Category: Daily Report
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Markets at Crossroads
We are in for one of the very interesting times when dealing with stock markets. Yesterday broader markets closed above widely watched 200days moving averages. It was also a 90% volume up day but more importantly the volume was below average. So is it a “trap” to convince everyone that a bottom has been formed?…
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An Interesting Wednesday
So far, past two days’ rally effort appears to reinforce that this is more of a 2-5 days technical rebound that occurs post a 90% Down Day (Friday’s sell-off). Today, Dow is rallying over 100 points and other indices are not too far behind. It remains to be seen if, post FOMC announcement, markets can…
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Honey, Show Me the Money?
So we had a wonderful > 1% rally yesterday? Isn’t it? Then why smaller cap cousin Russell 2000 (know as RUT) closed lower? What about the Trains, what happened to the Dow Transports? Why are they not moving with the Dow Industrials if everything is fine? or is it the actual economics of Transports that…
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Asia Rallies on Upbeat China Industrial data
Nearly 2 years back I wrote about a unique trading strategy- “Time Zone Trading Opportunity” where I provided examples linked to US, Singapore, Japan, Indian stocks markets and so on. The strategy still holds true and I have been using it quite successfully. However, one thing, indirectly has changed since then. Who is leading whom?…
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Is It Another Locomotive?
I shared my thoughts time and again, about the TARP, PPIF and a lot that’s going on. You may wanna read this or this one on Banks’ windfall to review where is the interest of Tax Payers? Is the “creative accounting” meant to fulfill self-interest only? Here are key points I would like to bring…
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Is It a Follow Through Wednesday?
A few days back I mentioned about “show me the volume“; It was no different yesterday in spite of such a huge market rally. And even after what might look like a resumption of the bullish trend, it was no way closer to a 90% upside day for NYSE. So handle with care. Pete of…
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Consumer Confidence, Home Prices and Markets
Prices of U.S. single-family homes fell 18.7 percent in March from a year earlier, while prices in the first quarter dropped at a record pace, according to the Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices released on Tuesday. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had improved considerably in April, posted another large gain in May.…
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Summary of FOMC Minutes
Bottom line – Deeper recession and slower growth. No questions about it, the real GDP would contract this year, that the unemployment rate would increase in coming quarters, and that inflation would be slower this year than in recent years. The near-term outlook for economic activity has weakened relative to the projections they made at…
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Citi, BofA May Need to Increase capital
According to Wall Street Journal, U.S. regulators told Citigroup Inc and Bank of America Corp they may need to raise more capital. The shortfall in capital amounts to billions of dollars at BofA, the paper said, citing people familiar with the bank. Both banks, whose officials are objecting to the preliminary findings of the tests,…
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A New World? or Is it the Same Old Thing?
As of this writing, U.S. stock-index futures and Asian shares rose after Apple Inc (AAPL). and EBay (EBAY) Inc. reported profits that beat analysts’ estimates, fueling expectations the slowdown in consumer spending may be easing but let’s wait for UPS and others to tell us more. Bloomberg tells – Short sellers are increasing bets against…