Category Archives: Charts

Q1 U.S. Major Market Review

Posted on April 1, 2011 by macromon

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Presidenital and Decennial Chart Analog Tracking – Q1

Posted on March 31, 2011 by macromon

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Stronger Euro Will Slaughter the PIIGS

Posted on March 22, 2011 by macromon

The Euro keeps moving higher on expectations of an ECB interest rate hike and what is beginning to appear almost terminal dollar weakness.   The export destination mix of  Ireland, for example, is around 60 percent to the EU 27  and … Continue reading →

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Is This Why Bill Gross Dumped Treasuries?

Posted on March 17, 2011 by macromon

A couple of revealing charts from the Fed’s Flow of Funds data.   Both show net flows into Treasuries by creditor type and the Federal Government’s borrowing during each quarter.   Note, the quarterly data is annualized. The first chart illustrates how … Continue reading →

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Natural Gas Stocks Pop in Down Market

Posted on March 16, 2011 by macromon

Some natural gas stocks did well in today’s terrible tape.  Two that we are watching and are long are Ultra Petroleum (UPL) and Southwestern Energy (SWN).  Both have been consolidating and have recently cleared their 50-day moving averages. Southwestern pierced … Continue reading →

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Nattie’s Day Has Come

Posted on March 15, 2011 by macromon

The ugly bear market in natural gas may be about to end, in our opinion.  The nuclear crisis in Japan will force policymakers to look for alternative energy sources for electricity generation and natural gas is set up perfectly. Natural … Continue reading →

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How Dependent is Japan on Nuclear Energy?

Posted on March 13, 2011 by macromon

The following charts show nuclear makes up 13.6 percent of Japan total energy supply and a large portion of the the country’s electricity production.  Note how it has replaced oil as major source of electricity since the early 1970’s.  We … Continue reading →

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The Global Economy’s Unstable Equilibrium

Posted on March 8, 2011 by macromon

We’ve put together this nice little graphic which reflects our view the global economy is in a very unstable equilibrium and list many of the issues and headwinds it faces.   Global economic growth, based on monetary or credit induced asset … Continue reading →

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Top 5 Issues That Keep Risk Managers Up At Night

Posted on March 5, 2011 by macromon

Great graphic from the WSJ on the emerging risks that keep risk managers up at night. The results are interesting, Fourteen percent of the 141 respondents to the survey of corporate risk managers and actuaries by the Society of Actuaries, … Continue reading →

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Apple Sitting on 50-day Moving Average

Posted on February 22, 2011 by macromon

Apple is now testing its 50-day moving average for only the second time during the incredible 55 percent rally, which began in late August.   If it breaks here,  the next key level of support will be the .618 Fibonacci at … Continue reading →

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