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Money Flow for May Week 3, 2017

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From the Year-to-date comparison chart below of the 4 Major Indices, it’s easy to see that the Nasdaq 100 Index has led this year’s equity rally by a wide margin, while the Russell 2000 Index is, essentially flat, after a couple of foiled attempts to gain any traction.

If the aim of President Trump’s proposed health care plan, deregulation on businesses, tax cuts, and tax reform is to help small business owners, market players don’t seem to be buying into that because of their rejection of small-cap stocks, so far, this year, as also depicted on the Year-to-date graph of the 9 Major Indices below. (more…)

Stocks, Commodities and Gold (Part 1 of 2)

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It has now been exactly 10 months since we established 2410 as the measured objective for the S&P 500. In forming a potential double top this week at 2405.77 I’d say we are close enough to call the target in (as we did in February when the first top was made on what we called “peak Trump” day, post-congressional address).

Now, a target is not a stop sign; in this case it was a long-term objective based on a chart pattern, period. It could make me look like the genius I certainly am not, or it could just pause at the target on its way to further upside mania and a potential market blow off. Don’t let ’em baffle you with bullshit, nobody knows which of those, or whatever else may be in store. (more…)