By David Nelson, CFA Bullet Points Today, I want to cover what I think is a rising threat to the health of the U.S. financial system. Let’s start off with the events of last Friday and what looked like a relief rally on the heels of weeks of losses. In the days prior, carnage was […]
Tag Archives: Oil
February
27
The Fed needs to tame the inflation beast
posted by David Nelson, CFA
Click on picture for video. Sat down with TD Ameritrade host Oliver Renick to weigh in on the Fed and stocks reporting tonight and in the morning.
October
24
Bear Market – The Day After
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT Before we get started put down the knives, get off twitter and take a breath. I’m not calling the end of the bear market. If I could do that with a high degree of accuracy I’d have my jet, wouldn’t even be writing this post and I’d be done staring […]
July
05
The Wild Card – Oil!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT The first half of 2022 left little to cheer about. The bear market at its lows wiped out $10 Trillion in U.S. market cap. The temporary cease fire that drove stocks +4% off the lows didn’t hold as markets gave back about half those gains last week. Year to date, […]
June
23
KRYPTONITE
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, James Freeman of the Wall Street Journal and Monica Crowley former Assistant Secretary of Treasury for Public Affairs.
May
31
Recession Obsession
posted by David Nelson, CFA
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 […]
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 […]
April
04
We’re not in Kansas anymore
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA Investors entered 2022 with several issues that needed to be resolved. The bubble in non-profitable technology stocks had already started to unwind and inflation was well on its way to becoming a problem not just for investors and the FOMC but for everyday Americans. Add a war breaking out in Ukraine that escalated […]
November
08
Demand Destruction
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA CMT On the heels of a dovish Fed meeting and strong employment report the S&P finished the week up better than 2%. Even more compelling, Friday marked the seventh straight session stocks ended the day at a closing all-time high. Is there anything that can stop this train and maybe more […]
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