Early humans moved in herds – not just for protection, but to build social bonds and to share resources. That instinct to stick together shaped our evolution. And, while the world has changed, that herding mentality is still very much…
The total value of all the Cryptocurrency in the world hit $4 trillion last night for the first time ever. This cycle has been different, at least so far, in a few ways. First of all, I’m not getting any…
There’s something about my process you might not expect. I wouldn’t call myself a commodities trader, a bond trader, or a futures trader. But every morning, without fail, I review a full list of commodities and futures before I do…
It’s not bearish for the stock market and stock market investors if European banks are making new highs. And that’s exactly what’s been happening. Go back and study history. You’ll see that when there are cracks in the market, and…
New milestone alert! Investor margin debt exceeds $1 trillion for the first time ever. Permabears around the world are ringing the alarm bells trying to convince you this is somehow bad for stocks. “Margin debt” is money borrowed by investors…
Today I’m going to walk you through the process of how I think about a trade and an opportunity to profit. But this is one where I have more questions than answers. And that’s when I turn to friends for…
Editor’s Note: Due to technical difficulties, Monday’s issue of Everybody’s Wrong was not delivered to all subscribers’ inboxes. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can read The Nasdaq Gets the Hype While the Dow Pays the Bills on our website.…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is, in my experience, the most important index in the stock market. I understand many Americans, myself included, have benefited from all the success of the Nasdaq, filled with giant American tech companies. I get…
You never know where you’ll be or what you’ll be doing when a major life lesson hits you. The last place I ever expected to learn a trading lesson that will forever stick with me was on a visit to…
Here at Trendlabs, we focus on analyzing the behavior of the markets, and therefore we must also analyze the behavior of market participants – the humans. We’re always looking for divergences between what people are thinking and what the market…
Last night, in a matter of minutes, we saw $500 billion added to the market. Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings after the close yesterday. Immediately after the release, the stock was up more than 8% in after-hours trading. That’s $300 billion…
Utilities can be a bull market asset too, you know! People assume Utilities doing well is a heads-up that the stock market could be taking a turn for the worse. But that’s not necessarily the case, at all. Everybody’s wrong.…
