Category Archives: Equities

Chart of the Day: Stockmarkets After Disasters

Posted on March 16, 2011 by macromon

Great chart from the Economist, which even shows how the Dow fared after Pearl Harbor. The chart shows the Nikkei’s  reaction in the first three trading days after the current disaster is worse than all the others.   The question is … Continue reading →

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Apple Closes Below 50-day Moving Average

Posted on March 15, 2011 by macromon

After an impressive rally off its day low at 340.10,  Apple failed to close above ts 50-day moving average for the first time since September 2, 2010.  The stock was up 50 percent from August 24 to its March 4 … Continue reading →

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NIKKEI One Day 10% Declines

Posted on March 15, 2011 by macromon

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Japan’s International Investment Position

Posted on March 14, 2011 by macromon

The following table is a detailed analysis of Japan’s international investment position from the Ministry of Finance.   Using the latest data is from 2009 and the year-end exchange rate the country held $5.96 trillion of international assets with a net … Continue reading →

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CNBC Interviews Bridgewater’s Ray Dalio

Posted on March 3, 2011 by macromon

In case you missed it,  be sure to catch a rare television appearance with hedge fund legend,  Ray Dalio, who manages $89 BN,  more than 3x Yemen’s 2010 GDP.     Bridgewater has been trashed recently in several articles Click here … 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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S&P500 Best Start Since 1997, Digestion/Correction to End Q1?

Posted on February 22, 2011 by macromon

The S&P 500 is off to its best start of the year since 1997 and ranks 11th with respect to the highest return for the first 34 days of trading in all years from 1950-2011.  This is, surprisingly, only the … Continue reading →

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Week in Review

Posted on February 21, 2011 by macromon

As we suspected, emerging equities bounced nicely last week with Brazil and Hong Kong leading the major indices, both up over 3 percent.   Developed equity markets continued to move higher with France now up close to 10 percent for the … Continue reading →

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Risk Management: Watch the Hang Seng

Posted on February 9, 2011 by macromon

You know our schtick by now that we view the Hang Seng Index as the indicator species for global risk appetite and a signal as to whether the Mainland’s economy will land hard or soft.  Since returning from the Lunar … Continue reading →

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Bid…

Posted on February 1, 2011 by macromon

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