(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) OVERALL CONSUMER INFLATION RUNS HOT BUT CORE SUBDUED March 15, 2013 Consumer Price Index (CPI) came at 0.7% vs. 0.5% consensus. However Core CPI came at
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. February Retail Sales ex-auto were 1.0% vs. consensus of 0.5%. In our models we exclude autos because autos are very volatile and distort the results. This is indeed good news and proves the skeptics on the American consumer wrong. Due to
This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Nigam’s second law is that nobody knows with certainty what is going to happen next. The first step in becoming a successful investor is to learn how to deal with the uncertainty that is the true nature of the markets. The
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BLOWOUT EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS March 8, 2013 This morning the U. S. Department of Labor reported blowout non-farm private payrolls at 246K vs consensus of 175K.
The market is very overbought and approaching heavy resistance zone of $154.70 to $157. Adding a 10% tranche short to the SPY position right here at $154.79.
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) DOLLAR STRENGTHENS IN PERVERSE MARKET ACTION, GOLD VOLATILE March 1, 2013 Today is the day that sequestration sets in. Many had expected the dollar to
This post was just published on ZYX Short Change Alert. SPY is very overbought, but still has the potential to run to $155. It is at $152.10 as of this writing. Currently 25% of the full core position size is being held. What To Do Now? Those in the position may continue
The stock market has been overbought for a while, and overbought markets can be vulnerable. Usually there is an excuse in the form of bad news that runs the overbought market down to alleviate the overbought condition. Monday was no exception. The bad news was that in Italy, Berlusconi garnered more votes than expected. He
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers.) BULLS TAKE CONTROL OF THE STOCK MARKET February 22, 2013 Bulls have again taken control of the stock market this morning. Futures have been steadily rising. Europe
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting minutes from January 29 -30 were released yesterday afternoon. Within the Federal Reserve System, the FOMC is responsible for making key decisions about money supply and interest rates. One paragraph in the minutes spooked gold and silver bulls, as well as stock and