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RPP Report: Review. Preview. Profit. (01-04-2021)

January 4, 2021 by Louis Sykes

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Louis Sykes @haumicharts

At the beginning of each week, we publish performance tables for a variety of different asset classes and categories along with commentary on each.

Looking at the past helps put the future into context. In this post, we review the absolute and relative trends at play and preview some of the things we’re watching in order to profit in the weeks and months ahead.

After several months of consolidation, the major indexes have set the foundation for another leg upward in line with their primary trends. We’ve been seeing many of them resolve higher in recent weeks.

We continue to see rotation into economically sensitive and cyclical assets – supporting our view that there is a strong appetite, not aversion, for risk.

And the FICC markets continue to confirm this bullish environment for stocks and risk assets. [Read more…]

News Was Poison In 2020. It Will Be Worse In 2021.

January 1, 2021 by JC

I’m incredibly fortunate to be able to have regular conversations with many of the top Traders, Analysts, PMs and Financial Advisors in the world.

So many of these friends of mine had their best year ever. Some of my friends absolutely crushed 2020, which is not surprising given their prior success and the increased level of opportunities sparked from spikes in volatility earlier in the year.

So what was the common denominator among the ones who succeeded the most? (because I asked them all)

They told me, each in their own ways, that they shut off the news and just listened to the market. You see, the “news” is designed to be a distraction. The better they are at distracting you from what’s actually important, the more their precious sponsors will pay them. That’s how that works.

The “news” people are not here to help you. In fact, in many cases, it’s actually a malicious effort to distract. They know what they’re doing. And they’re really good at it.

I got well about 6-7 years ago, when I finally turned it off for good. And I’ve never looked back. [Read more…]

RPP Report: Review. Preview. Profit. (12-25-2020)

December 29, 2020 by Louis Sykes

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Louis Sykes @haumicharts

At the beginning of each week, we publish performance tables for a variety of different asset classes and categories along with commentary on each.

The major indexes continue to hold important levels and many large-cap sectors have laid the foundation for upside resolutions and another leg higher in their relative leadership.

SMIDs and Micro-Caps have had every chance to digest their recent gains, but we’re yet to see that play out. Seeing such strong upward momentum from these stocks speaks to the healthy risk appetite we continue to point out.

FICC markets are also assigning stocks with a clean bill of health and supporting/confirming a continuance of their primary uptrends.
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December Conference Call: 5 Key Takeaways

December 27, 2020 by Steve Strazza

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza.

We recently held December’s Monthly Conference Call which our Premium Members can access and rewatch here.

In this post, we’ll provide a summary of the call by highlighting 5 of the most important charts/topics we covered along with commentary on each.

Let’s dive into it.

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Time To Clean Up Our Feeds

December 26, 2020 by JC

It’s a new year right? The holidays are over. Make your donations, help whichever causes are most important to you, and now dedicate a little bit of selfish time to improve your own life.

Social Media can be a very valuable tool. It can also lead to frustration, misallocation of time & energy, and in many cases even depression.

Unfortunately these days, I hear more negativity about social media than I hear positive things. But that’s not the platform’s fault. It’s your fault. We curate our own streams. We decide what we want to read and who we want to follow and interact with.

If your social media experience is causing you anxiety, then you’re doing it wrong.

If your social media experience is anything other than inspiring, educational and rewarding, then you’re doing it wrong.

If you find yourself constantly getting angry at something you read or someone you follow, then you’re doing it wrong.

If you’re not learning every day from the people you follow, you’re doing it wrong.

Social Media should be a very selfish endeavor. We’re here to help ourselves and we’re here to help others. If anything else is happening, then you’re doing it wrong. [Read more…]

RPP Report: Review. Preview. Profit. (12-18-2020)

December 21, 2020 by Louis Sykes

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Louis Sykes @haumicharts

At the beginning of each week, we publish performance tables for a variety of different asset classes and categories along with commentary on each.

We continue to pound the table on leadership down the market-cap scale. There’s been strong evidence over the past few weeks/months suggesting this is a structural trend reversal in the large vs small-cap ratio.

Many key indexes – both large and small, sit at crucial inflection points. Many of the small and mid-cap indexes are also extended and sporting extreme momentum readings, making for a logical level for sellers to step in.

It would be a healthy development for SMIDs to take a breather here and pass the baton back to large-caps for a bit.

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RPP Report: Review. Preview. Profit. (12-11-2020)

December 15, 2020 by Louis Sykes

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Louis Sykes @haumicharts

At the beginning of each week, we publish performance tables for a variety of different asset classes and categories along with commentary on each.

In last week’s report, we discussed the continued rotation into SMIDS, international markets, and risk assets. Our conclusion is and continues to be that the market remains in a very healthy state of order.

FICC markets are also confirming the move higher in equities.

From a short-term perspective, SMIDS digesting their recent gains would be a healthy development. [Read more…]

RPP Report: Review. Preview. Profit. (12-04-2020)

December 7, 2020 by Steve Strazza

From the desk of Steve Strazza @Sstrazza and Louis Sykes @haumicharts

At the beginning of each week, we publish performance tables for a variety of different asset classes and categories along with commentary on each.

Looking at the past helps put the future into context. In this post, we review the relative strength trends at play and preview some of the things we’re watching in order to profit in the weeks and months ahead.

In last week’s report, we outlined how the market was in an incredibly healthy state of order. We’ve been seeing rotation into SMIDS and Micro-Caps, strong breadth, and a sustained bid for Growth, particularly down the market-cap scale.

This week, we’re harping on a similar theme.

The weight of the evidence, particularly from an intermediate and long-term time horizon, looks excellent.

But from a more short-term and tactical perspective, it would be healthy for many indexes down the market-cap scale to digest their gains. Many sector indexes and ratios are at key inflection points, so we’ll be taking in the fresh data as we go to see just how strong the hands of buyers truly are.

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