Our website and SlopeCharts have a list of the top ten gainers and losers each trading day. I was glancing at the top gainers, and three of them included AMC Entertainment…….
The Essence of Counter-Trend
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
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The Fate of Rates
After Thursday afternoon’s love-fest of optimism, equities went exploding higher and bonds got smashed (magenta tinted area, below). Ever since last night, however, bonds have valiantly fought their way back:
An Airbag For Tesla Longs
OK, So Now What?
Misplaced optimism really rubs me the wrong way. And after Thursday’s close, the world was absolutely drenched in the stuff. If you watched the coronavirus briefing, as I do each afternoon, you would have rightly assumed it was the last one. There was an enormous “good work, everyone, we’ve learned a lot, take care!” vibe to it, and it seemed clear that the mood was much very one of victory and completion.
This was reflected in the after-hours market as well. Since the ES successfully managed not to crack 2750, it took a rocket ship higher, and it tagged the line I put in place from early in March.
Solipsism Stocks
Although all eyes are peering toward a “return to normalcy“, the stocks have been thriving the most lately are those that cater to people sheltered at home. I’ve been pointing some of these out, including this post from yesterday. Here’s are some updated charts………I suspect one or two of these might have some “backlash” if people return to work en masse (like Zoom and Peloton).
