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Good News: The Marginal Equity Buyer Is Back (And Bigly)

March 18, 2018March 18, 2018

Is the marginal equity buyer back?

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Lured By Yacht Promise, E*Traders Opened 64,581 New Brokerage Accounts In January

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018

And see it’s not so much that the timing was horrible as it is that the writing was on the wall.

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2 More Scary Charts Because Why Not, Right?

February 1, 2018February 1, 2018

There’s your retail interest.

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Your Inner Seth M. Golden Is Sweating Bullets

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018

Well, if “this is it” (so to speak) when it comes to the beginning of a market correction, it would be typical of how these things tend to play out. 

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It Is Great News That Millennials Are Opening E*Trade Accounts To Trade Crypto And Weed Stocks

January 27, 2018

On the bright side…

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This Chart Shows Retail Investors Going All-In Like Never Before

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017

You piled into stocks in November, didn’t you? 

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Bubble Trouble.

November 29, 2017November 29, 2017

“Pop”?

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oil, OPEC2 Comments on Bubble Trouble.

Target Shares Dive To Lows As Blog Post Tips Price Cuts On ‘Thousands Of Items’

September 8, 2017September 8, 2017

TARGET SAYS IT’S LOWERED PRICE ON THOUSANDS OF ITEMS: BLOG POST

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Wells Fargo: Amazon Wardrobe Is “Another Nail In The Coffin” For Department Stores

June 21, 2017

“Simply put, it’s a negative.”

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Before The Fed: China?! “An Illegal Siege” On Qatar! Crude Carnage. Oh, My.

June 14, 2017June 14, 2017

Yeah, so this afternoon the Fed will almost surely hike and folks will be looking

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Full Week Ahead Preview: Fed In Focus

June 11, 2017

Hopefully, the weekend gave you a chance to catch your breath after “Super Thursday.”

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Chart Of The Day: Retail Jobs “Gap” Now Widest Since Crisis

June 2, 2017

The “retail apocalypse” story has become so ubiquitous at this point that I’m reasonably sure

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Goldman Has A Simple Message For You About Retail And Metals

May 12, 2017May 12, 2017

If there’s two places you haven’t wanted to be of late it’s retail and metals.

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“10 Charts That Tell It All” For Retail

May 7, 2017

The only annoying words we’ve included are those necessary to explain the pretty pictures. You’re welcome.

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Goldman Asks: “Is This The Next Shoe To Drop”?

May 5, 2017May 5, 2017

“Additionally, the number of CCC-rated retail and apparel issuers has tripled over the past six years, with the share of CCC issuers in the Retail sector rising to the highest level since the recession at nearly 14%”…

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Is This The Point Of No Return For Retail? One Bank Answers

May 1, 2017

A model for whether enough potential weakness is already priced into valuations suggests that there is likely downside even in a stable market environment and room for significant underperformance in a recession.”

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“Amazingly,” This Trade Is Probably Going To Work However You Put It On

April 27, 2017

“Amazingly, that 110 bps increase in the percent of sales was the biggest acceleration in non-store retailing since we have data going back to 1993, and was as big as the prior two years combined.”

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The Retail “Big Short” Goes Mainstream As WSJ Touts The CMBX 6 Trade

April 27, 2017

Well, it’s official. The CMBX 6 trade has gone mainstream. And predictably, just in time

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Monday Humor: Connect The Dots

April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

“Muhahaha”

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Here’s Another Trade Idea For The Coming Retail Apocalypse

April 22, 2017

You might not realize it, but there’s a kind of ongoing debate about the best

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“Brick And Martyr”: When Retail Workers Become Bartenders

April 21, 2017April 21, 2017

“In particular, majority of retail workers that find jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector find jobs in the food services and drinking places industry.”

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Here’s How To Play The Retail “Big Short” (Hint: It’s Not CMBX)

April 7, 2017April 7, 2017

The rise of online competition and a steady decline in foot traffic and earnings seem to presage a veritable apocalypse for brick and mortar. And no, that’s not hyperbole. This is an existential crisis.

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