SRTY News and Press, ProShares UltraPro Short Russell2000 From 09/01/21

After several strong quarters for value stocks, the last few months have seen a sharp reversal in favor of growth. The probability of any particular value stock being a “value trap” in a given year is about 30%. Value stocks are currently trading at a 40% discount to...

We think the jobs data for August and September are going to be ugly. We may see the early signs of COVID long-haul temporary, partial, or permanent disability show up in labor force data. Delta’s rapid spread among the unvaccinated population is certainly disabling a portion o...

The Consumer Confidence Index from The Conference Board fell in August, dropping 11.3 points to 113.8. The present-situation component decreased 9.9 points to 147.3, the lowest since April, while the expectations component lost 12.4 points, taking it to 91.4, the lowest since January....

The first reason is that we believe the next stock bear market and recession will be the worst since the 1930s is due to extremely high asset valuations. The second reason is due to extraordinarily bullish investor sentiment. The third reason is due to weak economic fundamentals. ...

A rising market tide may lift all boats, but not in equal measure. Knowing where the big money is going can help you make better choices. All of these sub-categories are available in ETF form. For further details see: Where Is The Big Money Going Now?

As the Fed started to talk about “taper,” the “bulls” sent a stern warning with a 2% “crash” they shouldn’t. Regardless of the reasoning, our expectation was the Fed would step away from “tapering” their current balance sh...

In the most recent Labor Department release, nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 2.3% in the second quarter of 2021, as output increased 7.9% and hours worked grew 5.5%. U.S. corporate profits hit a record high last quarter, despite supply chain disruptions, a labor s...

In his speech on Friday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell stressed that inflationary pressures are cooling and getting closer to the Fed’s 2% target rate. Powell also acknowledged that some inflation is a “cause for concern” and implied that higher prices could be more permane...

Stock traders breathed a sigh of relief on 8/27/21 when Fed Chair Powell announced that a bond purchase taper could start before the end of 2021, but that rising interest rates would not likely follow for some time. Moreover, unless it is reversed, despite Friday’s excellent ad...

The issue of demography plagues Japan and the U.S. equally. The advancing decades show birth rates dropping as dependency on social welfare climbs. The problem, as with Japan, is that demographics are undermining the support for the social welfare system. The aging population is curre...