Last week, the VIX soared 61.64%, the 3rd biggest daily spike ever. In itself, that’s already pretty remarkable, but it doesn’t stop there. Similar past instances show the S&P 500 following one of two patterns. ... >> READ MORE...

The Reddit rebels movement has all the ingredients for a Hollywood blockbuster. Underdog shows the rest of the world you can go up against the despised establishment and stick it to them. Can they pull off the silver ‘heist?’... >> READ MORE...

This is has been the most exciting week in quite a while, and I've actually got some cool charts to share. Here is the first one, and it compares the year-to-date 2021 S&P 500 performance with that of 2020. Trippy!... >> READ MORE...

Hopium is defined as irrational or unwarranted optimism and often precedes nasty declines that punish late ‘weak hand’ novice investors. The hopium trap sprung in January 2020. Is it about to strike again?... >> READ MORE...

The 2021 S&P 500 Forecast, with an actual price projection based the five most powerful indicators and the Risk/Reward Heat Map, is now available, along with an update on gold and Bitcoin.... >> READ MORE...

Gold erased all the gains of last year’s blow off top and is exactly where it was 6 month ago. Does that mean the gold rally is over? A look at the 10 most closely correlated gold price patterns provides some clues. ... >> READ MORE...

To make educated investment decisions one needs to have data (=knowledge) and interpret that data without being clouded by emotions or biases. Here is some interesting data and an even more interesting interpretation.... >> READ MORE...

Two weeks ago our research suggested that the stock market will grind higher despite record high investor optimism (which is usually bearish for stocks). This article discusses how long the grind up may continue.... >> READ MORE...

Stock market euphoria is back, and as we saw earlier this year, euphoria is often followed by despair. However, this time may be different, and here is why:... >> READ MORE...

A ton has happened the last two weeks, but you wouldn't know it by looking at the S&P 500 chart. Technical resistance has kept the trading range it place, and yet there’ve been a number of historically rare signals.... >> READ MORE...