Category Archives: Equities

Global Equity Market Performance

Posted on January 16, 2015 by macromon

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Homebuilders Breaking Out

Posted on January 8, 2015 by macromon

After a year of doing nothing – up 2.46 percent in 2014 -,  the homebuilders  ETF (XHB) is breaking out. (click here if chart is not observable)

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2014 Global Equity Market Performance

Posted on January 1, 2015 by macromon

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Bear case for US equities – FT

Posted on December 29, 2014 by macromon

Mean reverting profit margins?   Stay tuned. John Authers on the case for the US equity bears in 2015: profit margins must surely fall, the labour market is not as strong as it looks, and rates will probably rise. For more … Continue reading →

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Ten-year view of the markets – FT

Posted on December 23, 2014 by macromon

The S&P 500 has set a new all-time closing high, completing a turnaround from its 5 per cent fall earlier this month. John Authers talks to Tony Werley of JPMorgan Asset Management about predictions for the next ten years – … Continue reading →

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SPY Key Support

Posted on December 16, 2014 by macromon

Note the key level of technical support on the S&P ETF, SPY, at the 195-ish area.  This is where the 50% retracement of the Oct 15 – Dec 5 rally and the 200-day moving average meet.  A move to this … Continue reading →

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China’s share swap – FT

Posted on December 8, 2014 by macromon

“…a leveraged rally.” Shares on the Shanghai stock exchange have climbed 22 per cent in the past month. FastFT’s Naomi Rovnick explains to Jonathan Wheatley, deputy emerging markets editor, how this is being driven by falling property prices and lower … Continue reading →

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Europe’s surprising corporate health – FT

Posted on November 26, 2014 by macromon

Goldman Sachs asked more than 300 of Europe’s top companies about the challenges they faced and what they thought should be done to improve growth. Richard Tufft, who led the research, discusses the findings with the FT’s Sarah Gordon. For … Continue reading →

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Wall Street is back – FT

Posted on November 24, 2014 by macromon

John Authers reports from New York on the remarkable rise of the US stock market. Traders are betting that the US economy will roar ahead, even as the rest of the world stays in the doldrums. Can they be right? … Continue reading →

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Alibaba Fibonacci Retracement Levels

Posted on November 19, 2014 by macromon

Alibaba has been selling off hard over the past week to the surprise of many, including, painfully, us.  It’s now down 9.3 percent from last week’s high at 120.  The stock bounced near its 20-day moving average today, closing off … Continue reading →

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