Why markets have been so choppy so far in 2015
US equities and other markets have been notoriously choppy and the S&P 500 recently reached levels in the choppiness index last seen in 1998. It’s the central banks, silly! The Fed continues to reiterate its ‘data-dependency’ strategy and investors so far had no reason to believe in an imminent rate hike and freak out by […]
Serge filling in for the venerable Sam Collins: Market take for May 18
From May 14 until May 22nd Serge is filling in for the venerable Sam Collins, sharing his daily market vibes to Sam’s large and loyal audience. Serge has filled in for Sam Collins in the past and is honored to get the opportunity to step in again during Sam’s holiday respite by popular demand. Read […]
Serge on the Benzinga PreMarket Show: Rates, the dollar and the Fed
In Serge’s weekly Benzinga PreMarket Prep Show on Monday May 18th he discusssed the still dollar and interest-rate sensitive markets and how the real shock for stocks will likely come with the realization that the Fed wants to hike rates come hell or high water. Listen to the recording HERE
“Serge did his usual great job at covering the current status of the market and his assessment of the risk/reward.”
Subscriber John M: “Serge did his usual great job at covering the current status of the market and his assessment of the risk/reward.” Watch the recording of Serge’s important webinar on ‘Why this year we sell in May and profit from the looming sell-off’
Serge Berger is filling in for the venerable Sam Collins!
From May 14 until May 22nd Serge is filling in for the venerable Sam Collins, sharing his daily market vibes to Sam’s large and loyal audience. Serge has filled in for Sam Collins in the past and is honored to get the opportunity to step in again during Sam’s holiday respite by popular demand. Read […]
Which stocks to buy/sell due to dollar sell-off
Most of 2015 thus far has been about moves in the US dollar and interest rates. The most recent acceleration lower in the dollar has brought about new opportunities (gold) and places to avoid (small caps) Watch the short video HERE Charts by eSignal
Choppiness ultimately leads to directionality
It’s been a choppy market for US equities year-to-date, but choppiness ultimately leads to better directional moves (higher or lower) in any asset class. As such, during times of choppiness it’s just a matter of raising cash, taking a step back and letting the choppiness wear itself out. Watch the video HERE
Know thy time-frame
Each market environment has certain time-frames that work best. In trending markets positions are best held for weeks if not months while in choppy environments intra-day to multi-day durations are better. Here is a recent trade example in Taser (TASR) where subscribers pocketed a quick 6.50% as we nicely timed the trade according to the […]
Shake Rattle & Roll – The chop for US stocks continues
For the most part, US stocks managed to score marginally positive price action last week, that is until a global selloff on Friday erased all of the week’s gains and then some. As the saying goes, markets tend to take the steps on the way up but the elevator on the way down and that […]
Bigger concerns about semiconductor stocks
Semiconductor stocks as a group are often closely watched by market strategists and traders for clues to the broader market strength. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index is increasingly flagging concerning signals through a multi-month lens. Watch the video HERE