by Michael Markowski | Jul 25, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Secular Bulls/Bears
Facebook shares plummeted by 23% in after-hours trading when the company reported its quarterly earnings and held its conference call after the market closed. The company’s revenue and active users came in below analyst estimates. The big miss is the catalyst that...
by Michael Markowski | Jul 20, 2018 | $Yen Indicator, alerts, archive, Extra Cat, Secular Bulls/Bears
The signal for the Bull & Bear Tracker has gone to RED. The signal had been GREEN since June 1, 2018. See my article “Two signal changes for Bull & Bear Tracker since May 23rd”. The signal switched from GREEN to RED due to the volatility of the US Dollar...
by Michael Markowski | Jul 19, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
The University of Michigan Consumer sentiment survey which has been published since 1960 is a great barometer that can be utilized to predict recessions, economic recoveries and also secular bull and bear markets. As depicted by the chart below the results from the...
by Michael Markowski | Jun 29, 2018 | alerts, archive, Secular Bulls/Bears
On Tuesday of this week General Electric, the oldest of the 30 members of the Dow Jones Industrial (DJIA) average was replaced by global drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance. General Electric was one of the original dozen companies which comprised the Dow Jones...
by Michael Markowski | Jun 1, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
Today the Trump administration enacted steel and aluminum tariffs against a majority of the countries in the world including Mexico, Canada, Japan, China and the European Union. The 10% tariff on aluminum and 25% tariff on steel becomes effective at midnight on June...
by Michael Markowski | May 16, 2018 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Secular Bulls/Bears
The 10-year US Treasury note closed at 3.08%, its highest level since 2011 was the catalyst for today’s stock market sell-off. The strong close above 3.0%, the resistance level that the notes had been flirting with since April, is a clear signal that interest rates...
