Category Archive: Finance
EC When Bond Kings Short Emerging Market Equities
“If you’re going to do something in emerging market equities, my recommendation is to short them. They may fall a further 40%.” – JJ Jeff Gundlach hates Emerging Markets. So does almost every other pundit on financial TV. So do the rating agencies. Can you blame them? Over the past five years (through February), while […]
‘Bounce Longs’ Updated
I thought the pattern was sneaky bullish and that is why I held BSX as I sold the others last week. Today it boinks the 50 day moving averages. As noted earlier in the week, MSCC was bought back at support after being sold just below target. So far, so good although also uninspiring as yet. […]
QE Honesty
The Bank of Japan had previously “disappointed” last December when it failed to announced more “stimulus.” Setting aside who might actually have been frustrated by the lack of renewed distortions, the Japanese central bank did make some minor alterations to its QQE regime at that time. They expanded the list of eligible collateral and extended […]
Great Graphic: Canadian Dollar Trendline Approached
The Canadian dollar’s advance continues. Neither the widening of interest rate differentials in the US favor nor a poor employment report has managed to buckle the Loonie. Oil and the general risk-on mood trump the other concerns. In addition, investors are concluding that fiscal stimulus will reduce the possibility of additional monetary stimulus. The implied […]
Confessions Of A Trading Guru
When you hear the word “trading.” perhaps you think of it as an acquired skill whereby savvy victors consistently outwit the minions of others whose knowledge and abilities are insufficient in today’s complex global markets. Look up the word “guru” and you find it refers to someone who’s an expert, a specialist, a leader or […]
IEA Flops On Oil Price Prediction
The IEA is good for one thing only, compiling data… their predictive skills ought be ignored. “Davidson” submits Tracking what some authority said over time provides a good means of assessing whether their analysis is valuable or not. The IEA in my opinion simply reacts to price change and does not provide much value to […]
E The Fed Did One Thing Right In The Great Recession. But It Wasn’t Enough
The Fed actually did something right during the Great Recession. It created the Commercial Paper Funding Facility. The CPFF contributed to liquidity in the commercial paper markets. The facility was closed in 2010. Commercial paper funded real estate loans, and with the stricter guidelines implemented after the real estate crash, commercial paper actually has slowed […]
Silver Could Be Poised To Come Out Of The Shadows
While there’s been a lot of attention focused on gold over the last few months, silver has remained in the shadows. The white metal has lagged a bit behind as the gold market turned bullish over the last few months. But there are some good reasons to take a close look at silver. According to Bloomberg, […]
Today’s Trading Plan: Four Wheel Drive Kicking In
Technical Outlook: Despite a slight pullback over the past four days, SPX has managed to put in somewhat of a bull flag pattern on the daily. Today i t is looking to gap out of it and out to new highs on the current uptrend. Yesterday was an extremely volatile session following the ECB decision […]
Alphabet Satellite Imaging Company Terra Bella To Power Next-Generation Maps
Alphabet Inc-A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will launch and operate a constellation of Earth observation satellites for next-generation mapping and geospatial applications. Skybox Imaging, a subsidiary providing commercial high-resolution Earth observation satellite imagery, high-definition video, and analytics services, was re-branded as Terra Bella and announced new, ambitious plans. Founded in 2009, Skybox Imaging was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 […]
