Category Archives: Equities

Stock Bull & Bear Traps Galore

Posted on May 7, 2018 by macromon

The S&P500 could not hold the 50-day moving average today, setting, yet again, a nice bull trap to hang out the MoMo crowd.  Seeing a lot more traps, both bull and bear,  these days.  It is the result of the … Continue reading →

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Candlestick Cheat Sheet

Posted on May 4, 2018 by macromon

Hat Tip:  @WingGirlTrader  

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David Tepper Dishes On Markets…

Posted on April 29, 2018 by macromon

David Tepper, MBA ’82, [spoke] at the Cohon University Center on April 26 for a university-wide event. The Tepper School of Business welcome[d] David Tepper, founder and president of Appaloosa Management, L.P. Tepper [who] join[ed] students for a Q&A session, … Continue reading →

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Inflation Is Here, Get Used To It

Posted on April 25, 2018 by macromon

I stopped to grab a burger in Marin County today and was kind of shocked to see the following posted on the front door.     That is a pretty steep starting wage for nonskilled labor, and $5.00 more than … Continue reading →

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JFK-Trump S&P Tracking Like A Tomahawk Cruise Missile

Posted on April 24, 2018 by macromon

We had several requests after the close to update the JFK-Trump S&P analog given today’s ugly market. The analog continues to track like a Raytheon tomahawk cruise missile, acting with the precision as if its  guided with the same Digital … Continue reading →

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Why Google Is A Short

Posted on April 24, 2018 by macromon

We live in a social media economy. Many of our largest companies are in the social media space, such as Google and Facebook.   What exactly do they produce?  Not cars, not planes, not trains. They have strange business models as … Continue reading →

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This Is NOT The Reagan Stock Market

Posted on April 23, 2018 by macromon

Facts do not matter anymore.  Opinions are now facts.  We truly live in dangerous times. Reagan And Trump Stock Market We were stunned by an article posted on the CNBC website over the weekend, The Trump stock market looks a … Continue reading →

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Vampire Squid Plagiarism & The 1962 Bear Market

Posted on April 20, 2018 by macromon

Not that we discovered the similarities between the recent volatility shock and 1962 we certainly were the first to cite it and write it up.  Goldie cribbed our research. Only three times since 1950 has intraday volatility jumped so high … Continue reading →

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JFK-Trump S&P Analog – Trading Day 356

Posted on April 10, 2018 by macromon

 

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Key Levels You Need To Know

Posted on April 2, 2018 by macromon

The S&P500 sliced through its 200-day moving average like a “hot knife through budda’” today.  It’s the first close below the 200-day in almost two years.  Significant. The next stop is the February 9th intraday low at 2532.69, the Maginot … Continue reading →

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