Category: Macro

  • U.S. Interest Rate Outlook

    Where are we and where is it expected to go in the short as well as long term? It has been a while since we last did a deep dive into the U.S. interest rates to see what lies ahead and it isn’t pretty! Let’s take a look at the charts first. Then, we try…

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  • U.S. Markets: Gold mine or a cliff?

    U.S. Markets: Gold mine or a cliff?

    “What should one conclude based on what we see? How does this anomaly get corrected? Would we see U.S. markets falling to match the performance of other markets or is it going to be other way round wherein all the other markets would start playing the catch up? If its the former, then we certainly…

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  • Commodities update: A deep dive!

    Commodities update: A deep dive!

    “The way all these commodities are behaving, it has a message for the broader market and the economy, if you notice.”

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  • Where is America headed? Economy, Markets and beyond!

    Where is America headed? Economy, Markets and beyond!

    “Every economy, especially the ones that rise to the top of the ladder, goes through a long term boom-bust cycle. Such cycles last for hundreds of years before another one emerges to challenge the status quo.”

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  • The macro and the micro

    The macro and the micro

    Interesting times these are. While ES and NQ are looking for some clawback, YM is looking for a bullish breakout of its inverse Head and Shoulders pattern and RTY is looking for backtest of the breakout. Rotation at its best!

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  • The forgotten macro – Currencies

    The forgotten macro – Currencies

    “Last when I spoke about currencies in December (Currencies have a message for the stocks!), I had said risk on is on the horizon and risk on is what we got. What next? So here we are, taking a fresh look at some key currencies from charting perspective, starting with the mighty dollar.”

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  • The micro view – Chartically!

    The micro view – Chartically!

    When smallcaps don’t perform with largecaps and it keeps languishing for days/weeks on a trot.. that’s a sign to be careful about.

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  • Macro update – Is deflation a possibility?

    Macro update – Is deflation a possibility?

    “Recessionary times are difficult to predict and wade through. Companies would be forced to keep prices low to stay afloat in low demand environment. While the end user would be happy to see lower prices, uncertainty about the jobs would keep them on tenterhooks to not loosen their purse strings. End result? Even lower prices.”

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  • Macro-micro of the housing and construction sector

    Macro-micro of the housing and construction sector

    For anyone tracking markets for more than a decade, knows for sure what happens when interest rates start rising. Recession is one of the final outcomes of the slowdown witnessed in various industries and sectors. While, manufacturing, services do see significant drop in their productivity, the final nail in the coffin is in the construction…

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