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Weekly Market Report The Fed told us what we expected to hear (+75 Bps) and SPY declined -4.21%. The Fear index as represented by VIX was up about 8.88% to levels not seen since June of this year. On Friday we briefly exceeded 32. The 2 year rate is now trading over 4% while the … Read more
Courage isn’t a matter of not being frightened. It’s being afraid and doing what you have to do anyway. Doctor Who (3rd Doctor) Weekly Market Report After the not so great CPI numbers (inflation) were reported this week, SPY declined -4.27%, closing with a bearish engulfing weekly candle, but is still trading above the weekly … Read more
Weekly Market Report With SPY down -2.47% in the past week, below is a weekly view of SPY going back to 2017. We are still above the 200 day EMA (red line, 367) which is around the mid-June lows. GLD Seems to have bounced off the lows going back to June of 2020, and the … Read more
The best way to measure your investing success is not by whether you’re beating the market but by whether you’ve put in place a financial plan and behavioral discipline that are likely to get you where you want to go. Benjamin Graham The Fed this week signaled further rates hikes to slow consumption and tame … Read more
Weekly Market Report SPY was flat for this week, bounced off the 200 SMA (red – 431.04) and was not able to stay above the 61.8% (423.91) Fibonacci level. Questions for next week are if it will hold the mid June/July range over 417, or break down. If it breaks down, will the 50% retracement … Read more
S&P 500 Weekly Market Report — Let’s fight Inflation — this week was a roller coaster for sure. With Jerome Powell raising rates 50 basis points (as expected) the market rallied — then gave it all back and then some for the following 2 days. The S&P 500 index 200 EMA (red line) and the 50 EMA (green line) provided a … Read more
Weekly Market Report – Once again, the S&P 500 (SPY) ended the week down -2.39%. It is trading below the 200 day EMA (red line) and the 50 day EMA (green line). Technology was the worst hit sector, down over -5%, followed by Communication Services and Healthcare. The winners this week were Energy up 3.17%, … Read more
Weekly Market Report – The S&P 500 (SPY) ended the week down -1.52%. Healthcare, Natural Gas, Energy, Uranium, and Gold all outperformed the SPY. Technology, Real Estate, Homebuilders, and Semiconductors underperformed. The Weekly Crypto Report – BTC ended the week down -8.72%, and is struggling to hold above the 50 day EMA. If you enjoyed … Read more
Huge rise in 30 year mortgage rates over the past few weeks The 10 year – 2 year rates have inverted. This could be an indicator of recession months down the line. The S&P 500 retreated slightly from its recent breakout, but maintains the 200 day Exponential Moving Average. The VIX (fear indicator) retreated from … Read more
10 year 2 Year Inversion is Close BTC Close to 50K! Luna up 6%. SPY traded up 0.71%. QQQ up 1.45%. Commodities down near 2%