The Airport Trade was famous in the 90's when a floor member put on a huge position and left for Brazil. If it worked out, he came back and if it did not he became a new Rio resident.
Airport Trade?
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We've got your Sales Growth right here…
One of the recurring stories of these past two earnings seasons was the lack of sales growth.
The Dead Cat Bounce
Now the EU is going to see what is under the lid of the Irish Banks. I hope they find more than a couple of cases of Guinness
Moving Trains and Falling Knives…
Anyone who has traded or invested knows that you don't want to get in the way of a moving train.
Foreclosure Crisis ? Impact for Financials???
What does the Foreclosure Crisis mean for the Financials? What now, the Paper Pusher crisis?
EPS Surprise ? Do Earnings Matter Anymore?
It is what a company is not saying that the market is listening to.
Ferdinand or Raging Bull??
There has been so much takeover action (is Bain Capital really buying Gymboree?) that I thought a broad gauge of volatility in the S&P 500 was a good idea.
Every Ship at the Bottom of the Ocean had a Chartroom
Charts, volatilities, and more…..
Will HP's Bid for 3PAR Push Up News Sentiment?
The 24 hour news cycle creates a difficult climate for companies that suffer from bad headlines. Companies face a slide in news perception that never seems to go away. Bad news turns to very bad news because it lingers and gets rehashed for days on end.
What did this Earnings Season mean in the Banks?
For the most part, the major indexes climbed a wall of positive earnings reports until last week. Lately, it does not take much to make things turn south and push everyone to the exits. With the VIX in the mid-20's this is understandable but I would like to see additional reasons.
Monitoring VWAP for Opportunities
By the time the market opens in the morning, I have a short list of securities I want to watch closely. I watch for opportune times to enter or exit positions on my list. One thing I monitor closely is where stocks are trading relative to Volume-Weighted Average Price (VWAP). A lot of large players like pension funds and mutual funds have rules about where they
What is the CDS Market Telling Us?
For a while the major Oil Companies and Drillers were drifting out of the news. The nasty leak from the BP well was not getting constant attention any more as a mostly successful cap was put in place. Four of the largest Oil Companies are beginning a program for rapid response to a spill, all of which is very good. The problem is part of the market is not buying this, yet.