Nucleus
Looking at Nucleus Software's massive eight years of yawning under performance made me look further back in its history. There is a lot wrong with the company and the company…
Six years of Central Bank Dominance in Six Charts.
Six years ago, on March 09, we hit the low in stock markets. After five quarters of falling stock prices, the S&P 500 index hit 666 (yes 666), the bottom…
Euphoria and Reality in European Stocks
Euro-area stock markets have rebounded as the ECB has launched its QE program. In our view, investors should take a pragmatic approach that aims to capture the gains—but with eyes…
Grading Time
If you are a frequent reader of this blog (and shame on you if you aren’t), you’ll know that each January, one of my first blog entries is a review…
Richard Duncan Multi-Decade Global Depression?
Everyone has an opinion and one should not be swayed in their trading or investing. With that said, Richard Duncan is the author of The Dollar Crisis and The New…
The Dollar Breaking Point
Last week, the Fed released its FOMC minutes, the protocol of the Fed's decision makers, and already it seems to have backfired. While the minutes thoroughly described how FOMC committee…
#SaxoStrats: Selling WTI as rally fades
WTI crude oil has rallied strongly on expectations that production is about to slow, with speculative short positions well down from the record high set three weeks ago. Prompt spreads,…
Apple Flashes A Buy Signal And Is On Track To Move Higher
11 days ago I published a special report on Apple which you can read here. In that report, I stated that a low period should occur either on Friday or…
Market Close: Mining stocks battered by weak Chinese trade data
UK stocks ended in negative territory amid a decline in mining sector stocks, while European markets finished mostly higher. US stocks are trading on a firmer footing led by gains…
Subs: Another JV
Sears is gonna continue to operate the stores in these locations although I think it is safe to assume they do so on a smaller […] The post Subs: Another…
Why Didn’t I buy Earlier: WhiteWave Foods
Pissed I didn't buy earlier this year. This last week when we all lost 2{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} from our portfolios WhiteWave Foods (WWAV) added 6{01de1f41f0433b1b992b12aafb3b1fe281a5c9ee7cd5232385403e933e277ce6} to its share price. The stock really…
10 TV Spinoffs That Were Better Than the Originals
Over the years, spinoffs have gained a bit of a bad reputation. With many unsuccessful flops, such as Joey and The Tortellis, viewers now look at spinoff TV shows with…
Seadrill: Long-Term Confidence, Short-Term Worries
Deutsche Bank’s Mike Urban see value in Seadrill (SDRL) long-term, but is worried about the present: Eddie Seal/Bloomberg News We recently hosted meetings with Seadrill and came away more confident…
Global Markets – Stocks slip with eyes on earnings; oil ticks up
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Equities in major markets slipped on Monday, weighed down by Wall Street on trepidation over first-quarter earnings, while crude prices added to last…
Monday Market Movement – No Free Money Today?
Uh-oh! ; It's Monday and there are no major M&A deals and no QE announcements to goose the markets. ;China is still going like gangbusters as lots of bad economic…
IWM Option Combination
I’ve been working on hedging one of my client’s accounts this week with various option combinations. After the market closed yesterday, I realized the IWM trade I made for him…
Afternoon Selling Erases Morning Gains; Volume Subsides
Once again buyers were out in the morning sending stocks to the highs of the session. The dollar rebounded today likely putting pressure on stocks, but tomorrow’s release of the…
Rejection of All-Time Highs
It was not surprising to see the challenge of all-time highs rebuffed in the Nasdaq and Russell 2000. These were the indices most likely to see the benefit of buying…
New $QQQ short term up-trend
All of my GMI and GMI2 components are positive. The QQQ and SPY have now closed back above their 10 week averages. Time to trade on the long side again,…
Opinions on the Market
I was on RT Boom/Bust yesterday with Erin Ade, and got to talk about:AppleThe “Tech Bubble”The “Bond Bubble”Different sectors of the stock market, and their prospects.This was the first half…