Author: Kevin Klombies

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, April 15, 2008Chart Presentation: BanksApril 14 (Bloomberg) —Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Wells Fargo & Co., three of the five largest U.S. banks,...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, April 11, 2008Chart Presentation: 1989 – 1990We are going to return to a chart comparison that we included- briefly- in yesterday’s issue. At right are two charts...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comWednesday, April 9, 2008Chart Presentation: The BuckWe are asked- quite often, actually- how we could possibly be positive on the U.S. dollar given the current wretched state of...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, April 4, 2008Chart Presentation: The Ideas of MarchIn the Roman calendar the ‘ides’ marked the approximate middle of the month but the term is more generally associated...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comThursday, April 3, 2008Chart Presentation: The TimeApril 3 (Bloomberg): Valero Energy Corp., the largest U.S. refiner, said last week that output from its catalytic cracking...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, April 1, 2008Chart Presentation: April FoolsOur sense is that our work today should be especially relevant and timely given that it is April Fools Day. Perhaps we should...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comMonday, March 31, 2008Chart Presentation: Time, Gentlemen, PleaseWe admit that we welcome the end of the first quarter of 2008. It was three months of markets-related stress...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comFriday, March 28, 2008Chart Presentation: Once AgainWe are going to return to the two charts that we showed in yesterday’s first page. Our sense is that this is important enough...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comThursday, March 27, 2008Chart Presentation: Rubber and RoadWe generally try to stay fairly ‘macro’ in the first page of the IMRA but it is time, we suspect, to tighten things up...

by Kevin Klombies, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.comTuesday, March 25, 2008 Chart Presentation: Lags and LeapsWe start off today with a comparison of 3-month euribor futures, the Nasdaq Composite Index, and ocean freight rates...