Global Market Comments for January 20, 2009 Inauguration Day Featured Trades: (C), 1) We are now officially on Obama's watch. Like a young child crying out for attention, the stock market delivered its worst ever inauguration day performance, with the Dow down 332. Here's what he is facing:1 collapsed financial system 2 wars 11 million
Global Market Comments for January 16, 2009 Featured Trades: ($GOLD), (GM) 1) Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger of US Air's flight 1549 did an unbelievable job landing his Airbus 320 on the Hudson River yesterday. As a pilot who had flown across the Atlantic and across the English Channel hundreds of times, I have spent a lot
Global Market Comments for January 16, 2009 Featured Trades: ($GOLD), (GM)1) Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger of US Air's flight 1549 did an unbelievable job landing his Airbus 320 on the Hudson River yesterday. As a pilot who had flown across the Atlantic and across the English Channel hundreds of times, I have spent a lot of
Global Market Comments for January 15, 2009 Featured Trades: (BAC), (XEU) 1) By the time Bank of America (BAC) waded through the incredible opaque balance sheet of newly acquired Merrill Lynch, they had turned green around the gills. The toxic assets they stumbled on to put the Love Canal to shame. Only more TARP money
Global Market Comments for January 15, 2009 Featured Trades: (BAC), (XEU)1) By the time Bank of America (BAC) waded through the incredible opaque balance sheet of newly acquired Merrill Lynch, they had turned green around the gills. The toxic assets they stumbled on to put the Love Canal to shame. Only more TARP money on
Global Market Comments for January 14, 2009 Featured Trades (C), 1) The financial supermarket is an idea whose time has clearly gone, as we learn that it was just a strategy to lose more money, in more exotic places, in more exciting ways. The sale of Citibank's (C) crown jewels at fire sale prices, like
Global Market Comments for January 14, 2009 Featured Trades (C), 1) The financial supermarket is an idea whose time has clearly gone, as we learn that it was just a strategy to lose more money, in more exotic places, in more exciting ways. The sale of Citibank's (C) crown jewels at fire sale prices, like
Global Market Comments for January 13, 2009 Featured Trades: (PTEN) 1) The 'all clear' signal given by the markets last week has been cancelled. All of the 'feel good' trades, like stronger crude, gold, commodities, and Dow, have all viciously reversed in lockstep. The 'feel bad' trades like a stronger yen, euro yen, and Treasuries
Global Market Comments for January 13, 2009 Featured Trades: (PTEN)1) The 'all clear' signal given by the markets last week has been cancelled. All of the 'feel good' trades, like stronger crude, gold, commodities, and Dow, have all viciously reversed in lockstep. The 'feel bad' trades like a stronger yen, euro yen, and Treasuries have
Global Market Comments for January 12, 2009 Featured Trades: (FLS) 1) If you had any doubt where the next equity play is going to be, take a look at the chart below, which I lifted from The Economist. It shows that by the end of this year, 80% of GDP growth will be generated by