Today’s Chart of the Day was shared on Twitter by Strategas Research Partners (@StrategasRP). It is a chart of the 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, $TLT with a 200-day moving average in red. The indicator in the lower pane measures how extended price is from the 200-day moving average. Strategas notes that price is extremely extended right now. In […]
An Unusual Environment
Yesterday, Chris Verrone of Strategas appeared on Real Vision to give us his take on the current environment in markets. He believes that the Fed is the root cause for the rallies we have seen in equities, bonds, and even Gold. So, why are all three of these asset classes trading in sync? Chris notes […]
Should New Highs Equal Blue Skies?
The market is going this way, no its going that way. Maybe this way, and maybe the other direction because of this reason over here. This is likely the rhetoric you hear from pundits, social media, and maybe even your beloved financial representative. It’s confusing, I know. I’ve been there, jumped through and around the […]
The Bloodbath in Healthcare
The Healthcare sector is a hot mess right now. It’s by far the worst performing S&P 500 sector YTD and is trading below both its 50 and 200-day moving averages. As you can see in the chart below, the Healthcare Sector SPDR ETF, $XLV has dipped into negative territory on the year while most of […]
