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Back to Search5-8-24 The Difference Between the Price You See vs the Price You Pay is Growing
The Citi Surprise Index: When economists are disappointed in estimated numbers; that index is now at a low ebb. An uneventful earnings season is wrap…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-8-24 A Pullback Would Be Nice
Markets ecked out a very small gain on Tuesday, chalking up four days of positive finishes. The buy signal is now firmly in place, and markets are be…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-7-24 Powell Sparks a Buying Frenzy
Economists' 'rush-to-judgement' vs the lag effect catching up w economic data. Consumer spending and loan demand are waning as excesses in money supp…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-7-24 Aiming for 5,300
Markets rallied to close above the 50-DMA on Monday, triggering computers' buy programs, and a final push at the end of the day produced a close at t…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-6-24 What is Economic Stagflation?
There are three possible paths for markets, moving forward. Markets are at a critical juncture at the 50-DMA; earnings "beat-rate" has been low, and …
2 years, 2 months ago
5-6-24 Markets' Critical Resistance at 50-DMA
Markets are right at the 50-DMA which is critical resistance. It's make or break time: If markets break to the upside, we'll try to retest previous m…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-3-24 Who'll Win the Tax Cut Battle?
Apple's results + the Biggest Buyback Ever: Are iPhones becoming a high-tech toaster? Labor/Jobs Report preview; what the Fed may do. It is surprisin…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-2-24 Powell Holds Pat (and the wealth gap becomes a chasm)
Market volatility returns amid earnings season, with McDonald's, KFC, and Starbuck's reporting weak earnings, suggesting tru impact of inflation on c…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-2-24 Markets Pump & Dump
Markets traded lower Tuesday, about 30-basis points below Monday's action. However, during the intra-day, markets underwent a massive flip: Stocks re…
2 years, 2 months ago
5-1-24 What Happens When Companies Miss?
Fed Day brings dovish expectations; so far, so good in current earnings season. Economic data is all over the board; Europe emerges from Recession. T…
2 years, 2 months ago