Equal weighted NASDAQ was off by 70bps, regular NASDAQ down just 22bps, indicative of what today was all about: extremely low breadth (26%), very small downside in the major indices because the very high market cap stuff was strong — namely NVDA, MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL and TSLA.I highlighted all other recent low breadth days on...Read More

Good Day — It was a Tale of Two markets today, with harrowing losses found in the very beloved software sector, as sector rotation took on a ribald decorum. It’s true, the broadening out of gains is, on the whole, bullish for markets — since stocks other than Mag7 trend higher. Overall breadth was 63%,...Read More

Similar to what we saw on the first trading day of July, today’s gains were concentrated in orphan stocks — the areas of the tape that rarely concentrate in the portfolios of investors. This can be seen in two prominent areas most distinctly: Regional Banks +0.87% v Actual Banks -0.87%.Both the NASDAQ and SPX were...Read More

It was an 80% downside breadth day, but the moves were mostly measured and lacking any semblance of panic. I have grown to be comfortable with what we have now — not really interested in making many moves — still bullish into July. I might feel different post 5% July ripper — but for now...Read More

For those who traded before the 2000s, it is known to us that a company traded on the NASDAQ was synonymous with being low brow or higher risk. The management of the NASDAQ brand is something to be studied — taking the cache away from the NYSE and even the Dow to make it a...Read More