Gold has had one heck of a day, up nearly 4%, and nearly 6% from the morning lows. Was it the Swiss referendum, US dollar weakness, or just plan old simple sell the rumor buy …
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TLT has actually outperformed SPY in 2014. That’s quite a feat considering we’ve had another double digit percentage gain year-to-date for the S&P 500 index. TLT has been in a very steady uptrend since its …
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Heading into Thanksgiving, VIX futures have actually held up quite well. That’s especially true considering that SPX 10 day realized volatility has been below 5 for the past 2 weeks, and the S&P 500 index …
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JNJ has been a steady large cap leader in the past 2 years. Since the stock’s breakout to a new all-time high in early 2013, JNJ has remained above its rising 50 week moving average save …
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DISH has made a new all-time high in today’s session, rising above the $73.14 high from March 2000, though the stock has not exactly blasted through that level just yet: The excitement over DISH shares …
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Regular readers know that I am reluctant to make sweeping generalizations when it comes to macro issues. I read a lot about the prevailing macro themes, but place very few trades using them as the primary …
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Traders fixate on round numbers and there is none rounder than Par, or 100. Its been a long held market belief that if a stock gets to $90, it is certainly destined for Par. The …
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FSLR is trading at a new 6 month low today after trading nearly 11% lower on its earnings report last week: The stock has struggled ever since it broke its 200 day moving average in …
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The cable companies are getting hit today after President Obama released a statement calling for net neutrality. This Bloomberg article outlined the situation, with the following key excerpt: Obama asked for no blocking of websites, no …
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Zillow (Z) is a stock that has made no sense to us all year. Not just from a valuation standpoint but from a competitive one and most importantly from a sentiment standpoint. Back in the …
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