U.S. Economy, Equity Markets Turn To Consumer For Clues
by Greg Naylor   November was somewhat uneventful for the U.S. economy, as the S&P 500 continued to drift higher and investors turned their attention...
Why Mortgage Regulations Will Slow Housing Recovery And Hinder Stocks
Mortgage Regulations now being implemented as part of Dodd Frank legislation signed three years ago continue to cripple the mortgage banking industry and have...
The Second Bitcoin Blow Off
Yesterday, we commemorated (if it can be called that) Bitcoin's first break above $450 with a post over on Tumblr drawing comparison between its...
US Economic Growth, Jobs Spur Optimism For Stocks – October Recap
by Greg Naylor   October was an eventful month on the economic front, as the government shut down for a time, and then re-opened.  Surprise...
Tesla Earnings Ahead: A Technically Balanced Machine
Tesla Motors (TSLA) reports Q3 2013 earnings just following the bell today. Estimize consensus pegs the release of Tesla Earnings at $0.22 EPS with...
Is Laszlo Birinyi Stealth Calling a Market Top?
"Legendary investor" and frequent CNBC guest Laszlo Birinyi appeared on CNBC's Fast Money on Friday with a slightly tempered but stalwartly bullish outlook on...
Before the Fed: Mid-Day Market Update
After an opening gap-up on Fed day, US stock indices are trading off their AM highs in a bottom-up decline, as the Russell 2000...
NASDAQ Composite: Spreading Thin
A review of this year's broad US stock index momentum leaders (such as the Dow Transports and Russell 2000) wouldn't be complete without a...
The Small Cap Out-Performance Gap is Closing
Small cap stock out-performance brings excellent opportunities as a function of most mature bull markets; and often characterizes the fantastic – if abruptly concluded – end-run of major legs in those markets.
Market Cap Relative Strength: Large Caps to Take the Lead?
Since the November 2012 lows, relative strength in market capitalization has been dominated by a bottom-up regime in which the smallest companies have performed...
