Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet 11/2/15
/in Investing/by Tom EssayeLast Week Last week the key event was the FOMC being more hawkish than expected and putting a December rate hike back on the table. That hawkish statement coincided with a Q3 GDP that was stronger than expected, but other than that the September data was almost universally disappointing, so despite the optimism from the […]
Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet 10/19/15
/in Investing/by Tom EssayeLast Week Data last week added to concerns that the US economy is losing positive momentum, as virtually every economic report, with the exception of jobless claims and consumer sentiment, missed estimates. While in a absolute sense US economic growth remains decent, the rate of change is what’s got people nervous. No better number was […]
Weekly Economic Cheat Sheet 10/12/15
/in Investing/by Tom EssayeLast Week Economic data last week generally confirmed what we already knew: There appears to be some loss of positive momentum in the US economy; global growth remains sluggish, and the Fed is dovish. Nothing last week materially changed anyone’s outlook for US or global economic growth. The FOMC minutes were the highlight of last […]
Dow Theory About to Get Bearish
/in Investing/by Tyler RicheyDow Theory is widely looked at as the first “technical strategy” for reading market trends and whether stocks are in a bull or bear market cycle. The strategy uses both the Dow Industrials Index and the Dow Transports Index in harmony do decipher the current market trends simply based off “highs” and “lows.” Long story […]
Best Way to Short Bonds
/in Investing/by Tyler RicheyBest Way to Short Bonds Adding to Shorter Term Positions to Our Long Term Treasury Bond Short: Due to these shifting fundamentals, we are once again dipping our toe in the “short bond” pool and are buying a basket of TBT, SJB and KRE (Long Bank ETF). TBF is the unleveraged […]
Stock Market Update and What You Need to Know About Greece
/in Investing/by Tyler RicheyStock Market Update The volatility continued last week as stocks enjoyed an oil-inspired short squeeze and recouped all of the previous week’s losses. The S&P 500 finished the week up 3% and now is essentially flat (-0.17%) on the year. Last week started with a thud, as stocks initially traded lower on Greece and oil […]
Jobs Day (Abbreviated Jobs Report Preview)
/in Investing, Reports/by Tom EssayeWhat’s in Today’s Report: Jobs Day (Abbreviated Jobs Report Preview).