Discussion - Equities pulled back into a possible consolidation range last week while bonds came under significant pressure. Inflation concerns were front and center in market participants' minds last week, adding to the pressure on bonds. Shorter...

Discussion - Similar to last week, both equities, as measured by SPY, and bonds, as measured by BND, posted gains. Equities moved to new highs while bond prices closed near the top of a wide consolidation range.It is interesting to note that the...

Discussion - Both equities, as measured by SPY, and bonds, as measured by BND, posted gains during the last week. Equities moved to new highs while bond prices established a new consolidation range. The Dallas Fed's Trimmed Mean PCE recorded the...

Discussion - Equities powered higher last week while bonds slid towards potential support.The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index increased in September, suggesting the real economy remains in expansion mode. Although the real economy is...

Discussion - Equities performed well last week, closing above the 20-day exponential moving average as measured by the ticker SPY. Last week's price action breaks the technical downward trend and sets up equities to possibly resume their upward...

Discussion - Both equities and bonds experienced a bout of volatility during the last week.As measured by the ticker SPY, Equities painted a new recent low on the 4th and then recovered nicely into the end of the week. Unfortunately, the Friday...

Discussion - Downward pressure on global equities and bonds continued for most of the last week into the quarter-end. US equities staged a nice rally on October 1st, painting a bullish reversal candle on the SPY chart. It seems likely that...

Discussion - U.S. equity prices whipsawed on the week, dropping early and recovering almost exactly to the 20-day exponential moving average as measured by the instrument SPY. Bonds prices moved down sharply but remained near the bottom of a...

Discussion - Global equities, including the S&P 500, remained under pressure last week while the bond complex generally, remained in consolidation. The S&P 500, as expressed by the ticker SPY, closed below the 50-day moving average. Going...

Discussion - Equities retreated last week while bonds remained within a consolidation pattern. The pullback in the S&P 500 took the index below its 20-day exponential moving average. In the past several months, moves below the 20-day EMA have...