THE WEEKLY TOP 10

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1) If the S&P, Nasdaq & Russell can see meaningful breakouts, we’ll have to turn more constructive.

2) Despite the way it seems, the stock market rally has stalled-out.

3) There are signs that the drop in bond yields will end soon.

4) Even if inflation does not become a big problem, LT rates are going to rise.

5) The supply/demand equation is much more important…and its changing.

5a) Don’t listen to the Fed when they say the end of SMCCF is not a “taper” move.

6) European stocks are getting overbought and are now due for a “breather.”

7) What’s wrong with Taiwan Semiconductor?

8) Natural gas is getting overbought on a near-term basis.

9) The battle lines are well drawn for Bitcoin. (Is that important for other assets?)

10) Summary of our current stance.

1) There are many reasons to think that the stock market cannot rally a lot further from current levels. Several of which we’ll cover this weekend. However, with the S&P 500 Index closing at a new all-time highs and the yield on the U.S. 10-Year note breaking below the bottom end of its recent range, the outlooks for the stock market over the near-term looks quite rosy. Therefore, IF (repeat, IF) we see the S&P 500 index breakout in a more meaningful fashion…AND we see confirming breakouts in the Nasdaq and Russell 2000…we’ll have to turn much more constructive on the stock market for the summer.

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