We have a bonus Trade of the Week post for you! There is a name that's popping up in the Fertilizer space and we didn't want to wait longer to share it with you.
Check out this week’s Momentum Report, our weekly summation of all the major indexes at a Macro, International, Sector, and Industry Group level.
By analyzing the short-term data in these reports, we get a more tactical view of the current state of markets. This information then helps us put near-term developments into the context of the big picture and provides insights regarding the structural trends at play.
Let’s jump right into it with some of the major takeaways from this week’s report:
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Our Top 10 report was just published. In this weekly note, we highlight 10 of the most important charts or themes we're currently seeing in asset classes around the world.
Base Metals Bury The Hatchet
Dr. Copper often steals the spotlight when it comes to base metals, and for good reason. It’s one of the most economically sensitive commodities. More importantly, it holds a special place in our collective psyche, as one of the major assets that investors turn to in order to gauge the state of the economy, and even investor risk appetite. With that said, the current correction in Copper has raised some concern, especially given the choppy market conditions.
We retired our "Five Bull Market Barometers" in mid-July to make room for a new weekly post that's focused on the three most important charts for the week ahead.
This is that post, so let's jump into this week's edition.
There are stocks going up and there are stocks that are not going up.
What you're not really seeing is many stocks going down.
That's probably the best way to describe this market.
We've outlined our long positions, particularly those that have been showing relative strength and positive momentum. Those areas are working.
But most stocks are not.
You can see the difference in the Value Line indexes, when we compare them to the S&P500. Think of these more of the "Median" stock:
You can see the same thing in other areas we look for confirmation of risk appetite. Both the Aussie/Yen and the High Beta / Low Volatility ratios are not confirming the new highs in S&Ps:
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The S&P 500 finished June at its highest level ever. For the first time since August 2020, however, this was a new monthly high that was not confirmed by the equal-weight version of the index. Moreover, it was the first time since Sep 2018 that the equal-weight version of the index was actually down (ever so slightly) for a month in which the S&P 500 made a new high. This is evidence of a market that has lost some of the harmonies that helped sustain strength in recent months.
It takes time to learn the intricacies of a topic.
For those who've spent a good deal of their career working with other asset classes, the lingo that youngsters throw around while discussing their favorite crypto projects can be daunting.
There are dozens of indicators you've likely never seen.
People are sharing charts where you may not even know what's going on.
And there's arguably more noise to deal with in this space, more so than any other group of assets.
But I think we can all take solace in the fact that no one is a complete expert in this stuff.
