Ya’all know whats going in Japan regarding decades of failed monetary policy, and the recent introduction of negative interest rates. Abenomics seems like sooo 2012/2013 at this point, and it seems whatever the BOJ says …
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In late November, heading into what was a near certainty that the U.S. Fed would put an end to their zero interest rate policy in their December FOMC meeting, we decided to put on a trade that …
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Sprint has long been the red-headed step child of the telecom industry in the U.S. The company has been ridiculed and ignored as a bit player among the major cell phone service providers. In fact, …
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I generally like to keep out of other people’s business, especially when it comes to money. While I speak and write daily about the markets/investing/trading I do not consider such punditry as advice, merely informed …
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Let’s remember that green openings after large down days can be precarious. Especially when you consider we are two and half days away from a catalyst that has the potential to turn the tide in …
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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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Tempest in a Tea Pot – What Does It Tell Us? From Itau’s Global Connections Oct 31, 2014: The recent financial market correction came and went in what seems like the blink of the eye. Several …
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Just a few weeks ago we initiated a short biased position in IBM when the stock failed to breakout at technical resistance and saw a high probability of a break down below its 50 day moving average. At the …
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A few weeks ago we laid out (below) our bearish thesis on IBM. We have written a lot of late about the disturbing trend of large cap U.S. multi-nationals with little to no revenue growth …
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IBM has been at the top of our list of large cap stocks where earnings have been massaged for years while the business has remained stagnant. The bull/bear debate between a cheap valuation and a …
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