Lack of Potential Economic Bust does NOT Equal to an Economic Boost! De-escalation of potential geopolitical nightmares may be explained as driving the markets from crashing, but it can not really be explained for markets to make new highs! That is what is perplexing most market players in the wake of new market highs being (more…)

Fools Rush in Where Angels Fear to Tread The Iranian attacks on US bases in Iraq last evening lead the futures markets to nose dive with the S&P 500 futures dropping to below 3200 – only to spring right back up as soon as it became a bit clear that a bit cautious and prudent (more…)

Geopolitical Headlines Not too Strong to Drive any Directional Moves, Yet On the lines of our caution to the bears to not jump the gun, the market action on Monday was anything but panicky, and could have trapped some bears. Nevertheless, this should NOT make the bulls beat their chests yet. The geopolitical fallout from (more…)

Key Inflection Points to be Tested this Week Friday’s US airstrikes killing the Iranian military general could be setting off an avalanche of geopolitical tensions, and triggering a potential bull trap in the markets. The chances for these tensions to escalate are higher than not, and it could add to the technical risks the markets (more…)

Geopolitical Tensions Back on the Radar – Setting up a Bull Trap or Just a Blip? The overnight US airstrikes killing the Iranian military general could be setting off an avalanche of geopolitical tensions, and triggering a potential bull trap in the markets. The chances for these tensions to escalate are higher than not, and (more…)