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Author: Michael Kahn

Good riddance!

September is about to move into the history books and barring a monster rally it will be a loser. This is a good thing for those of us who like cycles because the past two Septembers were winners – going against the grain...

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Just a reminder

Just a reminder that the market is well below its 200-day exponential average. This is different than violating it by a small amount.This is the Dow Transports Average. That move below the average (40-week = 200-day) is a game...

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Bordering on politics

Warning – non market post.  I try to avoid politics in this blog but I may be in violation with this post. It’s just that something I saw on a financial news show last week was bugging me. There is no doubt that...

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CRB index

Here is the newfangled CRB index.I dunno. Does not look like blown up bubble to me. Trendline support. Horizontal support. Oversold weekly...

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Interviews

All, Given the turmoil in the markets, your favorite radio/TV/web outlet is likely looking for some professional commentary. I’d appreciate any leads you can toss my way.- mk

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Breakdown, go ahead, give it to me

I rarely read the online comments to my columns on Barrons and especially not on Marketwatch. Anyone with lotion and a sock can rip anyone’s work to shreds without really backing it up with proof. If I need to be told...

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Lanthanoid Breakdown

Monday, I wrote in my column that the break in copper was not a good thing for stocks. Of course, the edited headline was a more radical Copper Slump Points to Stock Sell-Off. But direct correlation aside, the evidence of a...

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Brent soars vs. West Texas

This chart has an interesting look: What happened at the start of the year to change a stable relationship to this? As a chart watcher, I don’t really have to know but at the same time I cannot be blind to it. Energy guru...

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Offense/Defense index

Over the years I’ve used a chart that tries to measure how offensive or defensive the market feels. Colleague Boris Simonder introduced me tot eh concept and I’ve been using readily available ETFs to calculate my own...

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SpongeBob Market

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Sponge Bob Square Pants! Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. Sponge Bob Square Pants! If nautical nonsense be somethin’ ya wish. Sponge Bob Square Pants! Then drop on the deck and...

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