Market Update
Despite considerable weakness overnight, the broader market is higher with seven S&P 500 sectors trading green. The most notable shift...
Precious Metals Bloodbath
The market saw multiple eventful developments before the opening bell. Notably, President Trump confirmed that former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh...
Tech names under pressure, Crude Oil Adds to Breakout
Multiple asset classes went risk-off at the cash open. There didn’t appear to be any specific catalyst at the time...
Afternoon Update
Today’s FOMC and presser seems like a non-event, beyond the bar for additional rate cuts seemingly set a little higher,...
FOMC directive
The FOMC decision was no big shock. They voted to keep the fed funds rate steady at 3.50–3.75%, but with...
FOMC Drift
*Personal note – My mother is still in critical condition. I’m waiting on tests and doctor’s recommendations on where to...
Market Update
I’m currently bouncing between doctor updates and waiting on test results, with the big question mark still hanging over whether...
Afternoon Update
For context, Small Caps/High Beta have outperformed in 2026 (starting around the Christmas holiday)… MAG/IWM (2H normalized) We’re seeing some...
Market Update
*On a personal note, my mother is currently in critical condition in the hospital. We’re awaiting test results and monitoring...
Crude Update
WTI is up +3%, strengthening the bullish tone within this consolidation phase. The bigger picture: (60m) Intraday: (3m) This smaller...
Carry Trade Chaos
I’ve already covered USD/JPY’s change in character and why: Prime Minister Takaichi’s dovish, debt-financed stimulus push, plus snap February 8...
Carry Trade Tremors & Leadership Rotation: 2026’s Risk-On Theme Showing Cracks
Today’s market landscape features a multitude of interconnected dynamics playing out across various asset classes, sectors, and time horizons, creating...
Intraday Update
Most of the gaps from Tuesday’s open have been filled. NDX SPX I’m not sure that the afternoon tone is...
Market Update – Filling Tuesday’s Greenland/Tariffs Gap
The stock market has seen a continuation of yesterday’s strength, though the market has advanced in a more orderly fashion...
Tape Bombs
President Trump said that the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and the entire Arctic region has...
Greenland Relief Rally Fades: Trump Rules Out Force, But Tariffs Loom as Wildcard – Equities Bounce, Then Stall
Equities staged a broad-based rebound (oversold-like bounce) after President Trump’s World Economic Forum address at Davos, stated the U.S. will...
Afternoon Update
NDX is at its 100-day, still a ways to go to reach the neckline. Mega Caps have been notably weak...
Market Update
2025 went hard, but 2026 is sprinting straight into “hold my beer” territory as flashes of uncertainty lean toward flashes...
Martin Luther Holiday Brief
Caution and a healthy dose of skepticism are warranted when viewing futures price action outside normal cash market hours (especially...
Afternoon Update
Markets have drifted sideways all afternoon with the majors virtually unchanged on the day in what appears to be classic...
