2016 – the BIG SHIFT
January 1, 2016As we close 2015 and begin a new year, the markets generally closed flat to neutral with a warning that as we approach the political year from hell being 2017, this is by no means going to be a walk … →
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“For auld lang syne”
December 31, 2015January is named after the Roman god Janus who is pictured with two faces which we still celebrate on New Year’s Eve whereby with one looking at the past and the other looks ahead at the year to come. “Auld Lang … →
Happy New Year
December 31, 2015We wish all of our readers a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year. Tomorrow, we will post the year-end review looking ahead at the New Year – 2016.
Market Talk December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015It was very dull day to finish 2015 but not really surprising given the performance we have seen for the year. Shanghai has finished the year up 9.4% but it was the smaller Shenzhen Composite with a YTD gain of … →
Iraq Threatens War with Turkey
December 31, 2015Iraq warns that it will take military action against Turkey if they do not withdraw their troops from their territory. This would get complicated since Turkey is a member of NATO. So who is on whose side? Is Turkey just abusing … →
NYSE & NASDAQ Stop Loos & GTC Orders
December 31, 2015NASDAQ and NYSE are acting really insane cancelling stop loss orders and GTC (good until cancelled). These type of orders it appears will be discretionary with some brokers, but the exchanges will not accept them. The problem becomes the … →
As we Begin 2016 – Euro Banking Crisis Still In Motion
December 31, 2015The banks of Hungary and Portugal are in trouble. Larger buffers are needed and the economy has not yet moved into a full crisis mode. That is yet to come.
Closings Today will be the Year-End Signals
December 31, 2015The Holiday Schedule is below. The closing for our models will be TODAY and for the most part this will be a full normal day. We are hovering around our year-end numbers in many markets from gold and the … →
Market Talk — December 30, 2015
December 30, 2015Asia finished a mixed session with gains in Shanghai (+0.25%) and Japan (+0.27%), countered with a small decline in the HSI (-0.53%). For Japan, today was the last trading day for 2015 and returned a yearly gain of just over … →
Head of Swiss Army Sees Rising Civil Unrest & Calls Upon the Country to Arm Itself
December 30, 2015On Sunday, Swiss army chief André Blattmann warned directly to a Swiss newspaper that social unrest in Europe is rising. He warned that the increasing aggression in public discourse is becoming “dangerously aggressive” among Europeans. In general, tensions are rising and it presents … →
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