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How Much Longer Can This Last?

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How’s this messy market treating you?

Are you happy the market is a mess? Or do you find it frustrating?

Keep in mind, the S&P500 is still at the same price it was 2 months ago.

Both the Nasdaq100 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are still at the same prices they were back in February.

We’re almost half way through May.

The Technology Index, which is the largest component of the S&P500 (30%) and has the largest weighting in the Nasdaq100 (50%), is still where it was back in January.

Again we’re half way through May!

Meanwhile, don’t forget about the Small-cap Russell2000 that’s hilariously still stuck below where it was way back in December.

The Consumer Discretionary Index and Dow Jones Transportation Average are also down for the year.

That’s the market we’re in.

Some people keep pretending that this year is just like last year.

But I cheated. I actually looked at the data. So I know better. [Read more…]

Final Shakeout before the Ripper?

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What’s on your mind these days?

I’ll tell you what I’m thinking about.

I’m used to a market where stocks struggle when the US Dollar are US rates are rising. And that’s what we’ve seen all year.

And while the data certainly points to a market of stocks that have been grinding mostly sideways over the past few months, stocks haven’t done nearly as bad as you’d think, considering just how strong the Dollar has been and how much rates have risen.

So the question for me is whether these consolidations are going to resolve higher or lower?

And what the implications might be….

A lower resolution here could be a massive tailwind for stocks.

Remember, during Election years, the market tends to bottom in May ahead of a very strong summer, particularly when there is an incumbent candidate.

If these resolutions are, in fact, to the downside, then that’s exactly what I would expect to see happen: [Read more…]

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