The Issachar Fund is all in (100% invested), expecting Santa to deliver more profits for Christmas! The S&P 500 is up against stiff price resistance, but the NASDAQ 100 has already penetrated its resistance peak. I expect some back-and-fill action to consolidate recent gains before uptrends resume. After the tame inflation (CPI/PPI) reports two weeks …
The Issachar Fund is about 60% invested in growth stocks with accelerating earnings and sales! After last week’s inflation reports (CPI & PPI), the market believes the Fed is done raising rates to bring inflation down. Stocks and bonds rallied higher, anticipating the Fed may achieve a soft landing and avoid a recession. Except for …
The Issachar Fund holds a high-yielding short-term fixed-income ETF but is ready to invest in equities! Our macro gold and short positions were not rewarding us, so they were sold. The short-covering rally in the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 index is now up ten of the last eleven days and due for a pause as it …
The Issachar Fund holds about 10% in a short/inverse Treasury Bond fund ETF, 12% in a Gold ETF, 1% each in a NASDAQ and S&P 500 Index short/inverse ETF, and 76% in a high-yielding short-term fixed-income ETF! The indexes had an oversold short-covering rally after the Fed did not raise rates following Wednesday’s two-day meeting. …
Downtrends Continue! The Issachar Fund holds about 9% in a short/inverse Treasury Bond fund ETF, 8% in a Gold ETF, 1% each in a NASDAQ and S&P 500 Index short/inverse ETF, and 81% in a high-yielding short-term fixed-income ETF! I increased our short exposure because the stock and bond downtrends appear sustainable. Shorting or betting …
This Time is Different! The Issachar Fund holds about 7% in an inverse Treasury Bond fund ETF, 3% in a Gold ETF, and 90% in a high-yielding short-term fixed-income ETF! I added to our inverse bond ETF because we were being rewarded, and I believe yields may continue trending higher. Gold is in a tradable …