SRTY News and Press, ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 From 08/23/21

The media wants you to believe that the tapering of Quantitative Easing is a big deal with a potential bad outcome (“if it bleeds, it leads”). The exact opposite is the case. Covid Delta as a weapon of mass economic destruction - another media obsession. Is this round tw...

Falling growth does not mean the economy is contracting. It merely means that the rate of increase is slowing. How much it slows is something we can't know yet, but it is exactly what we've been expecting for months as we watched bond yields drop. One reason I think the current enviro...

With the market pulling back a bit, many are expecting some big downside follow through. The market now has a downside set up. I have outlined the parameters for this downside set up. For further details see: Sentiment Speaks: Can The Bears Muster More Than A Growl?

We believe the Fed is setting the table to begin the process of taper sooner than later. Employment is improving, jobless claims are dropping, and inflationary pressures are rising, particularly housing rents. There is a not-so-subtle impact on asset prices when the Fed begins to tape...

Bubble consequences are anathema to communist governments. That said, the overpowering seduction of “fantastic development, innovation and broad-based prosperity” can prove irresistible. This has especially been the case for a nation tenaciously determined to attain what...

There are two highlights in the last full week of August that will draw the attention of investors: the Federal Reserve's symposium (Jackson Hole) and the preliminary August PMI reports. Two G7 members, Germany and Canada, hold national elections in September. The Fed's Jackson Ho...

Financial markets under pressure as the economy slows due to the increase in Delta variant coronavirus cases while the Fed considers tapering. We consider this the "pause that refreshes." We expect a sharp reacceleration in growth here and abroad as we put the coronavirus in the r...

Earnings season comes to a close and the positive results have kept this market very resilient. Geopolitical issues make the headlines this week. Avoid the rhetoric, watch the price action. Look under the hood of the latest retail sales report before jumping to a conclusion. ...

High frequency indicators can give us a nearly up-to-the-moment view of the economy. The metrics are divided into long leading, short leading, and coincident indicators. While there was some very slight deterioration overall, in absolute terms all three time frames remain very pos...

The upcoming week is all about the Federal Reserve’s symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Government regulatory risk continues to dominate China equity markets, this time with President Xi pushing an agenda of wealth redistribution from rich to poor. Global macro weakness ha...