Wednesday’s FOMC minutes release sparked a late-day rally in the stock market. If the rally continues into Thursday, this could…
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Fannie and Freddie: REO inventory declined in Q4 year-over-year; Expected to increase in 2022
Fannie and Freddie earlier reported results for Q4 2021. Here is some information on single-family Real Estate Owned (REOs). Here…
Continue ReadingState of the Market + 22 Trading Resolutions, Part 5
On this week’s edition of Trading Simplified, Dave discusses the state of the market and where the markets are, illustrating how…
Continue ReadingThe Ord Oracle February 15, 2022
SPX Monitoring Purposes: Covered 1/24/22 open 4356.32=7.57%; Short SPX 1/11/22 at 4713.07. Monitoring Purposes GOLD: Long GDX on 10/9/20 at…
Continue ReadingFOMC Minutes: “Faster” is the Word
From the Fed: Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 25-26, 2022. Excerpt on inflation: In light of elevated…
Continue ReadingThoughts on Housing Supply and Demand With 30-year mortgage rates above 4%
Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: Thoughts on Housing Supply and Demand With 30-year mortgage rates above 4%…
Continue ReadingWatching Down Channel for Short-Term Directional Clue
It’s options-expiration week so literally anything goes, especially with the Volatility Index ($VIX) remaining so elevated. In the very near-term,…
Continue ReadingLessons From My $5,823 Week: Small Gains Add Up! {VIDEO}
A slow market isn’t always a bad thing. For me, it allows me to hyper-focus on only the best trade…
Continue ReadingNAHB: Builder Confidence Decreased to 82 in February
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported the housing market index (HMI) was at 82, down from 83 in…
Continue ReadingDiscretionary and Tech Are Crucial For The Direction of The Market
Correlation is a useful metric to use when trying to gauge the direction of the market. The table above shows…
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