A Needy Bull Market We are still in a bull market. The S&P 500 is in an uptrend. The majority of stocks remain above their 200 day moving averages. Still a Bull Market…But A Needy One…. But the character of this bull is changing….it’s getting...

Here’s a preview of what we’ll cover this week:  Markets: Zoom Out; Growth To Value Continues; The Bubble In Venture Capital; Databricks Wants To IPO; GS: Software Is The New Newspaper; How Does OpenAI Compete With Google?; 2026: The Trough For Managed...

It’s a simple Market Right Now Believe it or not, this is a simple market. It only feels complicated because people are trying to make it complicated. Think about it, if you can make it complicated (a problem) many will have more success pretend to have...

Here’s a preview of what we’ll cover this week:  Macro: Powell Agrees To An Expanding Economy; Weaker Dollar Is A Markets’ Tailwind Markets: Meta: Non-Consensus Alpha; Microsoft Was Misunderstood; Amazon: A White Knight For OpenAI?; Winner of CapEx...

20 Charts in 20 Minutes Yesterday I went live with All Gas No Brakes, the show where I rip through 20 plus charts in about 20 minutes pulled from my Thursday night review of hundreds of charts. It’s consistently the most well received show I do. It forces...

Here’s a preview of what we’ll cover this week:  Macro: Accelerating Growth and Labor Resilience; The Reality Behind Slowing Wage Growth; Shifting Away From The US; DAVOS: REALPOLITIK IS BACK Markets: Software Is The New Restaurants; The Gains Were Due...

What People Mean by “The Stock Market” When most investors think about the stock market, they’re focused on direction. Is the index up or down?Is it near highs or pulling back?What’s the headline narrative today? That lens is almost entirely index-driven...

Here’s a preview of what we’ll cover this week:  Macro: The Economy Is Resilient; The Consumer Is Strong; Corporate Confidence is Solid; AI Is Becoming A Real Efficiency Engine Markets: GPUs Aren’t iPhones; The Attention Asset With A Solid Story;...

Wishful Thinking Is Just That……Wishful “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.”– James Clear This quote is the whole point. Bottom fishing can work, but only when it’s treated like a system. A repeatable...

Here’s a preview of what we’ll cover this week:  Macro: Fed Rate-Cut Remorse Is Creeping In; Did Rate Cuts Affect the Labor Market?; Did Rate Cuts Affect the Labor Market?; Did Rate Cuts Affect the Labor Market? Markets: TechnipFLP – The Upstream...