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OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 02/06/13

OVERNIGHT MARKETS ROUND UP – 02/06/13

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The overnight session from Asia has shown renewed strength for equities, buoyed by official PMI figures that showed a greater expansion for China than expected. The increase in lending by the PBOC to small firms helped supplement the headline, too. The MSCI Asia trades 0.5 percent higher this morning.  European equities are looking to open…

Company stock purchasing Signals potential Turbulence Ahead…

Company stock purchasing Signals potential Turbulence Ahead…

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At a time when the Federal Reserve has already tapered asset purchases from $85 billion per month to $45 billion, momentum effects are fading out and investors are seeking the safety offered by bonds. The stock market has avoided the worst so far, with the Dow still up 0.6% YTD, but it is undeniable that…

The badger of broad st takes a bite of apple

The badger of broad st takes a bite of apple

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Nobody really knows what’s going on in the markets. Barrow boys, psychologists and analysts make educated guesses. Market gurus might guess slightly better than the proverbial taxi-driver because they are (ever so!) slightly better informed and (arguably) more focused. Of course they call it market intelligence or some-such similar guff…  As I gaze from my…

Is the hedge ratio warning of an imminent top in the S&P? by Richard Jones

Is the hedge ratio warning of an imminent top in the S&P? by Richard Jones

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Stock index options and futures business have grown immensely over the last couple of decades and now exert a considerable influence on all markets. An influence every trader should at the very least be aware of.  The hedge ratio is the calculation of this influence with white being neutral, then yellow for minimal following on…

The bull that keeps on trucking but warning signs now move beyond red…

The bull that keeps on trucking but warning signs now move beyond red…

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When investors hear “bull markets are bull markets until they aren’t,” their initial response is “no, duh!.” However, if that statement is so obvious, why do we spend so much time in trying to predict the future? It is interesting that we are extremely skeptical of fortune tellers, palm readers and psychics but flock to Wall Street analysts and economists…