Monthly Archives: January 2019

QOTD: You Are A Badass!

Posted on January 10, 2019 by macromon

Deciding means jumping in all the way, doing whatever it takes, and going after your dreams with the tenacity of a dateless cheerleader a week before prom night.  – Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness … Continue reading →

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Why Communist China Has So Many Billionaires – Bloomberg

Posted on January 10, 2019 by macromon

By one estimate, China mints a new billionaire every two days, far exceeding the rate of countries like the United States. But how did China remain a nominally Communist state while becoming a hotbed for billionaires-in-the-making? Bloomberg QuickTake explains how … Continue reading →

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Selling Brazil ETF

Posted on January 10, 2019 by macromon

Taking profit in the Brazil ETF, EWZ, after  a tremendous run.  Out at $43.00 and will look to reload at a lower price.  Bulls eat, bears eat, and pigs get slaughtered. Help keep the lights on at the Global Macro … Continue reading →

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The Automatic Tapering Of Quantitative Tightening

Posted on January 9, 2019 by macromon

We heard a market pundit today mention the Fed will soon begin to taper its reduction in the balance sheet.  The pundit seemed convinced the balance sheet reduction is on track to total $600 billion per year as far as … Continue reading →

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Opportunistic Alpha Housekeeping

Posted on January 9, 2019 by macromon

If you haven’t noticed, we have been posting specific trade ideas with entry points, target prices, and stops.  These are not recommendations but a vehicle so that our readers can hold us more accountable for our ideas, and to also … Continue reading →

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S&P500 Key Levels

Posted on January 9, 2019 by macromon

The S&P continues to march toward, what we believe, is the next major area of resistance at 2640ish, which is the zip code where the 50-day and next key Fibo live The market will soon be tested with the Q4 … Continue reading →

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S&P500 Key Levels

Posted on January 8, 2019 by macromon

Stocks have seized the bullish narratives — which are “like diseases,”, by the way – of a dovish Fed and an imminent trade deal with China, which should continue to drive the S&P up to its 50-day at 2639.61.  Note … Continue reading →

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Short-term thinking is politics’ most epic failure | Big Think

Posted on January 7, 2019 by macromon
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Opportunistic Alpha Housekeeping

Posted on January 7, 2019 by macromon

If you haven’t noticed, we have been posting specific trade ideas with entry points, target prices, and stops.  These are not recommendations but a vehicle so that our readers can hold us more accountable for our ideas, and to also … Continue reading →

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Selling China ETF

Posted on January 7, 2019 by macromon

Selling the China EFT, ASHR, into the close at $22.46 (corrected from earlier price $22.65 typo see here) for a 1.17 percent return.   Not happy with the price action and having doubts that the low-level sherpas in Beijing can move … Continue reading →

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