Author Archives: macromon

Back Breaking Big Wave [Investment] Surfing

Posted on May 5, 2018 by macromon

Ready for another Rorschach Test?   Nah, we won’t torture you again. Check this video out. An analogy of what happens to surfers riding a big wave bull market and become too complacent.   Wipeout! They will be fortunate to escape with … Continue reading →

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Candlestick Cheat Sheet

Posted on May 4, 2018 by macromon

Hat Tip:  @WingGirlTrader  

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Employment Data In Charts: Markets All Lathered Up

Posted on May 4, 2018 by macromon

The punk employment data makes us think the economy is running out of labor.   Very similar to the dynamics in the housing market. The markets are lathered up about the annual moderate average hourly earnings growth of 2.6 percent.  The … Continue reading →

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Speaking of Fogerty…

Posted on May 3, 2018 by macromon

The dude can still bring it. Down on the Corner.    Classic.  Epic. Lit!

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Hungary’s Illiberal Model

Posted on May 3, 2018 by macromon

Must view.  Helps to better understand the fraying global realpolitik. I am with John Fogerty and Creedence on this one, I see a bad moon a-rising I see trouble on the way I hear the voice of rage and ruin Money … Continue reading →

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Prepare For Much Higher Long-Term Rates

Posted on May 3, 2018 by macromon

There has been a huge drain of liquidity from the U.S. Treasury market over the past few years, and may signal a structural change to how the United States finances budget deficits. The government will always find a way to … Continue reading →

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FOMC Statement – May 2

Posted on May 2, 2018 by macromon

May 02, 2018 Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been … Continue reading →

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Inflation Rising…Super Spike In Yields Coming?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by macromon

Yield curve flattening trades will flatten you in the next six months.  The march toward 4 percent on the 10-year will continue after record shorts square up positions just a little bit more. Inflation moving higher. Moreover, the supply/demand flow … Continue reading →

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Apple Reports Solid Earnings, But…

Posted on May 1, 2018 by macromon

Key Takeaways Revenues up 16 percent – It amazes us that a company so large can grow earnings at 16 percent y/y. China Revenues up 21 percent –  This compares to down 14 percent in Q2 2017.  Worries unwarranted unless … Continue reading →

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How Good, or Bad, Will AI Get?

Posted on May 1, 2018 by macromon

Even as the use of artificial intelligence has grown over the past decade, outsized predictions about it destroying humanity or creating utopia haven’t come to pass, at least not yet. Bloomberg QuickTake explains what AI does for us now and … Continue reading →

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