By David Nelson, CFA U.S. markets put in their first up week in nearly 2 months. After coming dangerously close to the traditional bear market, down 20% the S&P struggled for a few days and then exploded higher. Nothing changes sentiment like price. We’ll see in the weeks ahead if sentiment readings from AAII improve. (Click on charts to […]
Tag Archives: Energy
May
23
It’s worse than we thought!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA The debate over peak inflation and whether it’s arrived or still lies in front of us really doesn’t matter anymore. Whatever metric you’re using, retail giants Target (TGT) and Walmart (WMT) along with a host of other retailers have confirmed our worst fears. It’s worse than we thought (Click on charts […]
February
25
Geopolitical Reset
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins the BNN news team to weigh in on the geopolitical end game for Putin
January
27
Unforced Error
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo to discuss the administrations pivot to OPEC
January
24
No Man’s Land – How Far Could Stocks Fall?
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT There are no easy answers as to why markets fell apart last week. All the usual suspects had a hand in the carnage. A Fed increasingly behind the curve, inflation expectations rising, a news cycle that gets more frightening by the day and the growing realization that there is payback for […]
January
19
Under Pressure
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins Fox Business host Charles Payne to discuss the rough start to the earning’s season.
June
21
Iceberg Dead Ahead!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT The iceberg barely visible in my post from last week came into full view following Wednesday’s FOMC decision and the release that followed. If the analyst notes post the decision are any indication it seems Jay Powell and company caught the street by surprise. While the overall hit to the […]
April
09
Low Bar Set for Earnings
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David weighs in on the coming earnings season and off-shore market risks
November
21
Interview at TheStreet – Why Energy?
posted by David Nelson, CFA
Click here for David’s interview at TheStreet TV with host Scott Gamm. David discusses some of the challenges investors face as we close out 2017.
March
02
U.S. Market at Record Highs But Trouble is Brewing in Europe
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA Right out of the gate stocks marched higher this month picking up where January left off. The broadcast and print media both point to the animal spirits unleashed following the election and to be fair some of the rhetoric is true. However, when you dig deep that’s not the entire story. […]
DAVID NELSON, CFA 