July 15, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Goldman Sachs reported a better than expected result this morning, and the stock is trading 1.5% higher early in the session.  While the trading businesses (both fixed income and equities) were weak, down 11% year-over-year, …

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July 11, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Event:  GS reports its Q1 earnings Tuesday before the open.  The options market is implying about a 2.25% one day move, which is slightly above both the 4 quarter average of 1.5% and the 8 …

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June 27, 2014 by Dan • Commentary

Bank stocks have lagged the broad market in 2014 as money-center and investment banks fend off of a whole host of challenges from increased regulatory scrutiny that appears to be resulting in no shortage of multi-billion …

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February 25, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Since we first entered our CAT trade almost a month ago, the stock has been a one way train higher.  Even with Chinese shares moving lower in the past week, CAT has mostly ignored that …

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January 27, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Caterpillar reported better-than-expected earnings this morning, and the stock is trading up more than 6% in the pre-market, near its 2014 highs around $93.  So is this a clean change of trend after a dismal …

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January 24, 2014 by Enis • Commentary

Event:  CAT reports its Q4 earnings on Monday before the open.  The options market is implying about a 3.5% one day move, which is just about in line with 4 qtr average of about 3.25%, and …

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