DOG News and Press, ProShares Short Dow30 From 09/20/21

This week's Sentiment Survey report by the American Association of Individual Investors showed bullish sentiment fell over 16 percentage points to 22.45% versus the prior week. This is the lowest bullishness reading since the end of July 2020 reading of 20.23%. For further detai...

Is September as bad for stocks as the media would have you believe? Is a significant correction imminent, and does the "September effect" make it more likely? The bifurcated market... the shoe may be moving to the other foot. For further details see: The Worst Month For ...

With year-end just several months away, money managers great and small are focused laser-like on year-end returns. But the environment is looking a little twitchier as Q4 approaches. Peak growth, sticky inflation, ongoing supply chain problems, high valuations and potentially disrupti...

The language being using to describe this market is "frustrating, but not fatal." The headline indexes have continued to grind higher, but this is a market that has been correcting, consolidating, and churning under the surface for most of the summer. The idea of an economic “g...

The latest numbers from the Atlanta Fed indicate that wage growth is continuing to pick up, with August wages up 3.9%, based on a three-month moving average. The latest small-business sentiment survey from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) shows that the record av...

In terms of central bank meetings, the week ahead is one of the busiest. In our understanding, the market has been anticipating this meeting since the spring to provide further guidance that the Fed will reduce the pace of bond purchases. The Dollar Index bottomed, and the Bannock...

Investors have been trained to buy the dip when the S&P 500 hits the 50-day moving average. However, the fundamentals in the market have changed and are no longer favorable. It means this time may not have the same fairytale ending. For further details see: Buying Th...

We can attribute the weakness on Friday to “quadruple witching,” where every type of option (stock index futures, stock index options, stock options, and single stock futures) all expired simultaneously. With the market very oversold, a counter-trend bounce next week wil...

Market breadth is weakening. Economic projections are moving lower. Several major averages are breaking longer-term trends. For further details see: Bearish Elements Are Lining Up (Technically Speaking For The Week Of 9/13-9/17)

We maintain a positive view of the financial markets over the next 12-24 months based on an improving global economy. The preconditions for a market top are not present, but there can always be corrections like now. We maintain a balanced approach between growth, mainly technology...