Before the Open (Jun 17-21)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly weak. Indonesia and Thailand did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, New Zealand and the Philippines did poorly. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UAE is up, but the UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and […]

Before the Open (Jun 10-14)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, China, India and Taiwan did well; Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently suffering some big losses. South Africa is up, but France, Germany, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and the Czech […]

Studies that Triggered in May Point to Higher Prices Well into 2025

May is the first month of the “worst 6 months of the year,” and history says if the month does well, it bodes well for the rest of the year and into the following year. The S&P finished with a 4.8% gain, and several occurrences during the month triggered studies which not only point to […]

Before the Open (Jun 3-7)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. South Korea, India and Australia did well; Hong Kong, New Zealand and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Russia, Greece and Hungary are doing well, but the UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Israel are down. […]

What’s Going on with Software Stocks?

The market has been iffy lately. Despite Friday’s vertical afternoon rally, the indexes are mostly unchanged going back a few months. It seems like everyone it talking about gold and silver and other commodities. And, of course, NVDA and AI are a hot topic. And quants have pumped out many studies pointing to higher price […]

Before the Open (May 28-31)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines did well while China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, Poland, Turkey, the UAE, Switzerland, Norway and Hungary are up; Russia is weak. […]

Before the Open (May 20-24)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did poorly. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines posted moderate or big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Denmark, Poland, Turkey, the UAE, Russia, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are down the most; Hungary […]