Bryan Perry
Bond Vigilantes Intend to Test the Fed’s Resolve
The most important data point for stock market investors now is the yield on the 10-year Treasury Note. How it trades up or down determines the response of the algorithmic trading programs as they adjust to the short-term direction of the equity markets. A poorly received seven-year Treasury auction is the culprit for the recent […]
Volatility Spikes with Rising Rates
The past two weeks have proven to be turbulent for most asset classes, save for a few widely held and widely traded commodities like lumber, copper and oil. Heading into last weekend — the final couple of trading days of February — bonds, gold and high price-to-earnings (P/E) growth stocks got crushed. Even Bitcoin has […]
Targeting High-Yield Assets With Inflation on the Rise
Recent data show real GDP growth and core inflation are rising at a faster pace than previously forecast. How both of these “nice problems to have” are addressed by the Fed is one thing, but more importantly, how income-oriented investors should position their portfolios is another. Signs of inflation have been building for weeks, if […]
Crypto Mania About to Take Hold of Wall Street
As if the all the rage surrounding Bitcoin needed another catalyst, news of Elon Musk buying $1.5 billion of the leading cryptocurrency swept over the digital currency world, and it saw its price vault above $48,000 for the first time. Musk is following in the footsteps of Square Inc. (SQ) and MicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR) in […]
Real Inflation Is Fast on The Rise
As the stock market hits new highs and garners almost all the attention of the financial media, there is another bull market taking place in the world of commodities and it is picking up momentum only a few weeks into 2021. Throughout the current earnings reporting season, there have been numerous references on earnings calls […]
Big Shorts Feeling The Big Squeeze
What a wild last couple of weeks in the world of what is arguably the highest-profile wave of short-squeezes ever witnessed in the history of the U.S. stock market. Prior episodes of forcing short sellers to cover positions were typically instigated by professional market participants and viewed as more of a club sport of kings […]