This week I had a great conversation with Jeremy Schwartz on the Behind The Markets Podcast on SiriusXM Radio.
Jeremy and I have been through a few cycles throughout our careers and probably understand the weightings of Indexes and ETFs better than most investors. Which was a big point I was trying to make: Understand what you own. You need to know what's inside of these things, and more importantly, what's not.
There's a lot going on in today's market but I tried to really focus in on the primary trends and where I think we're going this year.
Last time we did this I got to go down to the studio at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. But the weather was bad so we recorded remotely. Hopefully I can make it down there soon and we can do it live from the University once again.
Either way, I think we hit on a bunch of key points on this episode.
Earlier this month Meb Faber invited me on to his podcast. I really enjoy doing these, especially when they're a bit outside of the Technical community. While Meb is definitely "one of us", in terms of how he views markets, his audience includes people who might not be as informed about technical analysis and its benefits.
This is where I can try my best to do my part to spread the good word. In this conversation we talked about all sort of things from skiing, to markets, to life.
I feel like at this point if they're not on my podcast, I'm on theirs. It's pretty funny when you think about it.
The idea here is to just continue the conversation. It's been a habit of mine for decades. Whether it's over dinner, cocktails, on someone's podcast, video, doesn't matter. I've found it really helpful to talk to smart people on a regular basis.
One of the things I enjoy most is learning more about technology, particularly fintech, and what sorts of tools we're going to use in the future. This is the greatest time to be alive in human history. I'm on the edge of my seat every day waiting for what's next. In some cases, we're the ones building what's next, and that's also really cool to watch. The way I see it, if we're not investing in Technology, it's a big mistake. We know what we think will be helpful to us internally better than anyone else. So why shouldn't we just build it? (we're looking to hire 2 more engineers: Ping Me).
Why does Technical Analysis work? Because markets trend. No one can argue that. I don't care who you are. And what do we do as technicians? We look for trends!
I was recently a guest on the Trends With Benefits show. It's the perfect name for a podcast about the stock market, especially when you invite someone like myself, who is constantly looking to benefit from underlying trends in the market.
I was down Philly last week chatting with Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel, WisdomTree's Jeremy Schwartz and Tim Hussar of WhartonHill. This was a lot of fun and I thought we had a great discussion about what to expect for stocks and bonds in 2020. PHD Liqian Ren was also there and asked some great questions about rotation into emerging markets and how we try to incorporate alternative data into our analysis.
This was my first time visiting the Wharton School and it did not disappoint.
Hopefully I wasn't too hard on Professor Siegel and Tim Hussar and they invite me back on sometime!
This episode was live on SiriusXM and will be replayed several times over the holidays, but here is the podcast version of it so you can give it a listen at your convenience:
On this podcast episode, we're flipping the script a bit. I was invited to come on the DailyFX Podcast hosted by Tyler Yell last week, and I wanted to share that audio with you here today. In this conversation, we discuss the recent Chart Summit in Breckenridge, CO, how and why I started Allstarcharts.com and what trends I'm currently seeing in the market. One thing we also talked about was the benefits of journaling and writing ideas down on paper. I really enjoyed this conversation so thank you Tyler Yell and DailyFX for inviting me on.
There are a lot of interesting developments working through the markets these days. Whether it's the relentless sector rotation underneath the surface or the divergences between small and large-cap stocks, there is no shortage of topics to discuss about the current environment. I have been in the camp that a breakdown in Bonds to new multi-year lows would likely be accompanied by a lower yen and higher stock and commodities prices. Through last week that strategy has worked really well.
Moving forward, however, how does this face-ripper in rates impact U.S. stocks? Is the relative strength in financials this week a positive sign for equities? Or are they just getting a sympathy bid because of rates? Are Semiconductors finally going to break out above their epic 2000 highs, which they've been flirting with all year? What about Gold and Crude Oil? How do they fit in?
This morning I was on the Benzinga Premarket Prep Show discussing what I felt are the most important topics in the markets right now. Here is the interview in full:
This morning I had a chance to sit down and chat with the good folks over at Benzinga. I've been doing interviews with Joel and Dennis for years. They've done a nice job of getting some really good guests on here consistently so it's great to be a part of that group.
Today we discuss U.S. Markets, Interest Rates, Silver, US Dollar and the growth in India's stock market. Here is the audio in full:
Earlier today I was on the Benzinga morning radio chatting with Joel and Dennis about the current market environment. We've been pounding the table bullish U.S. stocks for almost 3 months now and fortunately the market has cooperated with us. Technology has been the big leader along the way and I think this theme continues. Meanwhile, money has rotated out of bonds as interest rates have risen with stocks over the past few months.
We discuss this rotation and some of my favorite names in the tech space. Here is the interview in full:
Every 2 weeks I sit down with the good folks at Benzinga to chat about the markets on their morning radio show. Today we discussed the rotation in stocks out of more interest rate sensitive sectors like Utilities and Staples and into things like Technology and Financials. This is all taking place as interest rates mean revert higher and bonds come off their highs. I think rates continue to spike and bonds are still a fade on any strength. We also go over Crude Oil, Apple and precious metals.
Every 2 weeks I sit down with the good folks at Benzinga to chat about the markets on their morning radio show. Today we discussed the recent breakouts in important sectors like Technology and Industrials. The fact that we're seeing expansion in breadth across other countries, particularly in Emerging Markets and Latin America, suggests there is real risk appetite out there for stocks. There are many favorable risk vs reward opportunities out there today and we went over several of them this morning.
Every 2 weeks I sit down with the good folks at Benzinga to chat about the markets on their morning radio show. Today we went over specific trades that have zero correlation with the S&P500 and Nasdaq100, which are both stuck in a short-term sideways range. The S&P500 has done nothing for 2 months and the Nasdaq100 has done nothing for 3 months. These consolidations come within the context of longer-term bear markets so we would rather look elsewhere for money making opportunities. We discuss precious metals, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Japanese Yen and some individual stock ideas.
