Category Archives: Equities

What Worked In January

Posted on January 31, 2011 by macromon

A couple of cool heat maps to illustrate what worked in January.   The ETF map shows the U.S. outpaced the emerging markets with energy and select tech leading the way.  Europe bounced big with Spain’s country ETF, EWP, up 14 … Continue reading →

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Jerermy Grantham – Presidential Cycle and Career Risk

Posted on January 26, 2011 by macromon

Jeremy Grantham, who we really respect, weighs in on the Presidential Stock Cycle and career of risk of straying too far from the crowd and how it contributes to asset bubbles.  From his latest letter, So, where are we now? … Continue reading →

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Tracking the Presidential Stock Cycle and Decennial Chart Analogs

Posted on January 24, 2011 by macromon

Today we look at how the S&P500 is tracking the two chart analogs, which we wrote about at the end of last year.   We don’t “bet the ranch” on these, but we do know many smart people look at … Continue reading →

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Why Apple Rocks and Is Rocking Today…

Posted on January 24, 2011 by macromon

Apple is bouncing back nicely today after some real panic selling at Friday’s close.  We thought there would be some follow through selling creating a nice gift to pick up the stock on the cheap.  We were wrong. The stock, … Continue reading →

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The Week in Review: BRICs to FRICs?

Posted on January 22, 2011 by macromon

Vive la France! Who would of “thunk” it? The French CAC outperforming India by 13 percent in the first three weeks of the year? Will Goldie’s Jim O’Neill now replace Brazil with France in the BRIC countries and rename the … Continue reading →

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The Divergence to Keep on Your Radar

Posted on January 21, 2011 by macromon

Just looking at the the Dow, which was up 0.72 percent,  it wasn’t a bad week.   Look again! Mr. Market inflicted some heavy pain this shortened trading week and we’re feeling some of it.  We’ll discuss  in more detail … Continue reading →

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Charts from the Google Conference Call

Posted on January 20, 2011 by macromon
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Macro Notes from the Goldman Conference Call

Posted on January 19, 2011 by macromon

Here are what we believe were money quotes from Goldie ‘s earnings call.  All about the lack of client conviction. The take-away quote: There is no question, having all of that liquidity is a drag on our return. As you … Continue reading →

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S&P500 Breaks Hitting Streak, Jimmy Rollins Safe…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by macromon

The S&P500 broke its streak of 37 consecutive days without a one percent correction, just barely, however, falling 1.01 percent.  Jimmy Rollins can sleep easier tonight.  The NASDAQ was down 1.46 percent. So what’s next?  If history is indicative of … Continue reading →

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Not Your Father’s IBM…

Posted on January 19, 2011 by macromon

IBM blew away estimates and was trading up $4.oo in after hours tradings.  Here’s a  couple of interesting charts from today’s earnings presentation.    Take a look how the company is transforming itself from what was primarily a hardware company … Continue reading →

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