‘And Now, Deep BTFD Thoughts,’ By Cameron Crise
“If the post-crisis equity rally were to have a theme song, it would probably be called “just buy the dip.” The strategy has generally worked well, until recently, when there seem to have been no dips to buy.”
Mohammed Bin Salman Consolidates Power, Saudi Stocks Soar: “No Question Who’s In Charge”
“It’s clearly a transition that has happened smoothly and bloodlessly. Now it’s clear, it’s straightforward. That kind of clarity lowers the risk. There’s no question as to who’s going to be in charge.”
Guest Post: The Reverse Tepper Moment
“In the current environment, we have the opposite situation. Either the economy rolls over (which should be bad for stocks), or it bounces, at which point the Federal Reserve continues on its tightening path (which could also be bad for stocks).”
One Chart Shows The Stunning Disconnect Between Markets And Reality
It’s probably nothing…
One Trader Has Had It With Your “Wild Projections Fueled By Irrelevant Moral Outrage”
“Traders need to remind themselves that you can’t win the war if you keep losing one battle after another.”
Wells Fargo: Amazon Wardrobe Is “Another Nail In The Coffin” For Department Stores
“Simply put, it’s a negative.”
Goldman Asks: How Long Can The Market Stay ‘Boring’ And When Will Volatility Spike?
“Since Q1 2016, volatility across assets, and in particular for equities, has declined and stayed remarkably low YTD. As a result, investors often ask how long the current ‘boring’ markets can continue, and what the risks and asset allocation implications are.”
A Royal Shakeup, China’s Big Day Falls Flat, Crude Reality Bites
Ok, well for obvious reasons, the headlines overnight pretty much all revolved around: Saudi Arabia
Key Calls (Wednesday): Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations
Are your stocks on the list?
MSCI China Inclusion: The Road To $430 Billion In Inflows
“The end game (full inclusion) could see inflows reach nearly a half trillion”…
Oil Crashes Into Bear Market: “It’s A Game Of Chicken”
“Obviously, the sentiment in the market right now is negative and bearish.”
MSCI To Include China A Shares In EM Index
MSCI WILL INCLUDE CHINA A SHRS IN MSCI EMERGING MARKETS INDEX
Guest Post: There’s Something Wrong With The Future (Who Can Kill Whom?)
“Of all the issues that have emerged in the last years, murder has been the most divisive. From police brutality, to vigilante killings, mass murders, shooting of cops and terror attacks. All these cases were really about who has the right to kill whom, and at what price.”
Pound Dives To Post-Election Low
“There are a lot of potential risks which could come together to various degrees.”
Apparel Stocks Plunge As Amazon Delivers Another Gut Punch
Jeff Bezos is going to drive every retailer on the planet not called “Amazon” out of business if it’s the last thing he does, goddammit.ÂÂ
Is Donald Trump Too Stupid To Be Guilty?
One of the reasons it’s so difficult to determine whether Donald Trump and members of his administration are “guilty” of colluding with a hostile foreign power is that it’s hard to distinguish between criminality and stupidity.ÂÂ
The Simple Reason One Fund Manager Likes Bitcoin
“diversification among the various flavors of state-sponsored fiat currency offers little protection from the fiscal and monetary profligacy that could eventually threaten each of these currencies.”
“Ok, Which One Of You Is Al-Qaeda?”
“It is not hard to show that someone in the Brigades knows someone who knows someone in al-Qaeda.”
One Trader Wishes You Would Get Your Damn Dollar Story Straight
“Wasn’t it only last week that everyone was telling us that the market was fading the FOMC’s ‘policy error?'”
Fourth Time’s The Charm: MSCI To Make “Bigly” Decision On China Shares
It’s watered down. But it’s still important.
Oil Plunges For No Reason: “There Was No News”
“The trend is your friend.”
Dollar Is Happy, Pound Is Sad, And There’s Some Yuan Shenanigans Afoot
It’s about Dudley for the dollar which rose to a three-week high versus the yen
SocGen: This Is The “Real Test For The Party Mood”
“Whether the Fed is raising rates too fast given their inflation mandate or not, they are raising them too slowly to contain asset price inflation. And while the FX market was getting a bit nervous, with falls for the RUB, ZAR and the TRY yesterday, the emerging bond market community was getting excited about 100-year, dollar -denominated debt issued by Argentina.”
Key Calls (Tuesday): Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations
Are your stocks on the list?
The Death Of Political Norms In America
“Civility is a lot harder to maintain when you try to give the other side its due and get nothing in return. And it only aggravates already existing policy differences when one side regularly moves the goal posts.”
Lloyd Blankfein Explains Why He’s Trolling Trump On Twitter
“Three outta six of these, Lloyd, are, I would say, antagonistic to the president”…
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