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Squawk Morning Briefing: Scenarios Ahead of News
Long-time subscribers may recall that we often talk about how markets tend to leave options open ahead of important news. Today is another example of how that can happen. U. S. equities have left themselves in a situation where they could turn be in the start of a third wave down today, but […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Market Moving Events
Tomorrow brings our first look at Q2 GDP as well as a policy announcement from the FOMC. Then on Friday we receive the Non-Farm Payroll Report for July. Along the way we have a number of other economic reports and earnings releases. Overall, there are a lot of things which could move […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Shifting Gears
As we point out in today’s videos, one doesn’t like to shift from fifth to reverse. We have been identifying increased risk in the to ongoing bullish case suggesting we were closing in on some kind of topping action. That is not to say that it is clear for all bears to come […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Topping Action
In addition to the tired trend we commented on yesterday, we are seeing more action that is often typical of topping processes. That said, there is no clear sign that a top is in place. By default we still have to assume the trend is up, but risk of downside seems to be […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Tired Trend?
There are some elements of the trend which are starting to look tired? Does that mean that the run is over for U. S. Equities? Let’s take a look in today’s videos.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Minimum Objectives Achieved
We have been holding out for a new all-time high in the S&P 500 and finally achieved it on Tuesday. They say that once a person achieves their goals they can become a bit aimless. While we hope to avoid that fate, in the very short-term the patterns remain unclear but we try […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Move Higher Remains on Track
For the last couple of weeks we have been anticipating a move higher in U. S. equities. While there are still multiple possible paths discussed in today’s videos, Monday’s action increases the likelihood of an upside resolution.
Squawk Morning Briefing: Still Eyeing Highs
U. S. equities rebounded dramatically on Friday. Whether that was due to a calmer view of geopolitical events, options expiration, or a combination of the two cannot be knows. What does appear to be clear is that it has the decline from all-time highs in the S&P 500 looking clearly corrective and, therefore, […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: Geopolitical Shocker
News shocks like those that hit U. S. equities on Thursday are difficult to predict. They can come at any time and sometimes they are a reason to change our view and other times they are an opportunity to join a trend at a better price. That’s one reason why we always want […]
Squawk Morning Briefing: More Overlapped Action
The action in the S&P 500 continues to look choppy and overlapped as it consolidates below the all-time high from a few short weeks ago. That suggests that any move down remains corrective and has us expecting a new high before any more significant decline. Today we further refine our scenarios based on […]