Gold peaked last August, before beginning a strong downtrend. Amidst this, gold bugs have put their foot down at dual support, rallying the metal the last two weeks. Important resistance lies ahead. Real yields likely come to gold’s aid in … Continued
Reversing the prior week’s weakness, major US equity indices put up strong performance last week. The S&P 500, for instance, defended a rising trend line from last March. VIX collapsed, landing on low-20s, a breach of which opens the door … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 26, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 36.9k, down 9.7k. Wednesday’s intraday drop to one percent has so far been a successful retest of the breakout three weeks ago, when the … Continued
Following futures positions of non-commercials are as of January 19, 2021. 10-year note: Currently net long 46.6k, up 96.8k. A two-day FOMC meeting begins on Tuesday. This is the first meeting of the year – one of the eight scheduled … Continued
Last week, Fed officials threw cold water on incipient taper talk, making it clear they would continue to purchase treasury securities. This followed a backup this month in rates in the long end of the treasury yield curve, with the … Continued
With investor sentiment elevated and help from the Fed, margin debt and foreigners, major US equity indexes remain near highs. Bulls are positioning for a Santa rally, followed by the onset of 4Q earnings season in the first half next … Continued
The FOMC meets this week. The Fed already has unlimited QE in place. Not much is expected to come out of this meeting. If anything, aware that low rates are needed, Mr. Powell may drop a hint or two that … Continued
Gold just broke out of a massive base, suggesting much higher prices in the future. At the same time, its current pace of gains has a parabolic touch to it. A pullback to successfully retest the breakout will greatly strengthen … Continued
In the last few weeks, money has moved out of money-market funds which ballooned to just under $5 trillion, but not into stocks. Equity bulls are hoping the so-called cash-on-the-sidelines will find a home in stocks. The problem is, major … Continued
Stocks have diverged from sharp deterioration in fundamentals. At the lows, several indicators were at washout levels, resulting in the massive rally that followed. But at this point in time, they may be responding more to the Fed’s monetary backstop … Continued