A weakening U.S. consumer has been a theme with us for months, and we have routinely made the point that the strong performance of the XRT and the XLY have masked some fairly dismal single …
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MorningWord 10/9/13: Despite some fairly high profile Q2 earnings misses from retailers in August (COH, M, RL, TGT & WMT) the XRT and the XLY nearly matched and made new all-time highs respectively with …
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It seems like everyone and their mother is trying to pick the exact spot where AAPL is going to bottom. Obviously this is a bit of a fools errand (see my comments on my own bottom …
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Reminder: Enis and I will be Hosting a Free Webinar on Monday April 22nd at 4:15pm EST previewing AAPL’s Q2 earnings report and we will debate 2 options trade structures that we are considering to play the event. …
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Reminder: Enis and I will be Hosting a Free Webinar on Monday April 22nd at 4:15pm EST previewing AAPL’s Q2 earnings report and we will debate 2 options trade structures that we are considering to play the …
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MorningWord 4/17/13: As Enis very aptly discussed this morning in his MacroWrap, realized volatility is starting to pick up a tad after one of the longest most benign periods of movement in the SPX in …
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MorningWord 4/16/13: If you have ever been punched in the face you are not likely to forget the feeling for a very long time. Yesterday, for those that were long Gold and the last peeps to buy …
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MorningWord 4/15/13: Regular readers of this space know that I am the first guy to admit that I have no clue as to the real fundamental reasons that drive the price action in Gold (here is …
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Calls dominated volume as the call/put ratio hit the lows of 2013. BAC – Stock moved to positive for 2013, gapping above the important 11.61 2012 closing level. Call to put ratio up to 2.5, and …
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Another nothing day in the major indices but some fun things happening in individual names with AAPL’s break below 500 now a reality and investors’ shrug off of the Facebook announcement. Here are the options …
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