Volkswagen, the Tom Brady of the Auto World

The world turned to China over the last decade to provide global growth, and as China slows the world is relying on Germany and the United States to take charge of the global economy. The world is facing a global slow down, and at some point there will be a straw that...

Groundhog Day

As I published in our weekly EQS Trading “Signals” publication. Does it feel like Groundhog Day? No, not February 2nd, but the 1993 Bill Murry classic film “Groundhog Day.” Since December 16, 2008 we have had the Fed benchmark rate pegged at 0-0.25%, and...

WATCH JAPAN AS THE WORLD WATCHES CHINA

Back on June 29th, our cover story in “Signals” headlined EQS CONTINUES TO WATCH CHINA AS THE WORLD WATCHES GREECE, once the media circus ended on the Greece saga, it was the Chinese economy that rocked our financial markets in Au-gust and it is still in front and...

Good Bye Summer, Hello Volatility Heat Wave

As I published in our weekly “Signals” publication. Labor Day used to mark the end of summer, the time kids went back to school, and when we welcomed cool, crisp autumn weather after months of heat and humidity. Well, Labor Day may mark the end of summer,...

The Stock Market Becomes the Wild Wild West

As I published in our weekly “Signals” publication. What a week for the books! To say last week was historic is an understatement. Monday morning started with #BlackMonday as equitiy traders and the bots drove the Dow down over 1,000 points at the open,...