NVIDIA, Facebook And The EMH
The Efficient Market Hypothesis is a mainstay of academic thinking about financial markets. It is rejected by many traders and … Read more
Jeff Miller
Every decline is associated with some market “panic.”
The economic calendar is very light, and it is a holiday-shortened week. With the quadrennial CNBC switch to Olympic curling … Read more
What Investors Should Know About VIX
In the aftermath of the recent market correction, there is a lot of news about the VIX, popularly known as … Read more
A Good Question And Other News From This Week And A Preview Of The Week Ahead
The economic calendar is heavy. In the battle of competing explanations for the market declines, the inflation story has taken … Read more
Competition doesn’t really start until about 5% on 10 Yr UST
The economic calendar is light. That leaves plenty of time for the pontificating punditry to opine on a possible turning … Read more
Why The Business Dynamics data is the most authoritative source for job stats
In the State of the Union address President Trump asserted, “Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs….” … Read more
Is this an Inflection Point for Both Stocks and the Economy?
The economic calendar is normal, but some of the results might not be released on schedule. If the government remains … Read more
How can we properly analyze the complex earnings story?
The economic calendar is normal, with a holiday-shortened week and some ongoing political worries. Competing with the Washington Circus will … Read more
Inflation And The Fed
Prices are edging higher. There is great interest in how the Fed might react. To understand the implications, we need … Read more
Spinning Employment Data
nvestors need an inoculation against the “spinning virus,” especially when it comes to employment data. The sources and reports are … Read more
Fannie Mae Most Profitable Company Per Employee, Freddie #3 And Other News Of The Week
The economic calendar is light, the week is short, and the A-Teams are taking some time off. It is the … Read more
Goldman Sachs Speaks! Should You Listen?
Here is a common story to test your financial news reading skill. The headline describes a conclusion from “Goldman.” Here … Read more
A Pundit’s Paradise
There is so much on the calendar next week that it is impossible to choose a single theme. The economic … Read more
What Investors (And Their Advisors) Can Learn From Monty Hall
The recent death of Monty Hall, host of “Let’s Make a Deal,” is a reminder of a famous logic problem. … Read more
Earnings Right Now All About The Dollar
After last week’s avalanche of economic data, the calendar is back to normal. More important is the onset of earnings … Read more
