(VOLATILITY IS A WELCOME CREATOR OF OPPORTUNITY) April 14, 2025 Hello everyone WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR Monday, April 14 12:00 p.m. US Fed Speakers Earnings: Goldman Sachs, M&T Bank Tuesday, April 15 8:30 a.m. Export Price Index (March) 8:30 a.m. Import Price Index (March) 8:30 a.m. Empire State Index (April) 8:30 […]
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(THE FED WON’T RUSH TO SAVE THE MARKET) April 9, 2025 Hello everyone Tariffs will spur inflation, and then slow growth. It is very doubtful that the Fed will come to the rescue. Morgan Stanley sees gross domestic product growth almost coming to a complete standstill and core inflation ending the […]
(WELCOME TO THE RIDE – SEATBELTS PLEASE!) April 7, 2025 Hello everyone Welcome to the roller coaster! WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR MONDAY, APRIL 7 3:00 p.m. Consumer Credit (February) 8:30 p.m. Australia Consumer Confidence Previous: 4% Forecast: -0.9% TUESDAY, APRIL 8 6:00 a.m. NFIB Small Business Index (March) 10:00 p.m. […]
. (SUMMARY OF JOHN’S APRIL 2, 2025, WEBINAR) April 4, 2025 Hello everyone TITLE Trade Terrors TRADE ALERT PERFORMANCE 2025 YTD: +14.44% Since inception: +766.33% Trailing One Year Return: +81.35% Average Annualized Return: +49.82% PORTFOLIO REVIEW Risk On (NVDA) $90-$95 call spread 10% (COST) 4/$840-$850 call spread 10% (TSLA) 4/$160-$170 call […]
(THE TESLA BRAND IS ON THE NOSE) April 2, 2025 Hello everyone A brand-new updated Model Y is expected to arrive in Australia within weeks. Is there a sense of excitement about this event? I don’t think so. Rather, there is a rising angry sentiment toward Elon Musk and his political […]
(APRIL IS HERE – WHEN THE TARIFF UNCERTAINTY MAY BECOME A KNOWN CERTAINTY) March 31, 2025 Hello everyone WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR MONDAY, MARCH 31 9:45 a.m. Chicago PMI (March) 10:00 a.m. Dallas Fed Index (March) 7:30 p.m. Japan Unemployment Rate Previous: 2.5% Forecast: 2.5% TUESDAY, APRIL 1 12:30 a.m. Australia […]
(THE RETAIL INVESTOR IS BUYING THE DIP) March 28, 2025 Hello everyone The buy-the-dip mentality is still strong among the retail investing crowd, even though markets have been spooked by the Trump administration trade war and the growing risk of a recession. Individual investors have invested $32.9 billion into stocks since […]
(MARKETS ARE DEFINED BY UNCERTAINTY) March 24, 2025 Hello everyone WEEK AHEAD CALENDAR Monday, March 24 8:30 a.m. Chicago Fed National Activity Index (February) 9:45 a.m. PMI Composite preliminary (March) 9:45 a.m. S&P PMI Manufacturing preliminary (March) 9:45 a.m. S&P PMI Services preliminary (March) Tuesday, March 25 9:00 a.m. FHFA Home Price […]
(SUMMARY OF JOHN’S MARCH 19, 2025, WEBINAR) March 21, 2025 Hello everyone TITLE “Sell First, Ask Questions Later” THE HIGHLIGHTS A five-year bull market is over. Economic growth has turned negative in 2025, and risks have risen. Weak economy will force the Fed to cut rates but not until year-end. Stock […]
(THE TARIFF FIX) March 19, 2025 Hello everyone We all know that markets and uncertainty don’t mix well. And right now, there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding U.S. trade policy. While the Trump administration tariffs on Mexico and Canada have been delayed for a month, the 10% tariff on Chinese […]