Category Archive: Equities

The Grip Of Paranoia, Libertarians and Insanity

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Market is talking about the suicide of a trader or salesperson in Hong Kong as was reported in the SCMP and Apple Daily. http://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/1430296/man-leaps-death-jp-morgans-headquarters-central The word is that he was just 33 and… Continue reading

A funny thing happened on the way to 2014

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Even on New Year’s eve the S&P looked more or less healthy, market pundits from the talking heads on CNBC to your local real estate agent or hairdresser spoke of 2014 being another… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – the S&P500 sell-off should be short and sweet

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“The ideal target would be a sell-off into Feb 7; and a rally thereafter.” There is simply too much information and disinformation out there that it complicates the matter unnecessarily. In yours truly… Continue reading

Do You Know That The Black Swan Is Invisible ? – Weekend Market Talk

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The reason is, it would not be a Black Swan anymore if we can see it. Lucky you if you had a fun filled weekend shopping in Chinatown, soaking in the lunar new… Continue reading

From The Zico Files : Year Of The Trojan Horse

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It is always a breath of fresh air to speak to a macro equity person like Zico and glean a little of the spectrum of his global perspectives. He was unusually subdued this… Continue reading

Dangerous Markets and Didier’s Formula

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Dangerous Markets and Didier’s Formula   In 1923 an earthquake devastated Tokyo and became known as the Great Kanto earthquake. This mega earthquake was preceded by several years of increased incidents of intermediate… Continue reading

The Odds Of Snow In Egypt, DecTaper and A Taxi Giving Way

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What are the odds of a traffic jam at the airport at 1 am in the morning ?Just about as good as the odds of a taxi giving way to you. That is… Continue reading

Running Markets – What is Happening With USD ?

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USD strength or USD weakness ? The USD fell against 18 of 21 major currencies since last Friday and the release of a better than expected non farm payrolls number. High beta currencies… Continue reading

Clan of the Last Bears

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It is a case schizophrenia if we read what is out there. For the ordinary investor reading bank reports, you would think 2014 will be the roaring 20’s again as a new Bonnie… Continue reading

STUCK IN THE MARKETS

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I found a nice little honeycomb washed off the tree. It had come unstuck. Stuck is the situation most people are in. Stuck to their mortgages, stuck to their investments, stuck to their… Continue reading