Stocks finished higher for a second day in a row, but in this unconvincing fashion, with big intraday swings all day long. Given the importance of tomorrow’s festivity, it seems that volatility is too low since nobody knows what will happen. The one clear thing is that reciprocal tariffs will be put in place; one …
Author: Michael Kramer
To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question…
Big questions are left unanswered
Stocks Face Surging Volatility as Liberation Day and Jobs Friday Near
This week will could serve as an unpleasant dose of reality for markets.
The Moment of Market Truth Comes On Friday
Stocks finished lower on the day and created what appears to be a doji.
Stocks Plunge, But the Real Fun May Only Be Starting
Stocks fell sharply today, but there may be a lot more pain ahead.
Stocks May Be Heading Sharply Lower As Liquidity Drain Begins
Between now and end of month, there should be a decent amount of liquidity that is leaving.
Inflation Is So Back in 2025
S&P GLOBAL PMI revealed some disturbing trends in inflation data.
Liquidity and Leverage Conditions Are Flashing Warning Signs for Markets
Liquidity conditions in the equity market are looking great and appears to be moving to safer places.
The Pinning Effect In The S&P 500 Ends Tomorrow
The equity market could be released from its tight trading range starting tomorrow.
Stocks Rise as Fed Signals Uncertainty Lies Ahead
The path forward seems to be a bit foggy.
BOJ & FOMC Decisions Set the Stage for Volatility
The next 24 hours for the market will be very important.
Stocks Manage to Rally, but the Path Forward Gets Considerably Harder
The stock market rallied continued on Monday, but it won't be as easy the rest of the week.
Stocks And Bitcoin’s Fate Lie In The Dollar’s Hands
This will be an interesting week. After all, the S&P 500 is not often down for five consecutive weeks, so one has to think this might be the week the market attempts a rebound. From what I can tell, the last time it declined for at least five weeks in a row was in April …
The Market Is Searching for the Trump Put—It Doesn’t Exist
The Trump Put is going to be hard to find.
Stock Trade Sideways As Ingredients For Stagflation Brew
It's getting really interesting out there...
Stocks Fall Again, As Credit Spreads Start To Widen
Stocks fell again, and now credit are starting to widen.
Stocks Crumble As Deleveraging Process Appears To Have Picked Up Steam
Stocks fell sharply as key levels of support were broken.
For Team Trump To Get 10-Year Rates Down, Stocks Will Need To Fall
It will be another wild week...
Stocks Fall Sharply Ahead of The February Job Report
Nerves ahead of the February job report are very high.
Stocks Rise Despite Explosive Surge in German Bund Yields
The German 10-year Bund yield rose by 30 bps today.