Category Archives: Investing

ETFs, for the first time in history, created opportunity for retail investors that has, in many ways, leveled the playing field between them and large institutions.  Individual investors, with a simple purchase, like a stock, can hedge their portfolios to … Continue reading →

The news came out yesterday that a Third Avenue fund was liquidating, and putting a halt on redemption, locking up the deposits investors put in the fund, possibly for months.  Being important news, and possibly the only really bad news … Continue reading →

As the market approaches the historic day next week when the FOMC decides whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, the market is heating up with volatility.  To put the VIX (or /VX for … Continue reading →

One of the early signs of a recession is a flight to relative safety by big money. When large fund managers want to continue to be in equities, yet want to be on solid ground in case the market tanks … Continue reading →

You can see from the last 5 daily ticks on the these charts that all 10 Sectors were down last week. Up until now, consumers were expected to hold the US economy up.  The lack of upwind in retail threw … Continue reading →

A couple of days ago, concerned about the reversal pattern on the S&P 500, I drew 2 support lines and a resistance line at the top.  The first support is at 2060.  The 2nd one, because it was a more … Continue reading →