After 20 years in the retail and consumer goods sector, I became a research analyst and market strategist for Capital Ladder Advisory Group. Since 2011, I have published some 400+ articles surrounding mainstream retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond, Target, Costco and more. I've covered consumer goods corporations such as Apple, Keurig Green Mountain, SodaStream, Skullcandy, Fitbit and more. To date, I've garnered over a hundred media references to my analytics including Forbes. Presently, I am a contracted consultant to many retail and consumer goods companies in North America and manufacturing entities in China and Korea.
Nobody said 2025 was going to be easy? Well, maybe the Wall Street strategists implied so with their median S&P 500 (SPX) forecast of 6,500. Either way, keep your seatbelt buckled, arms and legs inside the market vehicle at all times and until the ride/year comes to a stop, kindly! How have you performed in…...
Happy Holidays to all Finom Group members, and welcome to this weekend’s 3rd Party Research Compilation. During our off-reporting weekend, please consider the following Analytics from in and around Wall Street, inclusive of certain of our macro-economic notes. We continue to monitor the data surrounding the labor and housing markets, as these two areas often…...
Only 1 quarter and 8-trading days into 2025, only about 60 days into the new Trump-led White House administration, and what a ride it has been already. If we hadn’t suggested strapping yourself in and hanging on tight beforehand… what are you waiting for? There’s a veiled suggestion within “strapping yourself in”, as investors are…...
A troubling macro-market landscape, gripped by an endogenous force-factor has been at play since February. The label of this endogeny is now undeniably “Trump Tariffs”, as the immediate reaction to President Trump’s labeled Liberation Day has been a global asset class decline and raised probabilities for a domestic and possibly global recession. The notion of…...
Good weekend Finom Group investors/traders. As this is our off-reporting weekend, please consider the abundance of thoughts, outlooks and analysis offered in our 3rd-Party Research within this weekend’s publication. In addition, we think it beneficial to review our proprietary macro-market Research Report from last weekend when time permits. It has proven a difficult year for…...
The Major Trend Index held at a bearish reading of -3 for the week ended March 21st. The net scores in the four factor categories were also unchanged; revisions within the Cyclical segment skewed toward the negative side, while movement among Sentiment components tilted more positive. Overall, the MTI and our related disciplines suggest the…...
Well, we have our answer to last week’s question of the week! “So just how powerful is the current endogeny at play?…”While this quant is related to one of the most powerful endogenous forces there can be (FOMC monetary policy), it has proven less powerful than the threat of endogenous tariffs from the White House…...
The headlines have been exhausting through the Q1 2025 period, whipsawing investors and traders through wild market swings. The whipsawing has been greater to the downside, and completing an unsavory feat of strength; a -10% correction. While the -10% S&P 500 (SPX) and -14% Nasdaq (COMPQ) corrections have not done investor portfolios any favors, we…...
The 5% Canary By Andrew Thrasher, CMT 2023 Charles H. Dow Award Winner ...