tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99201392026-07-23T22:55:57.546-07:00Kirk Lindstromhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08907286927383718834noreply@blogger.comBlogger873125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9920139.post-88368233897206136032025-11-23T17:43:00.000-08:002025-11-23T17:43:37.961-08:00

 Bradley Turn Points - Bradley Dates July 2025 through December 31, 2025Compliments of Breeze 

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 Here are some charts of the Trading Signal SOX vs CLX on the SOX Charts best viewed full screen with a large monitor.Thanks to Luka for posting the daily CLX data.Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter  FREE SAMPLE ISSUETo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy more: Subscribe NOW and

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📰2026 COLA is 2.8%📈CPI-U YTD is 2.9% and it was 2.9% in 2024 yet the COLA for the full year is only 2.8%.Do not forget that the base rate subject to the combined 15.3% (16.2% if you make over $200K) total Payroll Tax goes up faster than inflation each year."Nobody" in government talks about the massive tax increase on middle income earnings which is the much higher percentage increase (4.8%!)

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Schwab Trading Activity Index, also known as STAX, remains low despite the S&P 500 and Nasdaq markets sitting less than 1% below their record closing highs.Here is a graph of the STAX Schwab Trading Activity Index Over Time, from January 2019 through Today.Note that even with the markets near record highs, STAX remains closer to a 6-year low than a 6-year high. Click Images to See

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2C-p = 8.9 and rising from a low of 1.4 on 4/10/25  Invented by Tom Drake, the 2CS-p is the "5 day moving average of the product of the vix and p/c ratio."   The scale runs from 0 to 100% with 0% max bullishness and 100% max bearish reading for us contrarians.To calculate 2C-p, Larbro explains: "Take each day's p/c ratio and multiply it by that days vix. Take the sum of those

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 Graph shows January 2004 through March28, 2025Graph shows July 2020 through March28, 2025:Kirk Lindstrom's Investment LetterTo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy more: Subscribe NOW and getthe March 2025 Issue for FREE!!! (If you mention this ad)

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 AAII Survey: Bulls minus Bears vs. Log DJIA - 1988 to Today Kirk Lindstrom's Investment LetterTo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy more: Subscribe NOW and getthe February 2025 Issue for FREE!!! (If you mention this ad)2/27/28 Update 12:29 PM PST Fear and

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Here is a graph of the STAX Schwab Trading Activity Index Over Time, from January 2019 through Today.Note that even with the markets at record highs last week, the STAX remains closer to a 6-year low than a 6-year high. Click Images to See Full SizeBest in Full ScreenUS Stock Markets (Log Scale) vs. Fed Funds Rate II Sentiment: Investors Intelligence Bulls / (Bulls+Bears) & S&

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Here is a graph of the STAX Schwab Trading Activity Index Over Time, from January 2019 through Today.Note that even with the markets at record highs last week, the STAX remains closer to a 6-year low than a 6-year high. Click Images to See Full SizeBest in Full ScreenKirk's DJIA vs Oscillators Chart: "Everything before the black dot-dash line is math, everything after is art" and art is

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Here is a graph of the STAX Schwab Trading Activity Index Over Time, from January 2019 through Today.Note that even with the markets at record highs today, the STAX is closer to a 6-year low than a 6-year high. Market Update for 11/8/24Kirk Lindstrom's Investment LetterTo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take

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US Stock Markets (Log Scale) vs. Fed Funds Rate and some other charts I use to help find good times to take profits then use those profits to buy back shares when the markets decline.STAX Schwab Trading Activity Index Over Time - January 2019 through TodayII Sentiment: Investors Intelligence Bulls / (Bulls+Bears) & S&P 500 WeeklyDJIA vs Oscillators The Federal Reserve lowered interest

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  US Treasury Interest Rate graphs from 1/1/94 through 9/7/24US Treasury Yield Curvefrom https://www.ustreasuryyieldcurve.com/ US Treasury Interest RatesFrom https://home.treasury.gov/ TIPS:Kirk Lindstrom's Investment LetterTo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy more: 

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Market Sentiment Update Read  Kirk Lindstrom's Investment Letter to see what these charts meant to me plus the full list of stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" with my price targets to both take profits or buy more shares, depending on market conditions, prices, sentiment and other factors.Investors Intelligence Bulls / (Bulls+Bears) & S&P 500 Weekly  -&

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Kirk's 6/12/24 Deficit Spending Update: For FY 2024 to date, total taxes and other revenues collected YTD are up 9.8% year-over-year.  The "good news" is SPENDING grew at "only" 8.0%!  This means the deficit is growing a "slower rate." The problem is during periods of economic growth like we've had for several years, we should be paying down debt by keeping spending below revenue,

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 Despite President Biden's "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (estimated to contain $500B in new spending and tax credits) and the Federal Reserve keeping its Fed Funds Interest Rate at a 20-year high, inflation at 3.3% is 1.3% or 65% above the desired or "target rate" of 2.0%.CPI-U: This morning the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced, "The Consumer Price Index for All

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Today the Channel 2 Fox News in SF/Oakland CA showed the prices for In-N-Out Burger after California raised the minimum wage to $20 per hour for workers at fast food restaurants.Here are the prices for a:Double-Double $6.05Cheeseburger $4.25Hamburger $3.75French Fries $2.40Next, they showed the prices for an "In-N-Out Double Double Meal" by city which includes a soda.San Francisco: $

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Market Sentiment Update Investors Intelligence Bulls / (Bulls+Bears) & S&P 500 Weekly  -  5/23/24AAII Survey: Bulls minus Bears vs. Log DJIA - 1988 to TodayUS Stock Markets (Log Scale) vs. Fed Funds Rate 10-Yr & 30-Yr T-Bond Rates vs S&P 500CPC Put Call Ratio Fear and Greed Index @ 59From https://www.cnn.com/markets/fear-and-greedNAAIM EXPOSURE INDEX

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Despite President Biden's "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (estimated to contain $500B in new spending and tax credits) and the Federal Reserve keeping its Fed Funds Interest Rate at a 20-year high, inflation at 3.4% is 1.4% or 70% above the desired or "target rate" of 2.0%.CPI-U: This morning the US Bureau of Labor Statistics announced, "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban

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Happy New Year!Unlike 2022, 2023 was a great year for both stocks and bonds.The US stock markets responded well to the US economy continuing to grow while inflation continued its slow decline:Despite very confident predictions from many famous economists that the US economy would experience a recession by Mid to Late 2023, this prediction was as bad as the prediction that high inflation would be

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 🐂📈Kirk Lindstrom's Investor Bull/Bear Sentiment Charts for 11/2/23 📉🐻Reminder, you can follow this feed (subscribe for free) and get sent emails by Google when I post new charts and articles here. Just click "Follow" below.11/2/23 Notes:There is a large divergence between professional newsletter writers (II) and individual investors (AAII) sentiment.II is "neutral" but its decline is

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 Fed Funds Interest Rate vs S&P 500 for 10/15/23More Treasury Interest RatesKirk Lindstrom's Investment LetterTo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy more:Subscribe NOW and getthe October 2023 Issue for FREE!!! (If you mention this blog post)Kirk's Key Articles:Using

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Stock Market and Market Sentiment Update for October 5, 202310-Yr Treasury Note Rate vs DJIA - 05/05/23Kirk's Dow vs Oscillators Graphs 2CS-p: Invented by Tom Drake, the 2CS-p is the "5 day moving average of the product of the vix and p/c ratio."   The scale runs from 0 to 100% with 0% max bullishness and 100% max bearish reading for us contrarians. Put Call RatioFear and

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 US Treasury Interest Rate graphs from 1/1/94 through 9/30/23US Treasury Yield Curvefrom https://www.ustreasuryyieldcurve.com/  US Treasury Interest RatesFrom https://home.treasury.gov/ TIPS:Kirk Lindstrom's Investment LetterTo see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy more: 

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Market Update for September 15, 2023 FZDXX Money Market Fund:US Treasury Yield Curve https://www.ustreasuryyieldcurve.com/Canada Bond Yield Curve Total Treasury DebtAsk questions and read discussion on my Facebook Investing for the Long-Term group.To see what stocks and ETFs are in my "Explore Portfolio" and get a full list of on my price targets to both take profits or buy

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  🐂📈Kirk Lindstrom's Investor Bull/Bear Sentiment Charts for 8/24/23 📉🐻Reminder, you can subscribe or follow this feed and get sent emails by Google when I post new charts and articles. Just click "Follow" below.II Investors Intelligence & AAII (American Association of Individual Investors) Sentiment Updates.Graphs best views full screen.II Bulls and Bears Sentiment GraphsAAII

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