Great month for small caps #RUT MTD +6%

US equites are not cheap vs. EU or key Asian sectors, on the other hand small caps had a great month. The question is, why? FANGs stocks are likely to push higher forcing short sellers to purchase back taking the indexes to new levels as they did today at the close. Money Flow North America

Volatililty and Major Low on $SPX at 1812

Wall Street ended lower in volatile trading, extending this year’s selloff as oil prices continued to plummet unabated, while Treasuries and gold advanced. The safe-haven yen climbed as risk appetite soured, dragging the dollar lower. Today trading model  

$FED interest rate hike

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she was “looking forward” to a U.S. interest rate hike that will be seen as a testament to the economy’s recovery from recession. The dollar gained against the euro after the Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen flagged an interest rate hike that may come in two weeks, while indexes

Las noticias de $China hace que los indices no suban

La preocupación desde Grecia y el desaceleramiento en China ha empujado los indices hacia abajo. Además la caída del petroleo les ha pesado a las acciones de energía. El USD subió contra el EUR por tercer día consecutivo. El Oro bajó, donde estoy buscando un lugar de entrada para aumentar el corto. En el SPX

Short Covering Extension $SPX

Longer-dated Treasuries rose as investors covered short positions. The sterling touched a five-year low after poor U.K. industrial production data. Oil rose on lowered supply expectations from Iran’s nuclear deal and gold traded up.      

$Unemployment

KEY DATA: Here are some thoughts There were a lot of layoffs in oil and gas but these layoffs are slowing. There was significant impact of rising dollar, but lately, the strength in dollar has reversed. Bad weather contributed to the ugly number but the bad weather is behind us. The number is significantly below