Stock market volumes were anemic once again, even with the debacle surrounding the ISM release, which had to be revised midday after a faulty release at the scheduled 10:00 am release time. Options volumes were …
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Guidwire (GWRE) software reports tonight after the close. The options market is implying a one day move of about 7.5% which is a tad rich to the 5.5% average over the last 4 qtrs. This …
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Citigroup has been one of the worst-performing bank stocks over the past year, down more than 10% in that period. The stock has been range bound since last summer, though it has held the $45 …
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Pfizer’s attempt to buy AstraZeneca over the last 6 weeks has been a total failure. As the saga progressed, the real question in my mind shifted from all the political wrangling and negotiation to why Pfizer seemed …
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After the close Friday the newswires reported that the FBI was in the process of investigating legendary hedge fund investor Carl Icahn, a famed Las Vegas gambler and of all people, pro golfer Phil Mickelson …
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A much busier calendar this week than much of the past month. Globally, the most closely watched event will be the ECB meeting on Thursday. Most market participants are expecting a rate cut after Draghi …
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Here is a quick recap of all of the trades that we initiated, closed, managed, expired and considered (Name That Trades) in the week that was May 27th – May 30th:
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