It’s Messy Out There The market is messy, if you have an ego to feed do it somewhere else. You make money by listening to the markets message not by trying to define it. $SPY – S&P 500 is Messy. $540 is the level but I want to see strength...

It’s Finally Here Not many weekends are as special as opening weekend for college football. It’s a time when anything feels possible, when hope springs eternal, and when the love of the game is at its purest. The air is filled with the sounds...

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is a daily theme in financial markets. Media pundits sensationalize daily market move implications over and over again to a point where the public becomes numb. One of this year’s victims has been the concept of rotation;...

It’s that time of year again—my wife asked me to get some quotes on homeowners insurance because our current provider wants to raise our rates…again. Between premium increases and claims denials, it’s easy to hate these companies. However, as...

The Volatility We Can’t Control – Mr. Markets Larry Fink and Ken Griffin haven’t taken the time to subscribe yet, so I can say this with confidence: you can’t control the market’s volatility. Phew, glad I got that off my chest. Now, let’s...

SPDR Sectors – The Construction of the S&P 500 As a market-cap weighted index, the S&P 500 ($SPY) is not designed to fully reflect the overall story of the stock market. The good news is with some simple sector analysis, the picture becomes...

The Problem – S&P 500 Doesn’t Care About Diversification The S&P 500 ETF (SPY) might seem well-diversified at first glance, but it really doesn’t care about diversification. As a market cap-weighted index, the S&P 500 does the opposite...

Energy Experts are Everywhere Energy is a polarizing sector of the market. Its political, global macro, and environmental implications lead to many talking heads constantly predicting its future. Predictions are fun; they add a level of excitement and give...

I love the Blue Collar. It’s a culture centered around getting sh*t done. To me, it’s exactly what technical analysis is about, show me a reason to invest based on what actually matters ….PRICE. Not an elegantly rehearsed pitch deck, not a fancy steak...

I’ve been doing this for about a decade now, and I have yet to discover a better way to get a feel for the market than by cranking through individual stock charts. Yes, I still use intermarket analysis, breadth analysis, sector rotation, etc., but...