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Raining On Chinese Prices

Raining On Chinese Prices

It was for a time a somewhat curious dilemma. When it rains it pours, they always say, and for China toward the end of 2015, it was a real cloudburst. The Chinese economy was slowing, dangerous deflation developing around an economy captured by an unseen anchor intent on causing havoc and destruction. At the same […]
Bearish Swing-Trading Watch-List Just In Case This Rally Falters This Week

Bearish Swing-Trading Watch-List Just In Case This Rally Falters This Week

I suspect we’ll keep the bullishness up this week, and stir up the FOMO feelings among traders where they keep piling on with the buying, and the shorts, well they’ll keep getting squeezed like they have been today.  However, should that not be the case, and this market falters at some point this week, and […]
IBM Falls On Mixed Earnings Results

IBM Falls On Mixed Earnings Results

CNBC’s Josh Lipton breaks down IBM earnings, which missed revenue expectations.  
Market Talk – Tuesday, Oct. 16

Market Talk – Tuesday, Oct. 16

A mixed session in Asia today, probably following the last minute sell-off seen in the US markets. Although most markets opened positive, Chinese indices could not join the party. The domestic data was mixed solid a consumer inflation release, but that was offset by poor producer inflation. Viewed as negative forward-looking data the news had […]
Netflix Soars After Crushing Subscriber Estimates

Netflix Soars After Crushing Subscriber Estimates

Netflix shares are up 20% after-hours, entirely erasing the losses post Q2 earnings after smashing expectations for Q3 subscriber growth. 3Q total streaming net change +6.96 million, estimate +5.09 million So that is two quarters in a row that they massively mis-estimated their subscriber growth. And raising their estimates for Q4: Sees 4Q total streaming net […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stock Market Option Expiration On Friday

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Stock Market Option Expiration On Friday

Fears of yesterday were cast aside as the hot money came back into the markets, and the shorts who overstayed their position in the recent decline were scrambling to cover.  We have seen a particularly effective wash and rinse in the equity markets this week, ahead of the stock option expiration on this Friday. Gold […]
What Australia Can Teach President Trump About Trade

What Australia Can Teach President Trump About Trade

President Trump’s eyes might be on China with his latest tariff package now in effect, but he should instead look to Australia’s economic success through the 2008 global financial crisis for a smarter approach to trade policy. With ever-growing evidence that his policies will hit consumers with higher prices, Americans should be imploring Trump to think again. In […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Tuesday, Oct. 16

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Tuesday, Oct. 16

Data Courtesy of Trade Alert 
Auto Sales Defy Dull September Retail Numbers: 5 Picks

Auto Sales Defy Dull September Retail Numbers: 5 Picks

Retail sales returned another soft reading in September, weighed down by a drastic drop in spending at bars and restaurants. Spending also dropped at grocery stores and gas stations, leading to fears of a possible economic slowdown. Only a jump in spending at auto dealers staved off an overall decline. However, experts feel that the […]
China & Japan Dump Treasuries As Dollar’s Reserve Status Slumps To 5 Year Lows

China & Japan Dump Treasuries As Dollar’s Reserve Status Slumps To 5 Year Lows

Treasury International Capital flows showed Brazil the biggest buyer of Treasurys in August (followed by Ireland and France), but it was China and ‘ally’ Japan that dumped the most Treasurys in the month… Brazil is Steve Mnuchin’s best friend… As China reduced their holdings of US Treasurys for the 3rd straight month… Japan flipped to […]