News: Russian President Putin has ordered troops into Ukraine. After invading … pardon me … “annexing” Crimea in 2014 and holding it. Russia will now take control of the “separatist-controlled” area as seen on the map below. Somehow it’s not been cal...

News: Its Friday and the market won’t reopen until Tuesday … The three-day weekend at the height of tension in the years-long conflict between Russia and Ukraine gives me little confidence in the bulls. The U.S. has warned of an “imminent” invasion…...

News: Yesterday, markets spend most of the day in the red. The Fed released the minutes from its January meeting at 2 PM. Markets jumped after the release and closed near flat. I found nothing too remarkable in the minutes. The Fed basically said rat...

News: Markets rose yesterday after Russia said it was pulling back from the Ukraine border. But as I noted yesterday, Putin isn’t going to just walk away. U.S. President Biden told American’s that it’s not over and to expect to feel pain at the pump...

News: Futures are up this morning on reports that Russian President Putin is pulling some troops back from the Ukrainian border. But this show is likely far from over. Putin has always been playing the long game. He has a plan and we can’t see all hi...

News: A Russian invasion into Ukraine could come “any day now.“ This announcement dragged the markets down on Friday and sent futures down again this morning. Oil is continuing upward with $100 per barrel well within reach. Bitcoin is holding steady...

News: Yesterday inflation data come in hot. Hotter than expected. Markets gapped down, but rallied and turned green by mid-morning. Then a Fed member came out in favor of a full 1 point rate hike. And markets tanked. Futures are gapping down this mor...

News: Markets gapped higher yesterday and held those gains all day. The Dow Jones, represented by the chart below, shows a near-perfect “spinning top” and a gap to fill underneath it. Gaps like this typically get filled the next day or become strong...

News: Yesterday the market rallied broadly, indexes gained about 1% each. And this morning futures are up across the board. The rally comes as mask mandates are falling by the wayside in liberal-leaning states. A “return to normal” may be getting pri...

News: Yesterday the market held a nice rally right into the last hour of the trading session. And then on light volume gave it all up. No bulls were anywhere to be found as the bear closed the market. No catalyst to be found either. Just general weak...