Bear Of The Day: Kohl’s
Headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI, Kohl’s Corp (KSS – Free Report) operates about 1,100 stores across 49 states and an e-commerce site. Falling estimates sent the stock back to a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell). Weak Guidance Reflects Rising Challenges The retailer reported adjusted earnings of $1.44 per share for Q4, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.32. […]
Strong Bonds & Weak GS
“I realized that becoming a master of karate was not about learning 4,000 moves but about doing just a handful of moves 4,000 times.” — Chet Holmes I’m not seeing this market today as a strong one. Stocks aren’t acting great on earnings so far and charts are looking for at least more pause in many […]
ASML Holding N.V. Q1 Earnings Beat, Q2 Forecast In-Line
ASML Holding NV (ADR) (NASDAQ: ASML) early Wednesday posted better than expected first quarter earnings results and offered an in-line outlook for the second quarter, as demand remains high for its semiconductor equipment.
E USD/CHF Trading In Late Stages Of A Three Wave Decline
USD/CHF seems to be trading in a corrective wave 2), as a reaction to the previous five wave rise within wave 1). That said, downside may be limited for wave 2) around the 50.0/61.8 Fibonacci ratio and around the lower corrective channel line. As we know, corrections usually consist out of three waves A-B and […]
Chart Of The Day: “It’s Now Higher Than Brexit And Lehman”
Ok, so this is one of those “dammit, I hate to show the same chart everyone else in the world is showing, but then again, when everyone else in the world is showing it that means I have to” moments. As you’re no doubt acutely aware, the French elections are the biggest scheduled geopolitical risk event (an […]
Fixed Income: “The Boy Who Cried Wolf”… Perhaps Not This Time
Certainly, a main theme for fixed income investors in 2017 has been one of rising interest rates. There is no doubt that we have been down this road before, only to witness no increases, or in some instances even falling rates. So, what makes this time different, and should investors listen to, or ignore, “the […]
Bull Flag Chart Pattern
Bull flag chart pattern now in play on SPX SPX is forming a nice bull flag pattern. It doesn’t feel that way, because nearly every day the market opens, it sells off. If it finishes higher on the day, it is well off the highs of the day. But back to the bull flag pattern, […]
Will We Hold It Wednesday – Nasdaq 5,400 Edition
5,440 was our line in the sand. Since March 21st we’ve been using that line to short the Nasdaq Futures (/NQ) as a move above that line was in no way justified without some real improvements in earnings and now, with earnings season upon us, we’re still not seeing evidence yet that the market should be […]
U.S. Bancorp Q1 Profit And Revenue Top Expectations
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) early Wednesday posted market-beating first quarter earnings results, helped by better loan performance and investment banking fees.
As French Election Looms, Risk Premia Spike Near Record Highs Across Every Market
With establishment pollsters panicking at the closeness of the first round of the French elections, it appears investors in every market – stocks, bonds, and FX – are just as concerned with hedges and risk premia at (or near) record highs across the board. With just a few days to go before Sunday’s first round of voting, every […]
