By David Nelson, CFA USS Teflon Market sailed past the FOMC iceberg I called out in last week’s post. On the heels of a Fed decision week that pushed June into negative territory stocks reversed course putting in their best week since March. The reflation trade bounced hard waving off concerns of a hawkish tilt in […]
Tag Archives: XLE
March
15
Interest Rate Volatility – The Velocity of the Move
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins TD Ameritrade Network anchor Oliver Renick to weigh in on markets and sector rotation. Click Here for video.
March
09
#1 With a Bullet!
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David joins Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo to weigh in on the recent rise in interest rates and what it means for equity markets
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. […]
January
02
The Final Trade – 2015
posted by David Nelson, CFA
Closing out the year with a CNBC round table discussion. On set at the NYSE with Sara Eisen, Bill Griffith, Mike Santoli, Tim Seymor, John Kilduff and myself. We covered just about everything.
October
26
Like Rocky the aging bull makes a comeback
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA After taking a standing eight count the aging U.S. Bull Market makes a Rocky Balboa comeback. October’s performance to date is one of the best in years. There were a few hints along the way. The successful retest in late September and the positive signal from the Bullish Percent index were early […]
February
03
3 Blocks to the Wall of Worry – Yahoo TV
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David sits down with Yahoo Finance TV anchor Jeff Macke to discuss the markets current “Wall of Worry.”
January
02
2014 Yearbook
posted by David Nelson, CFA
Alpha Select – December 2014 Update *Alpha Select – December (-1.15%) YTD +13.19% * Net of Fees David Nelson, CFA After a rough start, a series of geopolitical events shaking investor confidence and a disappointing final trading day, 2014 added a 6th year to the bull market that began in 2009. Alpha Select enjoyed another strong year […]
December
08
Oil – The Black Swan – Part 1
posted by David Nelson, CFA
By David Nelson, CFA No market event creates more fear in the hearts and minds of investors than that of the Black Swan. Wikipedia explains the Black Swan theory developed by Nassim Nicholas Taleb as follows: The disproportionate role of high-profile, hard-to-predict, and rare events… The non-computability of the probability of the consequential rare events using […]
December
04
What’s Next for Oil? – BNN
posted by David Nelson, CFA
David discusses the oil’s recent fall and what it means for investors and consumers.
