One day does not a rally make
A few thoughts to add to a Bearish colleague (Guy Lerner) said about today’s weak volume: I thought the Internals were powerful,...
Media Appearance: Power Lunch (4/21/05)
I am back on CNBC’s Power Lunch today between 1:10pm and 2pm today. Subbing for the vacationing Bill Griffeth and Sue...
LEI: Blecch!
The US Conf Board of Leading Economic Indicators slid -0.4% in March. The LEI have been soft for some time now, posting a marginal gain...
Inflation Paints Fed Into Corner
Inflation? You Don’t Say! Underlying inflation accelerated in March, increasing the odds that the Federal Reserve will continue to...
Astonishing New Discovery!
I’m listening to CNBC’s discussion of today’s sell off, and I am astonished to learn that there is Inflation and a...
The fruit of Fiona’s labor
Hard to imagine that we first discussed the Fiona Apple’s Extraordinary Machine way back on March 7. Today, we see another...
PPI and Market Performance
Another timely and relevant observation from Chart of the Day: On Tuesday, the producer-price index (PPI) for finished goods...
The Wrong Crowd
The latest (no subscription required) “Apprenticed Investor” column is up at TheStreet.com. This week’s installment is...
Understanding The “Kitchen Sink Economy”
To figure out where you are going, it sometimes helps to know where you have been. This is one of those times. The last Bull Market began...
Chart of the Week: NYSE Member Firms’ Client Margin
e last addressed Margin debt back in September 2003. At that time, we noted that margin was only modest, and represented little danger to...