Tuesday, September 28, 2021

The Morning Call--The only charts that matter

 

The Morning Call

 

9/28/21

 

 

The Market

         

    Technical

 

            Technically speaking.

            https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/09/27/technically-speaking-stocks-bounce-off-the-lows-time-to-buy

 

            The only charts that matter.

            https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/cvsaioszlw

 

            Charts to put on your wall---2021 edition.

            https://compoundadvisors.com/2021/put-these-charts-on-your-wall-2021-edition

 

            The dollar’s golden cross.

            https://www.zerohedge.com/the-market-ear/cnq5msslfp

 

    Fundamental

 

       Headlines

 

              The Economy

 

                        US

 

                          Month to date retail chain store sales grew slower than in the prior week.

 

                          The July Case Shiller home price index was up 1.5% versus +2.0% in June.

 

                          The August trade balance was -$87.6 billion versus -$86.3 billion in July.

 

August durable goods orders rose 1.8% versus estimates of +0.7%; ex transportation, they were up 0.2% versus +0.5%.

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/core-durable-goods-orders-disappoint-august

 

The September Dallas Fed manufacturing index was reported at 4.6 versus 9.0 recorded in August.

https://www.advisorperspectives.com/dshort/updates/2021/09/27/dallas-fed-manufacturing-expansion-continues-in-september

 

                        International

 

July Japanese leading economic indicators came in at 104.1 versus predictions of 104.2.

 

August Chinese YoY industrial profits advanced 49.5% versus 57.3% in July.

 

October German consumer confidence was +0.3 versus expectations of -1.8.

 

                        Other

 

                          Turmoil in the energy markets.

                              https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/all-hell-breaking-loose-energy-markets

 

            Biden’s Plan

 

Under Biden’s tax plan, the number of corporations paying no taxes may actually go up.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/list-companies-paying-no-taxes-might-increase-under-bidens-tax-plan

 

            Inflation

 

              You are going to lose 5% of your purchasing power this year.

              http://scottgrannis.blogspot.com/

 

              What to do in the case of sustained inflation.

              https://www.gmo.com/americas/research-library/part-2-what-to-do-in-the-case-of-sustained-inflation/

 

              Not the kind of inflation that the Fed wants.

              https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/theres-inflation-central-banks-want-and-theres-inflation-we-get

 

            China

 

              Forget Evergrande, China has bigger problems.

              https://www.advisorperspectives.com/commentaries/2021/09/27/connecting-the-dots-in-china

 

            Bottom line.

 

The author makes a great case for equity overvaluation.  The one problem with the analysis is his statement that the Fed is not responsible for lifting stock prices; then later on he laments (1) that Fed policy drives bond valuation which is a key determinate of equity valuations and (2) all the ‘free money’ in the system which to my way of thinking is what helps push stock prices higher.                               

              https://americanconsequences.com/dan-ferris-the-curtain-always-drops-on-the-kabuki-play/

 

                  What do you do when rates are rising?

              https://allstarcharts.com/whos-ready-for-rising-rates/

 

    News on Stocks in Our Portfolios

 

FactSet Research Systems (NYSE:FDS): Q4 Non-GAAP EPS of $2.88 beats by $0.15; GAAP EPS of $2.63 beats by $0.07.

Revenue of $411.89M (+7.4% Y/Y) beats by $6.97M.

 

Hormel Foods (NYSE:HRL) declares $0.245/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.

 

What I am reading today

 

            Quote of the day.

            https://cafehayek.com/2021/09/quotation-of-the-day-3660.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CafeHayek+%28Cafe+Hayek%29

 

 

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