by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jan 30, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy
US fourth quarter GDP was up a mere 2.1%, unchanged from the preceding three-month period. The main drivers behind the modest growth were consumer and government spending, as well as residential fixed investment and exports. Interestingly, home sales, both new and...
by Michael Markowski | Jan 29, 2020 | alerts, Crash of 2020, Crashes, Markets/Economy
The 2:00PM press conference held by US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at the conclusion of the January 29th FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting started out with a bang. Within minutes the S&P 500 rallied to its high of the day. Shortly thereafter, the world’s...
by Michael Markowski | Jan 25, 2020 | alerts, Crash of 2020, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
Based on my reading the financial news and listening to the market pundits about the potential impact of the Wuhan Coronavirus the probability is very high that the global equity markets will experience a severe correction or maybe even a crash very soon. It’s...
by Lance Roberts | Jan 21, 2020 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
The good news is that with the market closed yesterday, the extreme extensions of the market did not get any more extreme. Also, it doesn’t change our analysis much from this past weekend’s missive either: “This week, the market pushed those...
by Michael Markowski | Jan 11, 2020 | alerts, Crash of 2020, Crashes, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
Through the first 10 days of 2020, the Bull & Bear Tracker: Produced a gain of 3.5% vs. the S&P 500’s 1.1% 100% cash for 3 of the 7 trading days 50% invested for the 4 of 7 days in market The 2020 year to date return and low risk exposure for the Bull &...
by Michael Markowski | Nov 30, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
Based on my analysis of the S&P 500 technical chart patterns after new all-time highs were set in 1999, 2000, 2007, 2018 and 2019, the index is ripening for a significant correction or a crash. The volatility increasing for a market that is making new all-time...