare Supplies index jumping 4.5%). Led by Amazon’s 6.9% (113 points!) surge, the […]
Revisiting the Halloween Effect
Revisiting the Halloween Effect From Crash Danger to End-of-the-Year Ramp Knock, knock… it’s Jack, from Wall Street After the last day of October, the month that has investors in fear of the next big stock market crash follows Halloween – and while this is a spooky day, it actually marks the start of a […]
Global Stocks Plunge Again And A Former Reagan Administration Official Is Warning Of A “40% Crash”
Global Stocks Plunge Again And A Former Reagan Administration Official Is Warning Of A “40% Crash” Stocks are falling again, and many believe that this new crisis is only just beginning. After a disappointing end to last week, a lot of investors were hoping for a bounce to start this week, but so far that […]
The Fed Crying Has Begun
The Fed Crying Has Begun So stocks dropped a little in October. Ok they actually dropped a lot and all of a sudden the S&P 500 was miles away from the all those optimistic 3,000+ year end targets. And what happens when stocks drop hard? Bulls cry for the Fed to come to the rescue. […]
Weekly Commentary: MBS and the Core
Weekly Commentary: MBS and the Core The Dow (DJIA) traded as low as 24,122 in late-Monday afternoon trading. By Friday’s open, the Dow had rallied 1,457 points, or 6.0%, to 25,579. Relatively speaking, the Dow was a tame kitten. From Monday’s intraday lows, the Nasdaq100 rallied as much at 7.8%. The Semiconductors won this week’s […]
“Red October”: We Just Witnessed The Worst Month For The S&P 500 In 7 Years
“Red October”: We Just Witnessed The Worst Month For The S&P 500 In 7 Years This was an October that many of us will never forget. The month of October is typically the most volatile month of the year for stocks, and that was definitely the case in 2018. It was the worst month for […]
Is Cliffhanger Market Just Beginning?
Is Cliffhanger Market Just Beginning? The following is an example of the type of research we provide members of The Lyons Share— on top of daily commentary covering our outlook on the markets and analysis of all the pertinent current charting developments. Swift corrections from market highs have, at times, marked the beginning of longer-term […]
Not Waving But Drowning–Stocks, Debt and Inflation?
NOT WAVING BUT DROWNING – STOCKS, DEBT AND INFLATION? The US stock market is close to being in a corrective phase -10% off its highs Global debt has passed $63trln – well above the levels on 2007 Interest rates are still historically low, especially given the point in the economic cycle Predictions of a bear-market […]
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing
A Perfect Storm Is Brewing Will we someday look back on October 2018 as the turning point? As the month began, people were generally feeling pretty good about things, and the U.S. stock market quickly set a new all-time high. But from that point on, the wheels fell off for Wall Street. We just witnessed […]
Why I think the Ugly October in Stocks Is Just a Preamble
Why I think the Ugly October in Stocks Is Just a Preamble Yet, the crybabies on Wall Street are already clamoring for the “Powell put.” Let me just say right up front: The stock market did not “collapse.” It has experienced a sell-off that made some people’s ears ring, as sell-offs normally do, and October […]
