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Is the Party Over?

February 22, 2024 Well that didn’t take long… A week ago the US Census Bureau released its monthly retail sales report — and it was BAD. According to the report, sales increased 0.6% year-over-year in January. This came on the heels of a downwardly revised December number and was “the lowest annual gain since the …

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Trouble Dead Ahead!

February 6, 2024 How time flies when you’re waiting for the Fed to ease! It seems like it was just yesterday that the banking system was once again on the verge of collapse. But no. That was almost a full year ago. If you don’t remember… Last March shares of California-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) …

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Anatomy of a “Squeeze”

February 1, 2024 Quick question… When can hugely bearish sentiment lead to massive bullish reactions? Ladies and gentlemen, I give you… The Short Squeeze We talked about short positions in your last letter.  All short positions are established in something called a margin account — one in which an investor deposits a predetermined portion of …

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How to Read the Bears

January 30, 2024 I don’t want to seem irresponsible, especially with stocks at these nosebleed levels.  But this week I want to talk about an indicator that professional investors use to gauge sentiment in different stocks. It’s a sentiment indicator that has the potential to spark some fireworks in a company’s share price. Introducing Short …

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