Top Advisors Corner

November 2021

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At the Edge of Chaos: Is it Time to Panic? How About Just Sticking to Your Trading Plan.

by Joe Duarte

The big butterfly is a-"flappin'" its wings, and the stock market is a-"crashin'"... Read More 

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RASI Failed At +500, Bad News For Bulls

by Tom McClellan

The NYSE's Ratio-Adjusted Summation Index (RASI) has just had a failure at the +500 level, and that spells trouble for the uptrend. When the RASI is able to climb up above +500, it offers some degree of immunity to the stock market from the worst sorts of declines... Read More 

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Going Alone

by Mike Zaccardi

Making the rounds on the financial blogosphere earlier this month was a Wall Street Journal article that detailed millennials' DIY approach to investing... Read More 

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At the Edge of Chaos: Back to the Future -- What if the COVID Lockdowns Surge Just as the Fed Starts to Taper?

by Joe Duarte

Does it make sense for the Fed to taper as a "fourth wave of COVID" begins to develop? Welcome to the Edge of Chaos: "The edge of chaos is a transition space between order and disorder that is hypothesized to exist within a wide variety of systems... Read More 

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The Ord Oracle November 16, 2021

by Tim Ord

SPX Monitoring Purposes: Long SPX on 11/1/21 at 4610.62. Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 10/9/20 at 40.78. Long Term SPX Monitor Purposes: Neutral. The SPY was up 8 days in a row going into last Monday, which predicts the market will be higher within 5 days 93% of the time... Read More 

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At the Edge of Chaos: Seasonality, Options and Market Breadth Remain Bullish for Stocks

by Joe Duarte

Stocks love free money and, with the Fed tapering starting in December, it is likely that traders will hang on to the hope that the infrastructure bill's money starts trickling into the economy quickly. That's certainly a growing view in some circles... Read More 

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Borrowing a Sentiment Tool from the Yen To Use with Gold

by Tom McClellan

The price of gold and the Japanese yen are fellow-travelers, correlating very strongly most of the time. Occasionally they disagree; when they do, that can be useful information... Read More 

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The Ord Oracle November 9, 2021

by Tim Ord

SPX Monitoring Purposes: Long SPX on 11/1/21 at 4610.62. Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 10/9/20 at 40.78. Long Term SPX Monitor Purposes: Neutral... Read More 

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Advisors Must Talk the Technical Talk

by Mike Zaccardi

2021 has been a fantastic year for advisors. Financial markets have boomed, more people than ever are retiring, tax changes loom and the next generation of wealth is emerging. Times are incredibly busy for most Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs)... Read More 

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At the Edge of Chaos: Trade the Long Side, Plan for What's Next

by Joe Duarte

Trade the long side while planning for what comes next. And here's a hint; when liquidity dries up, so too will the rally in stocks end. Last week, in this space, I noted: "The stock market could well crash and burn on November 3rd... Read More 

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Troubling Divergence in HY Bond A-D Line

by Tom McClellan

The S&P 500 keeps on making higher highs, as the effects of QE4 are still being felt in the banking system and in the stock market. But there is a troubling divergence among some of the most liquidity-sensitive investment vehicles, the high yield corporate bonds... Read More 

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At the Edge of Chaos: Contrarian Alert – What if the Market Likes What the Fed Does?

by Joe Duarte

The stock market could well crash and burn on November 3rd. But what if it doesn't? I am expecting a major reaction from the stock market on Wednesday afternoon... Read More