Category Archives: Week in Review

Week in Review: Streak Week

Posted on June 12, 2011 by macromon

It was another tough week for the global markets. The S&P, Dow, and the major European equity indices closed lower for a rare sixth week in a row.   Next week could be historic as the S&P500 has initially closed lower … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: The Power of Zero To Be Tested?

Posted on June 5, 2011 by macromon

The S&P500 and Dow Jones Industrials suffered their worst weekly loss of the year, both down 2.3 percent.  The U.S. and European equity indices had bearish outside moves and all major global equity indices we track closed the week below … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Hamburger Capital Management

Posted on May 29, 2011 by macromon

The global equity markets continued their poor performance on very low volume.  All the U.S. equity indices were able to capture their 50-day moving average on the low volume end of the week rally.  All, however, made lower highs and … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: The Power of Zero v. Macro Swans

Posted on May 22, 2011 by macromon

After a week where several major equity indices bounced off key moving averages only to close weak on fears of the  Euro/sovereign debt McSwan,  next week will be a another big test  for the markets.  Last week’s lows are very … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: DSK Risk

Posted on May 16, 2011 by macromon

The key question for markets this week is how will they react to the Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK)  news?  Will the Dollar continue to strengthen keeping the “risk off” (we hate that simplicity) trade on?  Are traders of the European periphery … Continue reading →

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Week in Review

Posted on May 8, 2011 by macromon

We wrote a few weeks ago about the global markets weekly oscillations.  Not just markets, but fundamental outlooks on inflation and deflation.  When markets are driven and highly dependent on liquidity and the direction of monetary policy, the underlying fundamentals … Continue reading →

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Week in Review

Posted on May 1, 2011 by macromon

We’re not going to say much as the nation (and Globex) celebrates the end of Bin Laden.  We were in Lafayette Park on September 10, 2001 and now watch thousands gather there and across the country to celebrate his demise.  … Continue reading →

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Week in Review

Posted on April 24, 2011 by macromon

The weekly oscillation in global stock markets continued last week with stocks reversing the prior week’s losses and finishing up strong.   Korea continued its strong rally up almost 2.70 percent.   In the U.S.,  the Nasdaq lead the way up 2.01 … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Is This Time Different?

Posted on April 18, 2011 by macromon

Not much to say tonight and will point you to a great chart sent to us by our friend Jim Miller.   Is it really different this time or are we at the height of a commodity bubble which is about … Continue reading →

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Week in Review: Momentum To Be Tested

Posted on April 10, 2011 by macromon

This week will be another key test for the markets.   The U.S. equity indices are right up against their year highs and there seems no let up in the momentum in crude and other commodity prices.  This is surprising given … Continue reading →

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