via businessinsider: Steve Eisman, the hedge fund manager famous for betting against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 crash, is sounding the alarm on the spectacular rise of poorly rated debt among corporations. Eisman, a central figure in the …
TradersChoice.net, Released on 12/26/18 MarketWatch article: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the… Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has …
by SuchRush (Reuters) – Short-seller Citron Research on Wednesday backed Facebook Inc, saying the stock could hit $160 in 2019 as the company’s revenue and user base have seen little impact from the reported data scandals and privacy issues …
Whatever it was, it wasn’t enough. via RT: Hong Kong’s securities regulator has fined a George Soros-controlled fund for compliance failures in the short selling trade. In China’s autonomous region, the billionaire is synonymous with excessive shorting activities. Regular shorting …
from Financial Survival Network John Rubino is asking, is it time to short everything? … Well maybe not, but maybe yes. Even though the market is up today, odds are according to John that it won’t stay there. Gold and silver should …
by John Rubino One of the strangest things about this strangest-ever expansion has been the way pretty much everything went up. Stocks, bonds, real estate, art, oil – some of which have historically negative correlations with others — all rose …
From Business Insider: The hedge fund manager famous for betting against the US housing market ahead of the 2008 crash is shorting two British bank stocks in anticipation that the UK falls out of the European Union without securing an exit …
Dr. Michael Burry bets against the then iron clad housing market by having multiple banks create credit swaps and then selling mortgage backed securities short. Straight come up.
by Troy The U.S. stock market’s daily volatility is high, with large intraday swings. Here’s the S&P 500. Let’s analyze the stock market’s price action by objectively quantifying technical analysis. For reference, here’s the random probability of the U.S. stock market going …
by Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics I think we can all agree, it was an interesting week last week in the stock market, to say the least. For the week, the Dow was down 2.9%, the SPX was down 3.9% and the Nasdaq …
by Kimble Charting The precious metals sector continues to be a “grind”, offering a few trades but mostly sideways to lower action. Gold prices have slogged along and this had held the Gold Miners (NYSEARCA:GDX) back… until recently. The Gold Miners (GDX) and …
From Forbes: Gold is back under the spotlight because of the renewed appetite amidst traders. This is primarily because of the rising geopolitical tensions and worries over the slowing global economic growth. The gold price traded near a two-and-a-half-month peak last …
by John Rubino The gold and silver futures markets got even more unbalanced in the week that ended Tuesday October 9, with speculators (who are usually wrong at the extremes) going as short as they’ve ever been and commercials going …
Short sellers having the time of their year. The Thomson Reuters Most Shorted Stock Index has dropped 19% since Sep. pic.twitter.com/z8jB7y3g5x — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) October 13, 2018 Stocks could fall 40% to 50% to reach fair value, with recession …
Larry Summers: This might be the most short-sighted set of economic policies since World War II from CNBC.
Rob Kirby interviewed on Reluctant Preppers Widely followed proprietary analyst & founder of KirbyAnalytics.com, Rob Kirby, returns to Reluctant Preppers to lay out the case why he is gravely concerned about extreme near-term risk in the equity & debt markets. Kirby also …
by Martin Armstrong QUESTION: Hi Marty, Can you help us better understand the dynamics of the sovereign debt crisis as it relates to US Treasuries? I know we are in a global debt crisis, which will also impact US …
“At the very the least, they can read the riot act to Musk’s lawyer,” said Stephen Crimmins, a former SEC enforcement lawyer who’s now a partner at Murphy & McGovern. “Beyond that, if they feel he hasn’t lived up to …
by Troy As you would recall, I said in late-September that the stock market’s volatility would probably spike in October. Volatility was extremely compressed, which set the stage for an expansion in vol. Yesterday, the stock market went down and volatility spiked …
by Stucky, TBP I have spent over 100 hours of research and thought on this Labor of Love. It is a short list, for sure, due to time constraints and needing to go to the bathroom. So, please, no criticisms — …
by Jesse Mammon, God of Markets “Wherever your treasure is, there the love of your heart will also be. Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is …
by AnthonyReemer I believe in the Efficient Market Hypothesis. I do not believe the stock market is perfectly efficient, but I do believe it is efficient enough that retail investors cannot normally/consistently take advantage of inaccurately priced securities. Here are …
Q: What’s surprised you as an investor over the past decade? A: I think what surprised me most about the markets was how quickly they recovered and how quickly people forgot what happened. Q: Why do you think that happened? …
Remember 9 Hindenburg Omens in 9 trading days plus more $ short #VIX than Jan plus 5 MCM-HINDENBURG OMENS in last 9 days IS NOT NORMAL! pic.twitter.com/oBKuifgS2C — mcm-ct.com (@mcm_ct) September 14, 2018 traders are net short $1 billion of …
transports lag — seems like today was just one big short cover forced by oil ramp on iran sanctions & vix smash pic.twitter.com/0QoDi29qeA — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 continued vix smashing pic.twitter.com/MBMzohQLuL — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 11, 2018 WTI …
via Sven Carlin: Summary Even if HTHT’s stock is already 37% below its 52-week high, there is more room to fall. Its valuation is stretched when compared to its outlook and competition. Both Huazhu and its competition have big growth plans. …
h/t @David_Schro OECD’s William White (called ’08 Crisis), former head of BIS, interview on RealVision
From Bloomberg: Short positions against the so-called FAANG group of the largest U.S. technology stocks have surged by more than 40% in the past year as investors bet against some of the biggest drivers of the global bull market. Bearish investors …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Speculators in gold price futures are short 670 tonnes – the biggest bearish position in 25 years. First things first: I want to thank the many readers who have expressed their interest in an article about my views …
