Yearly Archives: 2018

Our Favorite Pairs Trade

Difficult to short such beauty… Long Short

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The JFK-Trump S&P Analog Roadmap – BTFFD

We have had lots of requests to update our JFK-Trump S&P500 analog.  Here you go. The Kennedy-Trump S&P500 analog is tracking, on a directional basis, relatively well, with the Trump S&P now 3.56 percent below the JFK S&P, 347 trading … Continue reading

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QOTD: When Goldie Meets Frankie

“I think overall we have been pricing in for Goldilocks and we are closer to Frankenstein to be honest.” — Steen Jakobsen,  Saxo Bank on CNBC, March 27

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China calls on WTO members – EuroNews

Beijing urges them to oppose U.S. tariffs targeting China’s alleged theft of intellectual property.… READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2018/03/26/ch…

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China’s Other Nuclear Option

Sorry to be such a downer, folks. We have to stress test the macro scenarios versus current market conditions by looking at worst case events, then calculating expected values based on the most likely probabilities. Especially after such a huge … Continue reading

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The ‘Bots Are Coming For The Surgeons

Mar.23 — This robot may be the surgeon of the future. Created by Auris Health, it is designed to conduct a biopsy. This demonstration shows how the device will operate on and maneuver through a human lung. In the future, … Continue reading

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Still No Relief From The Bond Market

Last week the S&P500 sold down 5.95 percent. We noted in an earlier post, Why This Correction Is Different, in that the current sell-off is different from all other corrections over the past 30 years (except a special case in … Continue reading

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Living In Historical Rhymes

Wow!  Just watched the October 16, 1987 Wall Street Week with Louis Rukeyser,which was the trading day eve (Friday night) before the Black Monday stock market crash.  Marty Zweig famously nailed it. The show ends with this eerily familiar exchange between … Continue reading

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Week In Review – March 23

Third Test Of Lows Comng The Dow and S&P500 are on their way to a third test of Feb. 9th lows.  The S&P bounced slightly off the 200-day into the close on Friday.  Maybe a little more to the bounce … Continue reading

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Global Risk Monitor – March 23

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