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Market Timing Brief™ for the 4-29-2022 Close “Markets on the Edge of the ‘Big Red Wave.’ Gold Off Its Top. Long Term Treasuries Taking a Fed Beating.”

Posted on May 1, 2022 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the April 29, 2022 close… The Fed usually explains that it has two mandates, “Full employment and price stability.”  What they don’t tell you is that they favor price stability over employment when push comes … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 1-21-2022 Close with Updates at Top “Big Red Wave Warning” and “Inflation Strategy Addendum”: “The U.S. Stock Market Has Two Choices. The Golden Triangle. Rates Have Peaked?”

Posted on January 23, 2022 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the January 21, 2022 close… 3-25-2022 UPDATE This morning, the SP500 Index challenged the market timing reversal I posted about on 3-22-22.  A “Reversal of the Reversal” will not or would not be taken … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 10-01-2021 Close: 1) “Is the Correction Over? 2) Why Is Gold Doing Badly with High Inflation? and 3) Interest Rates Are Rising Again.”

Posted on October 3, 2021 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the October 01, 2021 close… What’s the Market Timing Set-up Now? We are getting through COVID-19 one way or another.  The easy way is vaccination.  The hard way is resisting vaccination based on anti-scientific … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 06-18-2021 Close: “Is This a Dip, a Correction or Worse? Why Did Gold Crash This Week? Why Are Rates Falling?”

Posted on June 20, 2021 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the June 18, 2021 close… What’s the Market Timing Set-up Now? The economy is recovering thanks in large part to the success of the pharmaceutical industry in creating highly effective vaccines in record time.  … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 03-19-2021 Close: “What to Do if the Stock Market Weakens Further. Any Help for Gold? Will the Ramp in Interest Rates Slow Down?”

Posted on March 22, 2021 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the March 19, 2021 close… What’s the Market Timing Set-up Now? The Tech Sector became grossly overvalued (numerous stocks with massive Price/Sales ratios), and some of that is being corrected.  However, new lows in … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 01-29-2021 Close: “Is the U.S. Stock Market Done Giving Back Gains? Gold with Losses for 2021 and Interest Rates Still Climbing.”

Posted on January 31, 2021 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the January 29, 2021 close… What’s the Market Timing Set-up for February? We had an initial decent start to the year, and then things got a bit crazy with stocks like Gamestop and AMC … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 12-24-2020 Close: “The Risks to 2021 Stock Market Setup. Two Risks are Solved, One Fake and Three Real! P.S. Gold Is Sliding.”

Posted on December 28, 2020 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the December 24, 2020 close… First some orientation to what you’ll see here going forward in terms of market timing.  I’m going to reduce my view of the markets to short simple statements.  There … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 10-16-2020 Close (with 10-25-20 COVID-19 Update): “The Markets Pre-Election 2020: U.S. Stocks In Uptrend but with a Lower High and Persistent Volatility. Gold on Pause. Rates Under Fed Control.”

Posted on October 19, 2020 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the October 16th, 2020 close… The context for the market timing charts are addressed on social media during the week (links below), so be sure to read those posts as well, or you’ll miss … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 09-18-2020 Close: “U.S. Stocks Tipping Over? Gold Pause. Rates Range Bound.”

Posted on September 21, 2020 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the September 18th, 2020 close… The context for the market timing charts are addressed on social media during the week (links below), so be sure to read those posts as well, or you’ll miss … Continue reading →

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Market Timing Brief™ for the 08-21-2020 Close: “Which Equity Markets Are You In? Gold Still In Bull Trend. Rates Falling Again.”

Posted on August 22, 2020 by David Durand

A Market Timing Report based on the August 21st, 2020 close… The context for the market timing charts are addressed on social media during the week (links below), so be sure to read those posts as well, or you’ll miss … Continue reading →

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