Vertical Research Advisory
Newsletter

VRA Letter: VRA Market Update & Portfolio Review in Advance of Big Earnings Week & Fed Rate Cut. “Back Up the Truck” Buy Signals in Place.

Good Monday morning. As covered on our Thursday night Members Zoom (the recording is in your Members site and Newsletter, 10/23) and in Fridays Letter, the VRA Investing System now sits at 10/12 screens bullish (up from 9/12), ...

Posted On October 27, 20258 MIN Read
Share:
vra-default-img

Good Monday morning. As covered on our Thursday night Members Zoom (the recording is in your Members site and Newsletter, 10/23) and in Fridays Letter, the VRA Investing System now sits at 10/12 screens bullish (up from 9/12), which is a "back up the truck” buy signal. Let’s go over some of the reasons that this is the most bullish I’ve been in my career:

- On Friday, each major index hit all-time highs… as did the market-leading semis...while at the same time the early October shakeout completely removed our extreme overbought readings, leaving our markets in a near-perfect set-up (with room to run) as we head into the heart of Q3 earnings. At the same time, investor sentiment remains in the toilet, a significant contrarian buy signal, as the long-running PSYOP of negativity remains firmly in place. The Dow Jones topped 47,000 for the first time on Friday and at this rate it might have to cross 60,000 before these investor sentiment surveys (Fear & Greed, AAII, etc) flip from '...

Continue reading your article and start your free 14-day trial with VRA.

Start Free Trial

Already have an account? Sign in.

Related Post

June 11, 2026
VRA Letter: Xtract One Tech Earnings

Good Thursday morning. I’m in meetings this morning but will be back with our Letter a bit later. We’ll also be on the Xtract One Tech (XTRAF) earnings call this morning and will report back. This looks to be the most important, and certainly the most impressive earnings report from X1 to date. Here’s an […]

June 10, 2026
VRA Letter: Excellent Internals on a Bad Day. May CPI Report; a Slight Beat. Capitulation Readings in Gold Miners. Own Physical Gold/Silver, Avoid Fiat.

Good Wednesday morning. Late in the trading day yesterday we learned that Trump was planning to take fresh military action against Iran, in what they continue to call “defensive actions”, while the ceasefire remains (somewhat) intact. This sent the markets reeling mid-day although a solid afternoon rally resulted in a positive close in the Dow […]

June 09, 2026
VRA Letter: Our Bullish Themes Remain Fully Intact. Trump; Juicing the Market. China’s Warren Buffett Buys Tesla. Galaxy Digital Jumps 21%. Oil/Rates/USD.

Good Tuesday morning. Yesterday’s trading looks to have confirmed that Friday's selloff was an anomaly in an otherwise strong bull market. Our Big 3 remain: the Trump Economic Miracle, Innovation Revolution and an absolute ocean of liquidity will continue to power this market higher into the 2030’s. Dips will remain buying opportunities. From the beginning […]

June 08, 2026
VRA Letter: Fridays Selloff; the Data Says It’s a Buying Opportunity. What We’re Watching and Ready to Act On.

Good Monday morning. Following Fridays sharp selloff in Nasdaq (-4.2%), over the weekend we saw a resumption of military action between Israel and Iran, which resulted in oil jumping 5% overnight to $95/b. However, those hostilities now look to be over, with oil trading back down to $91.50 as Trump encourages both sides back to […]

June 05, 2026
VRA Letter: May Payroll Data; Red Hot. Market Update. Your Questions: Falcon Buyout, SpaceX IPO, Bitcoin/TAO, VRA Portfolio.

Good Friday morning. The May jobs report is in and the results are strong with 172,000 jobs created vs estimates of just 88,000. The unemployment rate is unchanged at 4.3%. In addition, the last two months of payroll data have been revised higher by a total of 93,000 jobs. Two points here; the economic benefits of […]