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Summary: The Nasdaq has posted eight consecutive weekly gains — a historically rare signal that has preceded positive three-month returns in the large majority of prior instances. Defensive
Summary: This is where the market gets a bit trickier. On the bullish side of the ledger, we have a significant price thrust off the April lows, accompanied by historically strong positive earnings
Summary: The lockout rally continues. Qs blew through the upper bound of their megaphone pattern and have now put in six consecutive weekly bull bars — firm evidence of a demand/supply imbalance that
Summary: The lockout rally continues as price runs towards its technical target at the upper end of the broadening top pattern in Qs, which is just over 2% higher. The market keeps narrowing with
Summary: We nailed the market bottom in risk assets two weeks ago. We’ve upped our risk slightly — but the base case hasn’t changed. We’re in a sideways chop-and-vol environment for the next six
Summary: Trend Fragility triggered a conditional buy signal, falling to 19%. The Investors Intelligence Bull-Bear spread just logged its largest 7-week drop since COVID — a historically reliable
Summary: Trend Fragility is knocking on the door at 22% — need one more push below 20% to trigger a conditional buy signal, but we’re not there yet. Key word: conditional. The one semi-bright spot is
Summary: The weight of evidence favors more downside near-term. Bulls need to reclaim key levels — they haven't. MO Liquidity Gauge hit its lowest reading since early '23 and is trending in the wrong
Summary: Sentiment and positioning continue to slowly reset, though we’re still well above washout-level readings. Energy and rates are pressuring the broader indices, which look set to open the week
Summary: Sentiment and positioning are slowly resetting — but they still have a ways to go before we can call it a true reset. Market internals are deteriorating fast, which historically points to
Summary: The market is sending two different signals depending on where you look. Broad breadth is at new all-time highs — but Nasdaq members are barely keeping their heads above water, and Trend