Context is Everything “Honey, is that Jim? Why is he stumbling down the street? He looks drunk. Pull over, let’s check on him.” “Hey Jim, are you okay?” Sally asked. “I’m good, Sally. We’re just filming a skit for our...

Leadership vs. Breadth The cleanest way to frame this market is breadth versus leadership. The “Balance” of This Market Yin is breadth. The supportive part of the market that’s quietly doing its job. Yang is leadership. The visible heavyweights, the...

“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;...

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...

You’re Always “The Student” When it comes to the markets, you’re always the student. The market itself is the teacher, and every day it offers lessons for those willing to observe and learn. Our goal is simple: to gain more insight today than we had...

Take A Deep Breathe In through your nose, out through your mouth. In through your nose, out through your mouth. One last time….In through your nose, out through your mouth. See how refreshing that is? That’s the Kryptonite to bad decision-making in...

What’s up, gang. I often get asked the question: “Why HostileCharts?” HostileCharts was born from a realization that true growth occurs during times of hostility, not within the safety of our comfort zones. “The quote, “Everything you want in life is on...

Weird Looking Bubbles As permabears continue to scream about a supposed narrow market that’s in a bubble, their constant complaining ironically makes it a known risk and by its very nature, a less significant one. Fortunately, while these folks obsess...

I’m a Chartered Market Technician While traveling to India last week, I received the official news that I had become a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). This week I wanted to reflect on a few key lessons I’ve learned since being introduced to the world...

Seek and You Will Find The markets are beautiful. A puzzle that never has all its pieces—and that’s the fun of it. Every day brings a plethora of new data to analyze. New opportunities to keep solving the unsolvable. But as market-related data continues...