by Chris Kimble | Apr 29, 2020 | Kimble Charting
A healthy banking system is the hallmark of a growing economy. So when back stocks turn “south”, investors should tune in. Like the broader stock market indices, the Bank Index (BKX) crashed in March before bouncing back into April. That bounce has the Bank Index...
by Chris Kimble | Apr 21, 2020 | Kimble Charting
Is the “Mother of all support tests in play currently?” It humbly looks like it to me friends! This 2-pack looks at the Banking Index and the Thomson Reuters Equal Weight Commodity Index on a quarterly basis over the past few decades. Line (1) has been...
by Chris Kimble | Apr 16, 2020 | Kimble Charting
S&P 500 Index (top pane) vs Bank Index to S&P 500 Ratio (lower pane) As most investors know, the banks play a big role in the overall economy. Healthy banks tend to mean a healthy economy and struggling banks tend to mean an uneven or faltering economy. In...
by Chris Kimble | Oct 31, 2019 | Kimble Charting
How Banks perform in the long-term has historically been important to the S&P 500. Are Banks sending a spooky message to the S&P 500 this week? Could Be! This chart looks at the Bank Index (BKX) over the past 8-years. Since the lows in 2011, the index has...
by Chris Kimble | Oct 25, 2019 | Kimble Charting
One week ago, I wrote about the Bank Index (BKX) and the prospects for a breakout. Here’s an excerpt on why the banks are so important to the broader market: “One of the most important sectors of the stock market is the banking industry and bank stocks. When the banks...
by Chris Kimble | Oct 15, 2019 | Kimble Charting
Bank earnings could go a long way to impacting the broad market in a big way this week. Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Bank Of America, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley all announce earning the next couple of days. As these earning announcements are to take place, the Bank...
by Chris Kimble | Sep 10, 2019 | Kimble Charting
The Bank Index BKX has been trading in a downtrend since early 2018. And it has been underperforming the broad stock market indices as well. Is the bad news for banks stocks about to end? Stock market bulls sure hope so, as the stock market tends to be on stronger...
by Chris Kimble | Aug 30, 2019 | Kimble Charting
In the past 5-weeks, 10-Year Yields have declined 26%, 5-year yields are down 24% and 2-year yields are down 17%. Is there more of a decline in yields to come? How would stocks react if yields rally off support? Could bank start reflecting relative strength if yields...
