All posts by Michael Comeau
Apple Earnings Preview: Is the Bad News Bad Enough?
Tech superheavyweight Apple (AAPL) reports earnings after the close today, and as always it’s the talk of the town for tech investors. Here is a quick summary of Wall Street’s consensus expectations: (data from Bloomberg and Factset) Sales: $42.0559B (Apple’s guidance was $42 billion) Earnings $1.386 per share Gross margin: 37.945% (guidance was 37.750%) iPhone […]
Continue Reading -->The Safety Dance Starts, but You Can’t Argue With Price
The yen is rising this morning on what looks like an advance “sell the news” reaction in advance of the Bank of Japan Meeting on July 28-29. Remember, the yen has been ripping all year: Most economists expect the bank to increase its ETF purchase prices, cut rates, and increase its JGB purchases, which could […]
Continue Reading -->T3’s Take 3: Hillary Clinton Derails Pokémon Go Hype Train
Want to Boost Your Trading Skills? Click here to sign up for one of our FREE trading webinars ******** By Michael Comeau 1) US Dollar Kills Commodities The US dollar extended its rally today as traders are once again pricing in US rate hikes this year. Just after the Brexit, Fed Funds futures implied a mere […]
Continue Reading -->Maybe the Brexit Didn’t Kill Planet Earth After All…
European stocks are up this morning after German’s Ifo’s business confidence reading came in better-than-expected, implying once again that Brexit-related fears have gone too far. As we’ve been noting on the Virtual Trading Floor again and again, global economic data has actually outperformed expectations since the Brexit. Below, you can see 2 charts showing the […]
Continue Reading -->All-Time Highs on the Table?
Happy Friday! We’re less than a day away from a much-needed weekend, so let’s try to go out strong… though I’ll settle for making it out alive. I’m picking Runaway Child, Running Wild by the Temptations as my morning pick-me-up since coffee wasn’t enough. Asian markets are slipping and Europe is slightly green following yesterday’s down day […]
Continue Reading -->T3’s Daily Recap Report: Earnings Are Blah, but This Bull Won’t Blink!
1) Earnings Season Rages On We walked into some big earnings reports today, and unfortunately, they were mostly bear-friendly: –Netflix (NFLX) issued very weak guidance, driving a -13.1% drop in this high-profile momentum name. -IBM (IBM) and Goldman Sachs (GS) beat expectations, but still couldn’t rally. –Rio Tinto (RIO) sank on weak demand for iron […]
Continue Reading -->T3’s Daily Recap Report: Mr. Market Is Still Flirting With Record Highs
1) Bears Get Grinded Out… Again! US markets managed to score a small victory today in the face of shaky European markets and geopolitical troubles in Turkey and other areas. The S&P 500 hit an intraday high of 2168.35, putting it less than one point away from making its sixth record high in as many […]
Continue Reading -->6th SPX Record High in a Row?
The market really feels like it’s out of gas, but lo and behold, the SPX is within a few point of hitting a new all-time high for the 6th day in a row. So let’s take a deep dive into the action and see if the bears are ready to take the lead. The action is […]
Continue Reading -->Morning Preview: Is the Sideways Grind Beginning?
The S&P 500 is coming off 5 all-time highs in 5 days, but we may be in for a sideways grind. On Friday, I wrote that the market was ‘feeling’ stretched but sentiment was mixed, which is typically a recipe for a whole lotta nothing in terms of action. I would not be surpised to see […]
Continue Reading -->T3’s Take 3: Bulls go 5 for 5 in All-Time Highs, but the Picture Gets Muddy
1) 5 Days, 5 All-Time Highs For the fifth day in a row, the S&P 500 managed to make a new all-time high, something that hasn’t happened since 1998. The index hit a peak of 2169.05 just after the open before selling off to 2155.79, and closing down 0.1% at 2161.74. Earnings were a culprit. […]
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