Markit PMI Increases: No Q4 Recession?

Solid October Existing Home Sales Many predicted strong results from the existing and new home sales reports this week. October existing home sales reading missed estimates, but increased from September. This was a good report. Sales increased from 5.36 million to 5.46 million which is a 1.9% increase which missed estimates by 20,000.  Last month’s…

Risks Amplify as Markets Fail to Gain New Ground

Don explains how risk is amplified after a flat week in the market. This creates a lot of opportunity for you if you're prepared. Find out the types of positions you may want to carry to capitalize on the markets next move...

Janet Yellen Fears A Recession?

S&P 500 In A 3 Day Losing Streak S&P 500 fell again on Thursday as the market finally makes sense again. After being very overbought, a sense of normalcy has returned. S&P 500 was down 0.16% on Thursday which means it is still within 1% of its record high. It’s still nice to see the…

Yearly Leading Indicators Growth Barely Positive

Jobless Claims Stay Modestly Elevated Last week jobless claims rose. Claims were revised higher by 2,000 to 227,000. Estimates didn’t change anything. Furthermore, the number of claims in the latest report showed the increase stayed (no states were estimates in this report). There were 227,000 claims again which was 10,000 above the consensus. So there…

Navigating Through the Choppy Market Waters

We had another range day in the market and a trend breakout in Crude Oil. In tonight's video, Corey updates you on the weekly expected move, profile levels, and plan to kick-start your trades Friday and into next week. What levels are important and when might we see range expansion? Find out in tonight's video...

Stocks Fall On Worries About Phase 1 Of the Trade Deal

Finally, A Small Decline The stock market finally had a significant down day. It wasn’t a huge down day, but the streak of days without back to back losses ended. S&P 500 was down 0.38%. Somehow VIX was down 8 basis points as it fell to 12.38.  So its streak of being below 15 continued. …

Fed Minutes Suggest No Change In Rates Soon

Another Good MBA Applications Report MBA Applications report from the week of November 15th was strong again. Composite index was down 2.2% weekly after it rose 9.6%. This weakness was because of the refinance index which was down 8% after rising 13%. It’s not surprising refinancing is down because rates are off their lows. Even really…

Trade Deal on the Rocks? Again?

Volatility spikes on news that phase 1 of the trade deal may be postponed until January.  Don explains the risks ahead if the trade deal were to be delayed.  What sectors and stocks to watch and what types of trades could be opportunities...

Healthcare Sector Helped by Pete Buttigieg’s Rise In The Polls?

Another Flat Day For Stocks S&P 500 was flat again on Tuesday as it fell just 5 basis points. The market has been flat most days in the past few weeks with the occasional sharp rally. You’d think markets would have more to react to since the economy is very weak and expectations are for…

Economy Nearly Falls Into A Recession In October?

Economy Near Recession? October industrial production report pushed the Arouba Diabold Scotti (ADS) business conditions index to -0.783 on October 22nd. It's very close to the recession line which is -0.80. Obviously, we need to watch the November industrial production report very closely. If it worsens, it could push the readings in November into recessionary…