Bank Stocks Will Be In Trouble If This Support Fails!
It's September and the stock market is trading just below all-time highs. BUT, volatility has crept into the equity markets.
Uncertain economic data, questions about...
Copper Facing Historic Price Decline If Support Fails!
Copper prices have continued to fall and this decline seems to be in alignment with potentials talks of Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.
When Doc...
Stock Market Update: Will Rally Continue Past Labor Day?
Each week (sometimes more often) I write notes for the various producers in the media.
For this long weekend, I am offering them to you...
Retail Sector ETF (XRT) Nearing Breakout? Keep An Eye On It!
In the Economic Modern Family, the most interesting sector is Retail XRT.
After the strong consumer confidence, the ETF looks like a move over July...
Energy Sector and Stocks Disconnected From Oil Prices
While Canadian energy companies have proven resilient, the recent divergence between commodity prices and energy stock performance warrants closer scrutiny. Despite a notable decline...
After 3 Weeks of Stock Market Rally, Now What?
The lazy days of summer have been anything but lazy.
The last 3 weeks, the Economic Modern Family has gone Outward Bound.
Now that we are...
Gold / US Dollar Price Ratio Making Historic Move!
The price of Gold has been moving steadily higher over the past year, making new all-time highs. It's currently trading over $2500!
And we have...
Not Time to Say Recession… Yet
Ok, we are going to keep this market update a bit shorter, simply because the rise in market volatility had us writing lots of...
Yen / US Treasury Bonds Correlation High: Next Move Important!
When treasury bonds are rising, interest rates are falling. And typically this is a sign of bonds being a safe haven.
Recent action in the...
Japanese Yen Sizzles and Fizzles: Watch the August Close!
We discussed the prospect for a low on the Japanese Yen currency several weeks ago.
Here is the link to that article. And...