The Scariest Chart on Wall Street Is Also the Most Dishonest
Wall Street is lying to you to keep you fully invested.
Wall Street is lying to you to keep you fully invested.
During a week of outperformance vs. the S&P, we closed out one holding, locking in substantial gains that rebuilt our cash position.
As stocks quietly weaken beneath the surface, investors continue to dismiss the damage as routine September seasonality. The problem is that the data keeps getting worse while concern remains scarce.
Another leg higher in oil, on top of a firm inflation backdrop, lifted Treasury yields to multi-year highs, hardening Fed rate-hike bets into next week’s meeting, and driving a fourth straight day of equity losses.
With RSP on the decline and new lows spiking, the market isn’t as strong as the S&P 500 would make us think.
My even market wrap-up is a summary of everything you should know for successful trading.
I saw a bit of myself in Sec. Scott Bessent’s ‘I am the house’ talk, and I didn’t like it. Let’s look a the yen, trade war with Canada, out of control AI.
The market has been able to absorb several negatives but the pressure is intensifying.
Now I know why the RSP doesn’t look like any breadth indicators I follow.