MCD is one of the few stocks on my board that is down today as a result of the company missing their Feb same store sales estimates for the first time since August 2011. Feb Comps, actual vs …
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Yesterday’s late day collapse, with today’s inability to hold the morning gains only to collapse for the second afternoon in a row may be the nail in the coffin for this trading range we have …
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As I write at 9am, the S&P500 futures are down 70bps, the DAX is down ~80bps near the lows of the session, following a strong showing by Asia overnight up in sympathy with our strength …
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After yesterday’s rout in the equity markets I would much prefer a down opening, maybe something in the magnitude of what the S&P500 futures were down in the overnight session. As expected Asia was down, …
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Even-though the debt ceiling debate was a full on side-show, and the result was a forgone conclusion, the drama merely drew attention from the continuing troubles in Europe and the weakening pace of our own …
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WaPo House and Senate leaders were preparing separate backup plans Sunday to raise the federal debt limit after another day of intense negotiations failed to break a partisan impasse that threatens to throw the government …
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I am taking this one off at 1.05 for a very small gain, and frankly only break-even after commission. Here is the deal, I played for a big move lower on earnings, and while the …
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Lot of noise this morning with a little something for the bull, the bear and the indifferent….
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