January 7, 2022 By Steve Blumenthal “An optimist understands that life can be a bumpy road, but at least it is leading somewhere. They learn from mistakes and failures and are not afraid to fail again.” – Harvey McKay, seven-time New York Times best-selling author of "Swim With The Sharks [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal January 5, 2022 S&P 500 Index -- 4,793 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

December 31, 2021 By Steve Blumenthal “In my view, modern monetary theory ("MMT") has been tried, tested, and failed.” - Dr. Lacy Hunt, Executive Vice President, Hoisington Investment Management Company Let me begin by wishing you a Happy New Year. Today, I share an outstanding discussion. Camp [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal December 29, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,793 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal December 22, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,734 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

December 17, 2021 By Steve Blumenthal “I would say, asset valuations... are somewhat elevated.” - Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell, Wednesday, December 15, 2021 One part of today’s On My Radar missive is dull, the second is obvious, and the third is outright intoxicating. We’ll look at [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal December 15, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,687 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

December 10, 2021 By Steve Blumenthal “Like a chess player, one has to observe the enemy’s moves as well as one’s own.” ― Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Sulayman al-Rawandi, Rahat al-Sudur wa Ayat al-Surur (AD 1202-07) Russia, China, and Iran. Important developments this week that are worth our [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal December 8, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,687 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

December 3, 2021 By Steve Blumenthal "If you don't do it this year, you'll be one year older when you do." ― Warren Miller, American ski and snowboarding filmmaker By the time today's OMR hits your inbox, I'll be in a pub in London with my son Kyle. Kyle's a senior in college and is doing a [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal December 1, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,675 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

November 26, 2021 By Steve Blumenthal "I have no doubt that we are in a raging mania in all assets," Stan Druckenmiller told CNBC in May. "I also have no doubt that I don't have a clue when that's gonna end." ― Stanley Druckenmiller, American investor, hedge fund manager, and [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal November 24, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,675 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >

November 19, 2021 By Steve Blumenthal "People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." ― Theodore Roosevelt Jr., 26th President of the United States If you’ve been following the journey of my wife Susan’s soccer team often highlighted over the last several months in each [...]Read More >

By Steve Blumenthal November 17, 2021 S&P 500 Index -- 4,693 Posted each Wednesday, Trade Signals provides a summary of select Equity, Fixed Income, Sentiment, Economic and Gold market indicators. Market trends persist over time and stem from changes in risk premiums (the return [...]Read More >