Land of the Rising Yen
–$/yen breakout yesterday with further gains this morning, now nearing 108 from 109.70...
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Alaska Air, Telecoms, Utilities, Rising – Good Sign?
The VIX and gold rising … a “marketological” omen or a sign of good fortune? Normally, omen is...
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Coffee Market Sets Up for Call Sellers
Despite Spring Rally, Fundamentals, Seasonals Spell Trouble for Coffee Prices Coffee prices have...
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A E-Mini S&P 500 Strangle To Play The Range
Wednesday’s release of the FOMC Minutes didn’t generate much of a reaction in the markets. The...
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Ride The Yen Waves For Profit
In the weeks since our last post about USD/JPY futures, price has moved upward and slightly beyond...
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Is the currency hedge trade over?
In 2014-2015 the US dollar became stronger and the yen and euro depreciated. As a result, there...
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Time To Party Like It’s 1999?
I frequently like to take the opposing view of my positions and play devil’s advocate — something...
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UAL, Will It Fly Higher With The Market?
One thing the market is not is sentimental, which is ironic because it often runs on sentiment,...
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Grain Update: Post Planting Intention Positioning
Weekly soybean export sales came in at 271 thousand metric tons down 34% from last week. Number...
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Rollercoaster Ride in Fed Fund Spreads
Fed fund futures settle to the average Fed Fund effective rate over the calendar month. Since the...
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What’s Next for the Nasdaq ($NDX)?
The Nasdaq 100 index ($NDX) has rallied from below 4000 to above 4500 in the space of 2 months. ...
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Market Down, Service Sector Up – Time To Speculate?
The Service Sector of the US economy is a big deal. It comprises over 70% of US GDP. The U.S....
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Raising Rates: A Compelling Argument
It doesn’t stop there either, the housing market is improving, fiscal policy is boosting...
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How Share Buybacks Keep The Stock Bull Alive
A man sits as many risks as he runs.Henry David Thoreau Robin Hood robbed the Rich to help the...
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Constellation Chart Signals Trade Ahead Of Earnings
I am playing earnings for Constellation (STZ). Earnings are before the open Wednesday. STZ has...
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Can OPEC’s “Price Fixing Meeting” Fix the Shale/Fracking Industry?
Last week I wrote a post about the upcoming OPEC meeting, where the world’s top oil producing...
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HP, Dell, and Lenovo, Still Alive And Kicking
Where the market lands today, I don’t know, but, on Friday, it climbed the green ladder steadily...
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How to Use Commitments of Traders Report – Currency Review
The Commitments of Traders Report is issued by CFTC. It reports all open positions in futures...
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Election Year Cycles And US Stocks
An examination of all US Presidential election years shows a peak in equity markets in early April...
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Stocks And Inflation: What Does A Cheeseburger Cost Now?
The S&P500 cash index (SPX), the measure of large-cap companies in the US, bounded forward...
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