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Cover S&P Short

Posted on January 25, 2019 by macromon

Covering S&P short at 2666.  Will revisit. Update:  Put on the short based on shutdown negotiations going sideways.   POTUS just caved in spite of tough talk.  The government won’t be shut down again.  Time to move on. Next up China … Continue reading →

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Future of Artificial Intelligence

Posted on January 25, 2019 by macromon
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Getting Long Semiconductor ETF – SMH

Posted on January 25, 2019 by macromon

Going long 5K shares of Semi index, SMH at $96.95.  Stop at $94.77. Taking another facial with S&P short.   Market trades like its offside as Trump is going to cave on shutdown.   China will sense weakness and play harder, however. … Continue reading →

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Ludicrous

Posted on January 24, 2019 by macromon

https://twitter.com/lourincapital/status/1088523877955915776?s=12                     .@CommerceGov Secretary Wilbur Ross: U.S. is 'miles and miles' from a trade resolution with China pic.twitter.com/M4ja4P6mFC — Squawk Box (@SquawkCNBC) January 24, 2019 china pump https://t.co/zyA36xZP1a — Tracy (𝒞𝒽𝒾 … Continue reading →

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Smartphones Could Tell All The Food You Buy

Posted on January 24, 2019 by macromon
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Ownership And Profile Of The Corporate Bond Market

Posted on January 23, 2019 by macromon

Summary Nonfinancial corporates have amost doubled their stock of outstanding bonds since the GFC moving from 19.5 percent of GDP in 2007 to 26.5 percent in Q3 2018 Conversely,  the domestic financial sector has been delevering, reducing bond debt by … Continue reading →

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Divining POTUS Tweets

Posted on January 23, 2019 by macromon

The new haruspicy. What keeps a short seller up at night?  What else?  POTUS tweets! Is this a signal he is ready to cave on the shutdown? I look forward to giving a “great” State of the Union Address in … Continue reading →

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Getting Short S&P500

Posted on January 23, 2019 by macromon

Selling 5 contracts at the open of the overnight session.  Back to you with levels.

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Reskilling The American Workforce

Posted on January 23, 2019 by macromon

The future is here, folks. We better start thinking big and bold, beginning with huge investments in human capital.  A new Marshall Plan for the American educational system. Python is not a difficult coding language to learn and the basics … Continue reading →

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This Day In Financial History – Jan 23

Posted on January 23, 2019 by macromon

From the Great Jason Zweig January 23: 1987: Daily trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange exceeds 300 million for the first time, as 302.4 million shares change hands. Museum of American Financial History; http://www.nyse.com/marketinfo 1932: The Reconstruction Finance Corp. is created … Continue reading →

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