Just when one thought the North Korean crisis had died down, Kim Jong-un fires another missile. Did gold anticipate this? On Monday, the metal scored what could turn out to be an important breakout. To be fair, gold reached a … Continued
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the July 1-14 period in the Nasdaq and NYSE Group as well as nine S&P 500 sectors. Nasdaq The bearish engulfing candle of June 9 when the composite … Continued
The Nasdaq 100 index does not act well. Is it purely rotation or a reflection on the economy or on the 1Q17 earnings season that begins next week? After rallying for seven consecutive months, the index lost 2.5 percent in … Continued
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the May 1-15 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) Support at 51-plus was defended yet again on May 18. At the same time, bulls … Continued
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 31-April 13 period in the Nasdaq and NYSE Group as well as nine S&P 500 sectors. Nasdaq – p/p, short interest ↑ 1.1%, Nasdaq composite ↓ … Continued
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the March 15-31 period in the Nasdaq and NYSE Group as well as nine S&P 500 sectors. Nasdaq – p/p, short interest ↓ 0.04%, Nasdaq composite ↑ 0.9% … Continued
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the January 1-13 period in the Nasdaq and NYSE Group as well as nine S&P 500 sectors. Nasdaq – short interest ↓ 0.4% p/p; Nasdaq composite ↑ 3.5% … Continued
Building on the crude theme a week ago, spot West Texas Intermediate crude did indeed break out of a declining trend line drawn from May 2015 (Chart 1). It rallied 3.3 percent for the week. For the last eight sessions, … Continued
The following are futures positions of non-commercials as of August 16, 2016. Change is week-over-week. 10-year note: One more prominent central banker this week seemed to throw his hands up in the air. John Williams, San Francisco Fed president, in … Continued
Since spot West Texas Intermediate crude bottomed intra-day at $26.05/barrel on February 11th and began to rally, resistance points have fallen one after another. First went $34-$35, then $40, followed by $42-$43 and then $47-$48 (Chart 1), rallying past both … Continued