Author Archives: dharrison
Leading Indicators
For the past few years, I’ve made many references, both in conversation and in print[1], to various “leading indicators” that I use to assess the probability of an impending recession and concurrent market downturn. I’ve spotlighted charts on a number … Continue reading
Martin Balsam Is Gone, but Allardyce T. Meriweather Lives On!
After my religion period, I took up with a swindler: Allardyce Meriweather. Jack Crabbe, Little Big Man I promise the immortal Meriweather may have something to do with the market. Just have patience. Allardyce Meriweather is a character in Thomas … Continue reading
The Next Bear Market II
Back in January, I posted a piece entitled The Next Bear Market. In it, I opined that we are in a “secular bull market,”[1] but that another recession is inevitable – though probably a few years away – and now is … Continue reading
Thanks for the Bull Market, CNBC!
Thanks for the Bull Market, CNBC! As many of you know, I have been a long-time critic of the various television business networks. While they purport to provide viewers with usable information about business and investment markets, their true mission … Continue reading
The Tale of the Tape and This Correction
I pay almost no attention to boxing anymore, but back in the day when I eagerly awaited every epic battle between Ali and Frazier or Leonard and Duran, there was always a pre-fight analysis called the “tale of the tape.” … Continue reading
The Next Bear Market
According to Wikipedia, Happy Days Are Here Again is a song copyrighted in 1929 by Milton Anger (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics). The song was recorded by Leo Reisman and His Orchestra, with Lou Levin, vocal (November, 1929). It was … Continue reading
Stock and Bond Market Update
While all the world focuses on the debris rising up in the tornadoes engulfing Hollywood and Washington (Roy Moore, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Trump and Russia, Hillary and Russia, etc.), the stock market continues to drift pleasantly higher. How much … Continue reading
Mid-Year Market Update
“How in the world can the market be doing so well when everything in Washington seems to be a disaster?” I’ve been asked this question many times in the past few months, and I think there are two parts to … Continue reading
Stay Rational My Friends
It’s hard to know what to www.instapax.com believe these days. Did Trump campaign members conspire with Russia to help win the election? Did Susan Rice and others in the Obama administration abuse their power to unmask the names of Trump … Continue reading