IPG Photonics (IPGP) is one of those rare companies that is at the forefront of groundbreaking technology. IPGP is focused on fiber lasers, as laid out in its annual report: Although low-power fiber lasers were …
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Hallelujah!! ECB QE is here. And you know the old saying, don’t fight the ECB. But will the ECB pack the same sort of rip your face off sort of umph that Federal Reserve’s relentless …
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The S&P 500 (SPX) closed Friday on the dead highs of the day, week, month, year and at a new all time high on investor enthusiasm that tensions between Russia and Ukraine would ease with a …
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With the holiday season in full swing, the VIX move back into the low teens is not a major surprise. Traders anticipate another week of quiet before the start of 2015 on Friday, Jan. 2nd. …
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On Tuesday prior to the Fed meeting a placed a very short term bearish trade on the TLT with the thought that the commentary would calm some of the current fears in the market, and …
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The yield on the 10 year Treasury almost got to 2% this morning, down from 3% at the start of the year, and the TLT (the iShares 20yr Treasury Bond etf) nearly matched the October …
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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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In the past week, since the better than expected jobs data, the VIX has risen 70%. Yesterday it closed above 20 for the first time since October 20th (when the SPX was more than 100 …
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When this bull market comes to an end, the immediate cause will not likely be from our shores as was the case in 2000 and 2007. Despite most major equity indices in the U.S. closing at …
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