Risk Measures Are Breaking Down
Hey There Income Hunter, Thursday’s actions may have been triggered by Meta Inc. (Ticker: FB) earnings … but if we were still in a bull market investors would have shaken it off and bought the dip. But this, friend, is not a bull market. Every day we are getting more entrenched into a nasty Stage […]
Signs of Supply Chain Relief
There are signs in the latest data of decelerating growth and inflation. This is confirmation of the US markets moving further into Stage 4 deflation in the weeks ahead. I’ll explain … You see, Power Income Trader views the market from a macro perspective in order to identify the stage of inflation that […]
Growth Slows Making Powell’s Mission Impossible
Hey There Income Hunters, Well the economic data for Q4 2021 has been coming in very weak – and this before January, which saw the S&P down 5.25%. Worse than that, consumer spending, as measured by the consumer discretionary sector, was down 9.5%. And consider this: GDP for Q4 came in at 6.9%, but 4.9% […]
The Fed Walks Back .50% Rate Hike
Hey There Income Hunter, You may have seen that Atlanta Fed President Rafael Bostic ignited fears of a more aggressive stance on rate hikes last week. During an interview with the Financial Times, Bostic said the Fed could get even more aggressive than the four rate hikes already built in … but on Monday he […]
Sell the Dang Rip
Hey There Income Hunter, There was more great football and for many areas of the country over the weekend. (Sorry ‘bout that KC and San Fran). But what was more unbelievable than the comebacks by the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams is the current market environment. In 40 years of trading, I think this […]
The Possibilities for What is to Come
Hey There Income Hunters, One of the powerful macro driving forces that will have a major impact on the markets this year is progress in the changing world order. That might sound alarming – but it’s true! Let me explain. I’ve spent years researching the past credit cycles of nations and […]
The Fed is Tightening into a Recession
Hey There Income Hunters, Thursday was another day of up then down for stocks. And the Russell 2000 (RUT) is now down in crash territory after making a new low (-22%). Nasdaq will be next then the S&P 500. And when the SPX gets there, Powell might wake up and smell the coffee. Richard Fisher, […]
Powell’s Only Answer: PAIN!
Hey There Income Hunter, Jerome Powell really took the market on a wild ride on Wednesday. I was loving the higher open and I had high hopes for the beginning of a nice correction up. Unfortunately, J-Pow had other plans and he took us for the third straight rollercoaster ride of the […]
Is the Fed About to Spark A Rally?
Hey There Income Hunter, It’s already been a dramatic week of trading and we haven’t even gotten to the main event yet. Here is the stat of 2022 so far … The VIX is up 70% YTD and nearly hit 40 on Monday. This is the highest reading to start the year […]
How to Hedge Your Stock Portfolio With Bond ETFs
Hey There Income Hunters, I’m sure there were more than a few of you taking a breath at the close today. The NASDAQ-100 Index (Ticker: NDX) hit 13,725 at lunchtime, which put it more than 18% off the day’s high. That’s a whisker from official bear market territory. But everyone stayed calm and by the […]