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Market Call: Home In The Range
Stock Market· · 1 min read ·Members

Market Call: Home In The Range

August's CPI will be released Tuesday morning. We think that last week's 3.6% rally in the S&…

The Economic Week Ahead, September 12-16
Economic Survey· · 1 min read

The Economic Week Ahead, September 12-16

It's another action packed week ahead. On the inflation front, we are expecting that, on Monday, the FRB-NY survey of…

DEEP DIVE: Is Divine Disinflation Possible?
Deep Dive· · 2 min read ·Members

DEEP DIVE: Is Divine Disinflation Possible?

This is an excerpt from our Sept 6 Morning Briefing.Deep Dives (for paid members of QuickTakes) are occasional excerpts from our…

One-Week Winning Streak
Energy· · 1 min read ·Members

One-Week Winning Streak

The DJIA, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 snapped a three-week losing streak today. Why? After all, on Thursday, Fed Chair Powell…

Reversal Days Signal Sideways Stock Market
Stock Market· · 1 min read ·Members

Reversal Days Signal Sideways Stock Market

Stock investors don't know whether they are coming or going. They don't have much conviction. Yesterday, we observed…

BBR Drops Back to 1.0
Sentiment· · 1 min read

BBR Drops Back to 1.0

Investors Intelligence Bull-Bear Ratio (BBR) slipped this week for the third week, to 1.00 (chart below). It had advanced the previous…

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 9/6/22
Video Webcasts· · 1 min read

Dr Ed's Video Webcast 9/6/22

Fed Chair Powell has put the kibosh on financial markets’ wishful thinking that the Fed will start easing monetary policy next year.…

Divine Disinflation In NM-PMI Survey
Economic Survey· · 1 min read

Divine Disinflation In NM-PMI Survey

Investors are rooting for "divine disinflation." We all want inflation to come down without a painful recession. We want the…

Market Call: Less Risky
Stock Market· · 2 min read

Market Call: Less Risky

The bears say that the 17.4% rally in the S&P 500 between June 16 and August 16 was a…