Tag Archives: Week in Review

Week In Review – July 6

Posted on July 8, 2018 by macromon

Summary Bounce week in the holiday-shortened sennight The trade war began but the sun came up and the world didn’t end, so they bought ‘em Defensive tone to trading, however. Telecom, utilities, and healthcare outperform Big rallies in Brazil and … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – June 29

Posted on July 1, 2018 by macromon

Summary Global equities finished the first half relatively weak. The S&P500 moved back and tested the bottom of the old trading range of 2700-2742.  We seriously doubt this range holds and expect lower prices unless POTUS gets religion on free … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – June 8

Posted on June 9, 2018 by macromon

Summary Good week for U.S. equities with Dow outperforming Next stop on the S&P500 is 2801.90 and then the all-time high We are better sellers up there into the fall as the Fed’s balance sheet reduction steps up, which will … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – June 1

Posted on June 3, 2018 by macromon

Summary The week began with a spike in volatility on Italian politics, then again on Thursday on trade war fears Stocks remain resilient, firming up Friday with the solid employment numbers S&P500 continues to trade in a 40-point range, stuck … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – May 25

Posted on May 26, 2018 by macromon

Summary The S&P500 is trapped in a 2-week trading range between 2707 to 2742. Of note, 2742.92 is the 61.8 Fibo in the correction, 2702.78 the 50 percent level Fibo.  The 100-day moving average is also support at 2710.86.  Watch … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – May 18

Posted on May 19, 2018 by macromon

Summary Omnifarious selling in emerging markets this week and signal global liquidity is tightening up EM 10-year yields higher across the board from Mexico up 20 bps to Turkey up 125 bps Euro periphery spreads blow out. Italy 34 bps … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – April 20

Posted on April 22, 2018 by macromon

Bond Yields, Bond Yields, and More Bond Yields  The U.S. 10-year closed at its highest yield on a weekly basis since year-end 2013. A weekly close above 3.03 percent signals big trouble ahead.   The confluence of fundamentals – i.e., inflationary … Continue reading →

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Week in Review – April 6

Posted on April 8, 2018 by macromon

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Q1 in Review

Posted on March 31, 2018 by macromon

Q1: Lake Placid To The Mavericks The markets closed out the quarter trying to recover from one of the biggest volatility shocks in history, which began in early February.   The question for Q2 is:  Was the v-shock a one-off or a … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – February 23

Posted on February 24, 2018 by macromon

Bonds Are The Dog Wagging The Equity Tail A relatively quiet week on a close-to-close basis as not much movement because of no move in the bond.  The bond-stock correlation is extremely high.   The bond and S&P500 have moved in … Continue reading →

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