Author: Michael Kahn

An Oldie but Goodiebr /br /Here is a song parody that made the round in April 2000 and we all know what was going on in the stock market about that time. Amazing how it fits today. More after you read it.br /br /Sing this to...

This is a quickie. If the US economy hints at slowdown and the rest of the world has a coronary, what does that say about them? How about this – they are in rough shape, too. And sooner or later their central banks are...

It seems that every time the stock market pulls back the fundamental folks come out with another call to buy good stocks at cheaper prices. Technicians call that “buying the dip” and in a rising market it is a great...

It’s that time of year when the superbowl indicator is trotted out to predict where the stock market will go. With the NFC Giants beating Grumpy’s Guys from the AFC the indicator predicts an up market. Yeah, and the...

Unless you live under a rock or are extreeeemely wealthy you know what went down with the Fed today. Another 50 basis point cut on top of a panic, er, emergency inter-meeting cut. I have a question – if all the genius...

I would like to revisit a chart produced by the Foundation for the Study of Cycles back in August. It ran in this blog a few months later after catching the entire rally into October. Not too shabby.br /br /Check out the red...

Dateline St Pete Beach, Fl, Friday, January 25, 2008. I’m here at the annual Market Technicians Association winter retreat in my new favorite hotel, the Don CeSar, overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. Judging from the comments...

Now what? Well, you don’t need me to rehash the events of the past weekend. Aside from Eli coming of age it was a lousy time for investors.br /br /I love how the pundits are coming out with their “sit tight”...

With all the talk talk of a coming recession, I thought this chart might be of interest. I really don’t know how to translate this to the economy but if shipping rates are plummeting something must be wrong.br /a...

No, I am not going political. And for most of my readers this is going to be a shock. I am bullish on American stocks! But take heart, fellow worriers, I am not talking about this month or even this quarter. Let me explain.br...