Category Archives: Equities

What’s Working in 2012: From Worst to First

Interesting chart from Bespoke illustrating the early theme of 2012 (as of Wednesday) is “From Worst to First.” (click here if charts are not observable)

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Can Petrobras Breakout?

Petrobras  is one stock we’re monitoring closely in 2012.  One of the largest company’s in world, its stock has has moved to the upper bound of the well defined two month trading range between $24 and $28.50.   The stock was … Continue reading

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S&P500 Heatmap YTD Peformance

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The Shanghai Bounce

The Shanghai has put in its best two day performance since September ’09, rising 5.8 percent.   After its post crash peak in August 2009,  Chinese stocks have fallen almost 40 percent before hitting their lows last Friday. Expectations of monetary … Continue reading

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France and Germany push financial transaction tax

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A Tale of Two Markets

The Shanghai has turned down this evening after opening up and looks to continue the downtrend.  That is one ugly chart. Meanwhile, the S&P500 looks like it really wants to resolve its wedge formation to the upside.  After a year … Continue reading

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S&P500 2011 Heat Map

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2011 ETF Heat Map

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Euro Swan Dives Splashes Santa

This morning’s swan dive in the euro stopped the Santa rally right in its tracks. We have two questions:  1)  Has the ECB shot its wad as the lender of last resort providing massive liquidity to the banking system and … Continue reading

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The Asset Return Tree

The Tree comes to us via one of our favorite international sites, The Drunkeynesian,  in Brazil.   Full of smart economics, finance, and culture.   A site everyone should be monitoring. (click here if chart is not observable)

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