Lee Adler

I’ve been publishing The Wall Street Examiner and its predecessor since October 2000. I also publish LiquidityTrader.com, and was lead analyst for Sure Money Investor, of blessed memory. I developed David Stockman's Contra Corner for Mr. Stockman. I’ve had a wide variety of finance related jobs since 1972, including a stint on Wall Street in both sales, analytical, and trading capacities. Prior to starting the Wall Street Examiner I was a commercial real estate appraiser in Florida for 15 years. I was considered an expert in the analysis of failed properties that ended up in the hands of bank REO divisions, the FDIC, and the RTC. Remember those guys? I also worked in the residential mortgage and real estate businesses in parts of the 1970s and 80s. I have been charting stocks and markets and doing analytical work since I was a teenager. I'm not some Ivory Tower academic, Wall Street guy. My perspective comes from having my boots on the ground and in the trenches, as a real estate broker, mortgage broker, trader, account rep, and analyst. I've watched most of the games these Wall Street wiseguys play from right up close. I know the drill from my 55 years of paying attention. And I'm happy to share that experience with you, right here.

Lee's Free Thinking

Booming Retracement

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The rebound from Friday’s carnage has stalled in the pre market, but indicators say, “Wait! There’s more!”

The ES fucutures need to clear 3408 to confirm that. If they roll over below that, bears could be in charge.

In any event, the worst do…

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Monday Monday, Can’t Trust That Day

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We have a selloff in the pre market, but the TA says, don’t trust it yet. Or maybe, “Trust, but verify,” for those of you of a certain age, like me.

Meanwhile, as for chart picks, I didn’t see much that I liked in this week’s screens. I didn’t add any longs. We’re already loaded to the gills there. I added two shorts, and one is conditional on a limit price entry.

4 picks were stopped out last week. With the the 2 new picks, that will leave 16 open picks, including 12 longs, and 4 shorts.

List performance improved last week, with the average gain increasing from +2.9% to +3.8%. The average holding period rose from 12 calendar days to 13, which is still less than the usual 16-20 days because I added a slew of new picks the previous week.

Chart picks are theoretical, assume 100% cash stock trades, no margin, no options, no futures.

I once read somewhere that past performance doesn’t indicate future results, or something. Is that true? Hopefully it is, considering some of my past performances.

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Lee's Free Thinking

Happy EST Day! 10/26/20

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4:30 AM ET That’s right. Happy European Standard Time Day. To my fellow Merkans, I am temporarily only 5 hours ahead of you on the East Coast. It’s 9:30 Central European Standard Time and 4:30 AM in New Yawk! I’m behind the 8 ball! Gotta get to work and get a Technical Trader report out to you this morning (Done!). 

In other news, the virus has exploded here in Europe and in the futures, the 5 day cycle projection is 3406 …

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Liquidity Trader - US Government Revenues, Liquidity Trader - US Treasury Market Trend Supply and Demand

Disjointed Economy Points To Bad Things

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Last week I was surprised when the US Government’s retail sales data hit a new high. No way, I said.

Well, Way!

Yes, some retailers are seeing booming sales, particularly online, and … wait for it…

Grocery stores. Even after pulling back from the lockdown spike, they’re still up more than 7% year to year.

Now there’s a basis for a thriving, growing US economy.

Not.

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