Posted on August 6, 2018 by Andrew Thrasher, CMT I’ve spent a great of time looking at and studying the volatility market. By no means am I the most knowledgeable on the topic, I’m not that naive. But I’ve been fortunate enough to have my research on the volatility index recognized by the CMT…...
Over the weekend, Finom Group’s weekly research report focused some attention on the strength of corporate buybacks. In the report titled “Markets Look Poised For Gains, but Mid-Term Turbulence Looms Large”, we discussed how outsized corporate buybacks are during the month of August and as displayed in the following chart. Corporate buybacks are set to…
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Last week, the finale of FANG reports was delivered by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and served to deliver the first $1trn market cap for investors and Wall Street. Some have even characterized the feat of magnificence as “market saving”. With some investor angst alleviated by Apple’s Q3 2018 earnings report, the broader market was pushed higher…
Week in Review In the face of drum beating bears and prior tech sector meltdown quarterly reporting from FANG stocks, the 3 major averages have held together quite well in recent weeks. Last week, the finale of FANG reports was delivered by Apple Inc. (AAPL) and served to deliver the first $1trn market cap for…...
It looked as if it was going to be a dreadful day on Wall Street in the early morning on Thursday with the major averages pointing to a steep decline at the market’s open. Within the first hour of trading, however, all 3 major averages bottomed and made a sharp U-turn heading higher through the…
It appears to be another rocky open on Wall Street with all 3 major indices set to open sharply lower. In Wednesday’s trading session, the Dow and S&P 500 both fell with the Nasdaq outperforming, as the tech-heavy index found favor among investors on the heels of Apple’s (AAPL) better than expected quarterly results. That…
Apple & Tesla Earnings on Deck The June quarter is typically dubbed Apple’s (AAPL) most boring and uneventful quarter with most consumers awaiting the next product launch that coincides with the September quarter. The June quarter tends to be Apple’s smallest in terms of revenue and iPhone sales. Apple Inc. will report its most boring…
Market and Volatility Commentary Upside for EM Equities and Value; Evolution of the Trade War; End of Cycle and Fiscal Measures Value Rally and EM Equities: 30 July 2018 Marko Kolanovic, PhD: Global Quantitative and Derivatives Strategy Bram Kaplan, CFA J.P. Morgan Securities LLC Earlier this month, we upgraded EM and Value equities in our Asset…...
