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Hot Options Report: End Of Day – Wednesday, July 5
The most actively traded equity options and strikes for July 5, 2017... -
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Volvo AB Is A Buy Amidst Volvo Electric Car News
Volvo AB (VLVLY) is a manufacturer of trucks, buses, construction equipment and marine and industrial engines. It also develops, manufactures and markets equipment for construction and related industries, including wheel and backhoe loaders, hydraulic wheeled and crawler excavators, articulated and rigid haulers, compactors, pavers, pipe layers, road machinery under the brand names of Volvo, SDLG and Terex Trucks. The Company offers repair and maintenance, lease financing, insurance and financial services. It operates primarily in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and internationally. Volvo AB is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden.... -
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Economic Risk Imbalance Continues
Factory orders (unadjusted) in May 2017 were up 6% over those estimated for May 2016. The growth rate was better in that month compared to the one before, but not any faster than the rest so far this year. Year-to-date, factory orders are up just 4.8% from the first five months of 2016. Seasonally-adjusted, the Census Bureau estimates that orders have fallen in the past two months, rather sharply in May. Without getting into the methodology, the differences can be reconciled as a possibly stalling rebound. The unadjusted series tells us that factory orders are up compared to last year, while the adjusted data suggests most or all of those gai... -
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Comments On The FOMC Minutes
No major moves in the markets today but we did get the FOMC minutes from the last meeting. While nothing was too surprising there are a couple points which I comment. The most important comments focus on the potential timing of the unwinding of the Fed’s balance sheet but there are also comments on the overall economy and job markets that are noteworthy. (Audio length 00:06:23)... -
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Energy Stocks Slammed Most In 4 Months, Nasdaq Bounces Despite “Worse Than Lehman” Bearish Bets
Seemed appropriate… Video length: 00:01:23 Once again ‘soft’ data is hope-ing as ‘hard’ data is nope-ing… Nasdaq outperformed (avoiding its worst losing streak since 2016) and Small Caps underperformed… Dow closed unch Having first pointed out the spike in relative Nasdaq risk in early June, Put Open Interest in QQQ (Nasdaq ETF) has since spiked to its highest level since 2007… “Value” dipped as “growth” bounced back into the green for July.. It was a weird day for stocks and bonds… Oil prices tumbled after Russia hinted it would not support further output cuts... -
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Tesla Stock Should Be Sold Here
Tesla (TSLA) stock should be sold here – No reason to hold it at this point It was just last month I was long on Tesla (TSLA). And it was’t a great trade for me either as I eventually took a 2.9% loss on my Tesla shares. Not one of my finer trades on the month (though it was a good trading month). Nontheless, today’s sell-off does not endear me to want to try and buy TSLA again. But that doesn’t mean you go out and find some shares of TSLA to short either. I think that this company is one of those that can really burn the bears with random press releases, and even has the potential to be bought out by a Silicon Va... -
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5 Manufacturing Stocks To Buy For Second Half Of 2017
Fresh data from the Institute of Supply Management released on Monday showed that the manufacturing sector is in fine fettle. The institute’s manufacturing index hit a record level in June, well above that observed immediately after the presidential election of 2016. Instead of being based merely on positive sentiment, manufacturing data is now being bolstered by recently released data which hints at a pickup in GDP. As of date, the ISM Manufacturing index has expanded for 10 successive months with the latest report reflecting broad based improvement across most sectors. The report also reveals that a strong uptick in demand has taken place... -
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The Long And Short Of VIX
Today’s edition of ChartCritic takes a look at a chart that was shared by Jesse Felder on Twitter which shows the relative $ value traded in the major long and short VIX ETFs. The chart is by Macro Risk Advisors and appeared in an article on Business Insider. This time it’s a mixed critique, the main merit is that it is a unique and interesting angle, and the main short-coming is the incomplete view it presents. The other thing that would be nice would be to show it against the VIX itself to gauge whether or not it has a meaningful signal from a timing perspective. So overall very interesting chart, but needs a little bit ... -
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How Commodities Performed In H1 2017, And Why They’re Very Cheap
If you’re looking for action, the commodities sector has traditionally been a good place to find it. With wild price swings, massive up-cycles, exciting resource discoveries, and extreme weather events all playing into things, there’s usually never a dull day in the sector. That being said, it’s hard to remember a more lackluster period for commodities than in the last couple of years. For commodity bulls, the good news is that the sector is no longer tanking. The bad news, however, is that all the recent action has been in relatively niche sectors, as metals like cobalt, zinc, and lithium all have their day in the sun. At the same ... -
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Market Valuation, Inflation And Treasury Yields: Clues From The Past
Note: The charts in this commentary have been updated to include the latest monthly data. Our monthly market valuation updates have long had the same conclusion: US stock indexes are significantly overvalued, which suggests cautious expectations on investment returns. In a “normal” market environment — one with conventional business cycles, Federal Reserve policy, interest rates and inflation — current valuation levels would be a serious concern. But these are different times. The economic cycle shaped by the Financial Crisis that began emerging in 2007 shortly after the Bear Stearns hedge funds collapsed. The Fed b...
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