It’s been a rough week — to put it mildly — but it’s nothing that we didn’t see coming a mile away. We already warned you the economy would take a downturn. But if you didn’t believe my charts, maybe you’ll believe this indicator... Bitcoin is pointing to commodity...
When the Federal Reserve released its minutes Wednesday, there wasn’t anything readers of Fortune Research haven’t heard before. The Fed governors said they will taper asset purchases… acknowledged inflation was high… and told us they were going to raise interest...
Wednesday was a humdrum day in the financial punditry world, where a choppy market means they just throw out every buzzword and the kitchen sink to see what sticks. The first sign is when several themes will be at odds with one another... On CNBC’s front page, bearish...
As most people return to work after long holiday vacations, it looks like the media is scrambling for headlines as well. Heck, it’s even a little slow for us as we wait to see what this week brings us... But one thing is for sure… The news isn’t the only thing taking...
There’s been a pronounced shift in financial media coverage of late. The perennially pernicious punditry is shifting coverage from high-flying tech stocks over to an area of the market that has long been left for dead… Value. Source: CNBC After the past decade driven...
Our Tuesday morning issue was all about how the fantastic success of retailers this holiday season is actually a harbinger of what’s to come for the U.S. economy… And that’s a slowdown. Don’t get me wrong, when fourth-quarter earnings are rolled out, those numbers...
Earlier this week, we discussed what we expected from the economy next year… But what about trading? For the past year, we’ve been screaming “buy” every time there’s a dip we like. These dips have often coincided with monthly options expiry, where speculators and...
When I called peak inflation back on Dec. 10, it was an easier decision than you might think... And so was putting together this week’s Fortune Research weekly watchlist. For starters, I track commodity prices every day. So when they stop going up, it’s easy to take...
Although most people tend to take it easy this week, I’ve always found this to be the best time of the year to grind out work. Primarily because there are way fewer distractions… no client calls… no meetings… softer deadlines. Just me, alone with my thoughts and a...
I don’t know if you noticed, but Christmas season started early this year. I walked into Whole Foods in early November, and I heard something that stopped me dead in my tracks... The moon is right… The spirits up… We're here tonight… And that's enough… Simply having a...