If the future were 100% certain then there would be no reason to have any monetary savings. You could be fully invested all of the time and only raise cash immediately prior to cash being needed. By the same token,
When the earthquake hit in Washington last November, sliding everything to a more business friendly world, copper went on a Trump tear along with several other things. Does this have any staying power? Is there something in the world’s wiring to
The markets continued to press higher last week but cracks are appearing in this long in the tooth rally and we are looking to build positions to the short side. While the stock market topping out is a process and
We interrupt our regular update with this special report. COT data has been instrumental in guiding us and helping us navigate market conditions during a bull and bear market. The latest COT data is quite alarming, and has our full
A number of days ago, Dutch commented how there’s nothing bearish-looking about the stock market. This permabear has to agree. Of course, this is not to say I’m buying stocks – – you know me better than that! – –
In a surprisingly bearish report, Citi’s Matt King has issued a new, long-awaited note in which he asks rhetorically “what’s a manager supposed to do when by early March your asset class has already exceeded your expectation for full-year returns?
Oh snap: An exclamation of dismay or disbelief, surprise, or joy. The IPO of Snap—apparently a “camera company”—was the biggest news in financial markets last week. The skeptics are many, mostly emphasizing that Snap is loss-making and that its valuation
Fundamental Forecast for Dollar:Bearish Market-based expectations for a Fed hike on March 15 have exploded from 40 to 90 percent this past week Despite the surge in rate forecasts, the Dollar has generated a measured move and risk trends have
A recent Columbia Business School research paper looks into the transaction costs associated with smart beta strategies in order to estimate the capacity of each strategy. The three authors of the report are all affiliated with asset manager BlackRock Inc. They