Market Observations

Risk of a Melt-Up

April 20, 2019 by StockCats

After a +24% rise in the S&P 500, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager appears on CNBC and Bloobmerg and states “We have a risk of a melt up, not a melt down”. Seems Legit… Be careful what you wish for…

Plunge Protection Team Saves the Day

January 9, 2019 by StockCats

The Trade War Cycle

January 7, 2019 by StockCats

How Wall Street Works

January 5, 2019 by StockCats

Famous Market Quotes

March 20, 2018 by StockCats

Cats are lazy by nature, which partially explains what’s happening here on the blog. However I did manage to find time to cobble together some notable quotes for you to use at cocktail parties or financial media interviews. Throw some of these between sound-bytes from my Talking Points generator. “The stock market is like a […]

No Signs of Euphoria

January 26, 2018 by StockCats

“We still aren’t seeing any signs of euphoria” – all those guys on CNBC

They Won’t Ring A Bell At The Top

June 17, 2017 by StockCats

Remember the March 2000 market top? I’ll guess a majority of current participants weren’t trading back then, but even those that were likely have a fuzzy memory of what the environment was like – and what was being said right at THE top. Over the past few months, from time to time I’ve noticed things […]