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The S&P 500 Index ended marginally lower in January, putting the January Barometer into play. However, the January barometer is not bulletproof. In theory, 2021 should be an up year for stocks as the economy recovers and the pandemic winds down in the latter part of 2021. The risk...

It looks like the U.S. economy (GDP) shrank by 3.5% in 2020, its worst showing since 1946. The good news is that all the bad news came in one quarter (the second). The third quarter erupted into 33.4% annual growth and the fourth quarter grew at a 4% rate, for an annualized +19% secon...

As we talk to investors, the number one question is "Are we in a bubble?" We understand the sentiment, particularly as stock prices march higher despite the frustrating persistence of the virus. Despite recent price weakness in certain sectors (e.g., Banks), we are encouraged by the l...

In case you haven't noticed, GameStop and a few similar stocks are in a classic bubble. This sort of thing has happened over and over again through history, most recently in the late 1990s. These stories show a definite market pathology. The rules of the game produce what sure loo...

Just as individuals used social media platforms to organize protests and riots across the country, traders used websites like "Reddit" to organize a successful short-squeeze on Wall Street hedge funds. While Robinhood, and other brokers, took a lot of heat for restricting trading in s...

Social media orchestrating a bloody short squeeze assault upon the hedge funds. The first month of the new year begins with chaos in our nation's Capital and ends with market mania chaos - both manifestations of acute monetary disorder. What we're witnessing poses a risk to capitalism...

The economy will likely continue struggling for the next month or two. With vaccinations accelerating and households looking cash rich, a reopening of the economy could see growth reach multi-decade highs. James Knightley, Chief International Economist at ING takes a look at the i...

While the battle between retail investors and hedge funds may continue to dominate the headlines in the coming weeks, there is plenty more that investors should pay close attention to. The two big data releases for the US will be the ISM manufacturing and the employment report. Va...

As we head into 2021, there is a large consensus that the massive monetary interventions in 2020 will lead to an explosion of economic growth, inflation, and higher interest rates. We suspect that the outcome of more debt-driven spending will lead to a disappointment in growth and dis...

The new market disruptor: Rise of the retail investor. Generational shift in investors rocking equity markets. The rise of the little guys: Retail investors take on institutions. For further details see: The Big Shift: The Rise Of The Retail Investor Rocks Markets