Category Archives: Equities

Assessing the Risks of French Banks

Posted on September 15, 2011 by macromon

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Is the U.S. Becoming Japan?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by macromon

As Treasury bond yields tumble to record lows we’re hearing lots of talk the U.S. is following the economic trajectory of Japan.  Not so fast!   Take a look at the following chart. After 990 days trading days from peaking, … Continue reading →

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What’s Up With Micron (MU)?

Posted on September 12, 2011 by macromon

The price and volume, that’s what’s up, and not insignificantly.   We are in and out of this stock and it really caught our eye on Friday as the market was down big,  MU was up almost 2 percent with volume … Continue reading →

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Key Support Levels

Posted on September 12, 2011 by macromon

The stock index charts in the Eurozone, especially the DAX and CAC, look extremely ugly.  A little better in the U.S., but the way markets are trading overnight these levels look they’ll be pierced like a hot knife through butter. … Continue reading →

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The Euro Trashing of the S&P500

Posted on September 6, 2011 by macromon

Great chart posted by Zero Hedge citing John Lohman, also a friend of this blog,  showing how the S&P500 would be almost 10 percent higher if it only traded during hours when Europe was closed.   No doubt the robo traders … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Guessing Game

Posted on September 6, 2011 by macromon

The problem we have now is that stocks need to prove themselves. There just isn’t any reason to believe that the lows are going to hold at this point. It certainly is possible, but at this point all you can … Continue reading →

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Just Another Panic Monday in Euroland

Posted on September 5, 2011 by macromon

Buckle up. (click here if charts is not observable)

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S&P500 Takes the “Road Not Taken”

Posted on September 1, 2011 by macromon

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.  – Robert Frost, 1915 Robert Frost may have been the greatest contrarian trader, no? Our post of August … Continue reading →

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Korea ETF: Our Fave “Dubya” Bottom

Posted on August 31, 2011 by macromon

After posting the W bottoms on the S&P500 and the Brazil ETF here is our favorite, the Korea ETF (EWY).   We learned during the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis never to short Korea and never underestimate the resolve of the … Continue reading →

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Brazil ETF: A Better “Dubya” Bottom

Posted on August 30, 2011 by macromon

Yesterday we raised the question has the S&P500 put in a short-term W bottom?  The Brazilian bottom looks a little better to us.   We took some of the ETF and looking for a quick trip into the $69-70 resistance area … Continue reading →

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