Tag Archives: (MS)

The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or It’s All About Interest Rates

Up until October 28, the market has been discounting another cut in interest rates by 25 basis points at the next Fed meeting on December 10. Since October 28, the market has been backing out that expectation, giving us a 4.4% correction in the S&P 500 (SPY). The sell-off had been led by the Magnificent […]

The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or Buy the Black Swans

It was truly the week from hell. Three out of five days posted moves in the Dow Average of over 1,000 points or more. Dueling comments designed to worsen the trade war were tweeted daily. A trader really had to pedal hard to earn his crust of bread. However, the strategy on how to deal […]

How to Spot a Market Top

It’s fall again, when my most loyal readers are to be found taking transcontinental railroad journeys, crossing the Atlantic in a first-class suite on the Queen Mary 2, or getting the early jump on the Caribbean beaches. What better time to spend your trading profits than after all the kids have gone back to school, […]

August 29, 2025

Global Market Comments August 29, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (AUGUST 27 BIWEEKLY STRATEGY WEBINAR Q&A), (BA), (FXI), (SPY), (QQQ), (CCJ), (VSTR), (LEN), (PHM), (KBH), (RKT), (JPM), (BAC), (GS), (MS), (CCI), (DHI), (GLD), (MSTR), (TLT)

August 27 Biweekly Strategy Webinar Q&A

Below please find subscribers’ Q&A for the August 27 Mad Hedge Fund Trader Global Strategy Webinar, broadcast from Incline Village, NV. Q: How long will it take the bull market to continue? A: I would say it depends entirely on inflation. If inflation continues to accelerate, interest rates will go up at the long end, […]

August 25, 2025

Global Market Comments August 25, 2025 Fiat Lux   Featured Trade: (THE MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or LEADING INTO A PUNCH), (UUP), (AAPL), (GM), (F), (RKT), (PLD) (AMT), (PEP), (DUK), (ZION), (IJR), ($SPX), (QQQ), (MS)

The Market Outlook for the Week Ahead, or Leading Into a Punch

There’s nothing worse than leading into a punch. The outcome for any mixed martial artist or karate black belt is usually disastrous: a broken nose, brain damage, or death. It only took a few choice words from Jay Powell’s Friday Jackson Hole speech to set the markets on fire and trigger a 1,000-point rally in […]