ALLIGATOR MARKET: Calm Surface Hides Danger Below
The S&P 500 is a market cap-weighted index meaning the largest companies by market cap have the greatest impact on its direction. A handful...
Here Come the Adjustments to Earnings
Often when companies are experiencing troubling financial times, you'll see more adjustments to earnings. According to Ben Foldy in The Wall Street Journal, the...
Is There Hope in Stocks?
In The Wall Street Journal, Jack Pitcher discusses the big outflows in stocks and the potential for a turnaround. He writes:
Investors have a sour...
Blank Check Company Boom Goes Bust
The Boom in blank check companies has turned into a bust. According to the WSJ, many blank check firms or SPACs, are down more...
Global Liquidity Is Increasing Despite the Fed
Despite efforts by the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, and the Bank of England to decrease global liquidity, it is increasing instead and driving...
Is That an Echo You Hear in the Market?
The recent rally in tech shares has given hope to investors who have made money in them for the last decade, but Ruchir Sharma...
Are Too Many People Betting on China?
Long positions on Chinese equities have become the "most crowded trade" amongst fund managers, according to a Bank of America survey. Chris Flood reports...
Do You Trust This Rally?
In the Financial Times, Robin Wigglesworth calls the recent market rally "trashy." He writes:
Markets have started the year where they ended 2021, rallying on...
Short Sellers Celebrate 2022
Originally posted December 14, 2022.
Short-selling hedge funds are celebrating 2022 as falling stocks, tight money, and an energy crisis create prime opportunities for them....
Your Survival Guy’s Number One Recommendation in Times Like These
Originally posted October 27, 2022.
OK, what’s Your Survival Guy’s number one recommendation in times like these--when inflation is running hot and interest rates are...