China down, VIX down, FAANG down, Bears down
Nikkei continues trading the 21/23k range. The index gapped higher, but there is no real fizz as we approach several…
Nikkei continues trading the 21/23k range. The index gapped higher,…
What’s Next After the Bounce?
Since the famous lows at 666 in 2009 all bigger corrections in S&P 500 have looked and behaved pretty much…
Since the famous lows at 666 in 2009 all bigger…
Mid Term Elections, VIX implosion, Credit implosion, Crowded Trades
Asian session rather a non-event. Most interesting is to note the fall in Nikkei VIX; VNKY, down 8%. This theme…
Asian session rather a non-event. Most interesting is to note…
Don´t Confuse Direction with Pace 2.0
Markets have been absolutely crazy since the sell-off started in October. One of our main themes has been the crowded…
Markets have been absolutely crazy since the sell-off started in…
Inverted Panic Takes Equities Higher
Here is a quick note post the mid-term elections in the US. We are seeing several risk indicators continue lower.…
Here is a quick note post the mid-term elections in…
Global observations – November 6
Big U.S. companies spent more money on buying back shares than they did on capital expenditures in the first half…
Big U.S. companies spent more money on buying back shares…
Watch China
By now everybody knows ‘our’ markets sold off because of the Chinese tariff situation. As we showed recently, China and…
By now everybody knows ‘our’ markets sold off because of…
Global Observations – November 5
Nikkei down small, but note the big pop higher in Nikkei VIX. VNKY up by 12%. EEM reversed right on…
Nikkei down small, but note the big pop higher in…
Inverse Panic (again)
October started with a huge sell-off that lasted pretty much the entire month. In late October markets started finding some…
October started with a huge sell-off that lasted pretty much…
Daily rundown of global observations, November 2
Yuan right at the short-term trend and the 50-day average. AUD also continuing the massive move from yesterday. Note the…
Yuan right at the short-term trend and the 50-day average.…
Trump Call(s) replaced the Powell Put
  The recent market price action has frustrated most and has left the crowd with huge losses. Going into the…
  The recent market price action has frustrated most and…
Daily rundown of global observations, November 1
GBP turned right on the mid-Aug levels. If you looking for stronger GBP related plays. Banks: Spanish lenders Santander and…
GBP turned right on the mid-Aug levels. If you looking…