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Hedge Funds Most Short Into Latest All Time High Ramp Since September 2012
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Tyler Durden
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Monday, February 24, 2014 12:01 PM EDT
As we have repeatedly pointed out, the one surest way to generate profits in these manipulated, broken markets is to take advantage of the one legacy trade that makes zero sense in a world in which the global central banks are the ultimate providers of downside risk protection: i.e., going long the most shorted names.
In this article: SPX
Did Chief Investment Officers Shoot Their Loads On New Year's Eve?
Article By:
Dr. Paul Price
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Sunday, February 2, 2014 10:26 PM EDT
Lipper and the ICI reported extremely low reserves in Equity Accounts on Dec. 31, 2013.
Here's why that matters.
HY Bond Market Weathering The Storm
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Sober Look
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Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:04 PM EDT
The US corporate high yield market remains incredibly resilient in the face of increasing global volatility. Year to date the broad HY index has outperformed the S&P500 by over 4.25%.
In this article: SPY
When The Hedge Doesn't Work
Article By:
Bronte Capital
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Sunday, January 26, 2014 12:00 AM EDT
If you hedge away all your risk, you hedge away all your returns.
Head Of Recently Bankrupt FX Concepts Wants You To Know He Is Back, With A Newsletter And A Bloomberg Terminal
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 4:39 PM EDT
We can all be newsletter writers!
Market Commentary: Averages Melt Downward Marking New Lows For This Session
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 10:20 AM EDT
Except from a brief pause this morning, the averages have continued to melt downward and are all in the red. The volume at noon-time is dipping into the anemic levels and the $VIX remains in the low 13's.
$500 Billion In 2013 Corporate Buybacks: Half Of QE
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Tyler Durden
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Monday, January 6, 2014 10:16 AM EDT
What may not be known is just how large the total amount of corporate buybacks in the past year was. The answer: the second highest in history, just shy record of 2007 amounting to $500 billion.
What We Read Today 03 January 2014
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John Lounsbury
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Friday, January 3, 2014 2:29 PM EDT
The top of today's reading list reports on the rise of online education and the impact on traditional colleges, and the tenth article discusses how the stretch for yield has pushed up the prices of junk bonds.
The Bulls Got More Bullish-er
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, January 2, 2014 2:42 PM EDT
With over 60% of those surveyed now bullish, positive sentiment has risen once again and now to levels that are practically the highest ever.
Africa Is The Hot Market For 2014... And Mark Mobius Agrees
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014 7:51 PM EDT
This time of year, we predict what is coming. I decided that Africa is the hot market for 2014, but I am not alone. Dr. Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, agrees.
In this article: TFMAX
Daily Price Data Underestimates Stock Beta
Article By:
Sober Look
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Sunday, December 29, 2013 6:55 PM EDT
There is one overriding mistake that many portfolio managers make in their estimates of beta.
Russia After Ukraine Gas, Gold Producures To Cut Output And Other Global News
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, December 19, 2013 4:03 PM EDT
Russia is offering Ukraine a $15 bn loan plus reduced prices for Gazprom gas; gold producers are cutting their output, Germany's Tobin Tax; and more...
In this article: ALU, GSH, GSK, KF, MXE, OPK, TEF, PBTH, DGRLY, DNACF, GLPYY, PSGTY, CSIQ, TEVA, GLD, GAZP:RM
The Latest On HSBC Holdings, Teva, Nokia And Other Global Stocks
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, December 12, 2013 1:40 PM EDT
Today's financial global news updates covers the latest from Israel, India, Finland, Thailand, Mexico, Spain, China, Britain, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
Today's DailyTalk
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TalkMarkets DailyTalk
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Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:59 PM EDT
Here's what we're reading. It's all good.
In this article: DNDN, GOOG, ORCL, RHT NOW IBM
Morning Reads
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TalkMarkets DailyTalk
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Monday, October 28, 2013 10:14 AM EDT
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