D.R. Barton

Early in my work life, I was utterly smitten with a new beverage of choice—I discovered the wonders of wine. Before that, I was a die-hard beer aficionado and even brewed my own concoctions at home. That’s not much of a surprise, given my background in chemical engineering. The transformation was anything but subtle. While employed at DuPont, I was presented with an opportunity to lead the start-up of a new carbon fiber composites manufacturing plant. The catch? I’d have to spend a considerable amount of time abroad, as a

Those who have read my thoughts in this space for the past couple of decades know that I’m not the most patient guy. So, when I see people who I respect, looking at extremely long-term indications, I take notice. I usually file those long-term signals away for a look in a month or two. But this time, a signal has an interesting backstory and I’d like to show you this indicator now, especially since it just gave a bullish signal for the S&P 500, after already triggering for the Dow

In the wake of the sudden Silicon Valley Bank collapse (followed by other banks in the U.S. and abroad), a surprising resilience has emerged within the U.S. stock market. Defying the naysayers, the market has not only weathered the banking storm so far but has also produced positive returns just a little more than two weeks into this financial reckoning. There are two short-term money trends that help us understand this rebound and two associated indications that will point to whether the market can keep up the revival, or if