If you want to divide a room, take a poll on climate change. If you want to divide a room, take a poll on “will we retest the lows?” Wherever you stand on either of these issues shouldn’t matter. What does matter is that the climate in the market is changing – have a look…. Read more »
In heads-up Hold’em, pocket aces have an 81% chance to win the hand. Can you still lose with pocket aces? Yes. Right now our data is showing positive signs. There are good bets, bad bets, winning bets, and losing bets. Making good bets is how you win big over the long-run. Signs point to pocket… Read more »
Did you know that when you dream, part of your brain shuts down? It’s true. Often, things don’t make sense. But for some, dreams can be controlled… lucid dreamers. Last week felt like a dream. Shares of HD were in the 140s…UNH below 200…V in the 130s! It’s easy to tune out when things get… Read more »
When things are in chaos, “send the marines.” That’s exactly what Bill Bowerman (Nike, Inc. cofounder) yelled to the US consul, according to Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog. This moment of terror occurred during the Olympic games of 1972. The marines came and quickly got the situation under control. Bowerman later reflected, saying it was the… Read more »
When the check engine light flashes – bring your car in…don’t panic. Running a diagnostic test helps visualize what’s going on. To do that, a mechanic’s gotta pop the hood. The same goes for the market. Today we’re popping the hood. Monday’s Sell-off Was Off The Chart Let’s start from the top and work our… Read more »
You’ve seen those nail-biter games when everything comes down to a few plays. It’s a win or lose situation. So, what does a great coach do? He turns to his best player and says, “Get In There!” I can envision coach Orgeron saying those 3 words in the championship game. What Have We Been Doing?… Read more »
In French, baton rouge means red stick. In Louisiana, French explorer, Iberville, was moving along the Mississippi River when he saw a stick that appeared red. He named the region, Baton Rouge. That red stick marked a boundary for local Native American tribes. Big Money Index Says Sellers Are In Control For Mapsignals, a red… Read more »
Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities.-Malcolm Gladwell Have you ever noticed that people like things predictable and repeatable? We love routines. We love knowing what’s coming, and generally dislike surprises. The same goes for our taste in music. Colin Morris wrote a… Read more »
Patience and process – that’s the key to success in just about anything. Waiting for the “dip” takes a lot of the former – especially in this market environment. Markets were overbought and buying was drying up. Our Big Money Index was slowing and the market started to soften: So, I got excited. I even… Read more »
“Time may change me, but I can’t trace time.” When things get extreme on one end, it creates a vacuum at the other. It’s like the last few weeks when everyone is buying stocks. No one wants them to go down or thinks they will, but inevitably one-way traffic leads to the opposite. Stocks Are… Read more »