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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With the fall in the energy sector since July, the oil services stocks have been some of the hardest hit. OIH, the oil services ETF, is down 25% from its July high, trading near a …
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The S&P 500 index stopped just short of a new high on Friday, but optimism was back in vogue. The CBOE composite put/call ratio closed at 0.76, its lowest level since Aug. 21st. 1. EWJ …
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I first discussed the long-term bull case for solar power on RiskReversal in this CotD post in the spring of 2013, with the following conclusion (the whole post is worth a read): Sounds to me …
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SPY was within 50 cents of the April low at yesterday’s low, before staging a big rally in the afternoon to close down less than 1%. Volume was the highest since 2011, but back then, …
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Options volumes were dominated by ETFs once again. After yesterday’s 2% decline, 10 day realized volatility in the S&P 500 index is now at 21, very close to a 2 year high: 1. SPY …
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Options volumes were very light considering the 1.5% move lower in the indices yesterday. A few large ETF trades stood out, along with some specific story stocks. 1. XLF – Buyer of 42,500 of the Jan15 …
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TAN is down more than 4% today after the shocking news that GTAT is filing for bankruptcy. We certainly didn’t expect that filing, but since GTAT makes up 3% of the TAN etf, and GTAT …
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The Russian stock ETF, RSX, is back near the lows of the past 3 years after the severe emerging market selloff of the past month. RSX is close to where we initiated a relief rally …
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SPY options dominated volumes yesterday. The top 6 lines were all SPY puts, as investors reached for protection after the second 1%+ down day in the index in the past week. 1. SPY – The index …
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