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A complete archive of Mercenary Trader 's articles, including current analysis & opinion - Page 6
A complete archive of Mercenary Trader 's articles, including current analysis & opinion - Page 6
The vehicles that constitute “the four horsemen of the apocalypse”are as follows:US TreasuriesUS DollarGoldVIX Volatility Index Why the four horsemen? Because when you see all four of...
Call It A 'Corleone Market'
By Mercenary Trader - Nov 04, 2012
With another bullish reversal the broad market picture has gone back to uncertain. Over the past week or two the major indices (Dow and S&P) had come under significant bearish pressure. Tech was...
Dude, Where’s My Revenue?
By Mercenary Trader - Oct 22, 2012
The 50 day moving average is a closely watched barometer of market health.There is nothing magical about the 50 -- or any other moving average for that matter -- other than broad popularity (which...
Tech Albatross And China Ponzinomics
By Mercenary Trader - Oct 21, 2012
Earnings whiffage is starting to pile up… multiple bellwether names are coming in light or otherwise missing estimates. Microsoft (MSFT), McDonald’s (MCD) and General Electric (GE) three...
Eye Of The Global Slowdown: Europe And China
By Mercenary Trader - Oct 17, 2012
One of the great reads of the past few years is “The Big Short,” the Michael Lewis chronicle of the subprime crisis and some of the fascinating players who profited hugely from it. In the...
Oil And Gas: Bull vs. Bear
By Mercenary Trader - Oct 10, 2012
Bulls and bears are now faced off at the line of scrimmage. Bulls still have the ball, by dint of rising moving averages, the major indices within sprinting distance of new highs and constructive...
Live By The Bellwether, Die By The Bellwether?
By Mercenary Trader - Oct 02, 2012
Has the Apple rollover become a market microcosm?Apple (AAPL) is the most profitable and beloved public company in the world. Huge optimism built up in anticipation of the iPhone 5. There was even...
China’s Black Box; 3 Reasons Why Energy, Base Metals Are Still Strong
By Mercenary Trader - Oct 02, 2012
The simplest way to describe China? It’s a black box, in the style of a Lehman or a Bear Stearns. On the surface, China appears profitable and prosperous. But we have very little idea of...
A Conspicuous Absence Of Window Dressing
By Mercenary Trader - Sep 28, 2012
S&P futures are down 6 to 8 handles 15 minutes or so prior to market open. This represents a conspicuous lack of “window dressing” on the last day of the quarter, when money managers...
Okay Ben, Now What?
By Mercenary Trader - Sep 27, 2012
In our Federal Reserve is Terrified piece we came to the conclusion that the Fed was motivated to go “all in” at the September meeting by presidential election concerns. The argument takes...