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Italian Elections

Posted on February 21, 2013 by macromon

Nice graphic from the Guradian, which illustrates five potential scenarios of Italy’s elections slated for Sunday and Monday.   We think the editors at Bloomberg nail it as Italians prepare to vote in one of their country’s most important elections, … Continue reading →

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Overbought and Oversold Markets – February 8

Posted on February 10, 2013 by macromon

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a momentum oscillator that measures the speed and change of price moves. The RSI moves between zero and 100 and is considered overbought with a reading above 70 and oversold when below 30.  Note … Continue reading →

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Daily Interest Rate Monitor – February 4

Posted on February 4, 2013 by macromon

Five Headlines That Mattered Spain/Italy Weigh on Overbought Markets Spanish corruption scandal and Italian election spook markets – Guardian Rajoy storm blasts Spanish bonds – FT Brazil Drives Emerging Stock Decline as Oil Retreats – Bloomberg Factory Orders and Employment … Continue reading →

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Tech More Than An “Alternative Virtual Universe” – P. Thiel

Posted on January 26, 2013 by macromon

Peter Thiel, one of favorite billionaire, venture capitalist, and hedge fund managers, really nails the future and raison d’etre  of technology, in our opinion.  Recall his famous line,  “We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters.”    Amen to that! … Continue reading →

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Global Risk Indicator Species: Hang Seng and Aussie/$

Posted on January 12, 2013 by macromon

Messing around with the charts while watching the game and came across this. The Hang Seng and Aussie/$ are important — sometimes leading and sometimes confirming – risk indicators that should be monitored. We have written about both.  See here … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Markets Scream Overbought

Posted on January 6, 2013 by macromon

We’ve added Spain’s IBEX, Italy’s MIB, the Russia Market Vectors ETF, the Australian dollar to the list of equity indices and currencies we monitor.   In addition, we have switched to the CRB Continuous Commodity Index, which is less energy heavy … Continue reading →

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Construction Employment Starting to Rebound

Posted on January 4, 2013 by macromon

Though payrolls came in just below expectations, one positive take away from this morning’s data was the 30 thousand increase in construction jobs.   Almost all of the increase was in residential.   These are relatively well paying jobs compared to … Continue reading →

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O Come, Emmanuel

Posted on December 24, 2012 by macromon

Number 2 – The PianoGuys. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Wisdom from … Continue reading →

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Gold Breaks 200-day Moving Average

Posted on December 20, 2012 by macromon

The precious metals continue to trade not so precious. Gold broke its 200-day moving average today.  The yellow metal seems to be suffering the same fate as Apple going into year-end.   Some investors are too long and the perception of … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day: Control Your Demons

Posted on December 15, 2012 by macromon

It’s not lack of information that holds us back. The binding constraint is emotions. This doesn’t mean information is not good. It is good, but only AFTER you’ve got your emotions harnessed. And very few of us have… Individual investors … Continue reading →

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