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Paban Raj Pandey left a senior analyst position at a small hedge fund in January 2014, and started blogging in April of that year. With 20 years’ industry experience, he primarily focuses on US equities, macro, technical analysis, and derivatives (particularly options). Paban shares his ...more

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Futures Positions: A CoT Peek
According to commitment of traders, here's what hedge funds are doing this week.
Nasdaq 100 At New High, Nasdaq 100 Stocks Above 50DMA Not
The Nasdaq 100 index rallied to a new high, although the number of stocks above the 50-day moving average is nowhere near. Bears see this as divergence, bulls as room to push still higher.
Small-Cap Momentum Continues – Bulls Focused On Current Profit Trend, Not Revision
With bulls latching on to every positive fundamental data, small-caps continue to build on breakout from three weeks ago.
Nasdaq 100 Breakout Fri Follows In Small-Caps’ Footsteps – Large-Caps Next, Or Not?
Major US equity indices all peaked late January – the S&P 500 large cap index, the Dow industrials and the Nasdaq 100 index on the 26th and the Russell 2000 small cap index on the 24th.
How Hedge Funds Are Positioned In Futures
CoT: a peek into the futures positions of non-commercials for this week.
Will Small-Caps Pull Large-Caps Higher Or Will High-Yield Drag Small-Caps Lower?
US small-caps are outperforming. Price action is great. But large-caps are not on the same page. And high-yield corporate bonds have diverged with small-caps for a while now.
SPY Stuck Within Box Last 2 Weeks – Double Calendar Spread For Theta Capture
SPY has broken out of late-January trend line, but acts lethargic, even as short-term technicals are in overbought territory. Options can help.
Dec ’16 Trend Line Defended – Decent Odds Gold Recaptures Broken Support
Gold faced pressure after running into resistance six weeks ago.The subsequent drop cost the metal long-term support at $1,300-plus.
The Long And Short Of Short Interest
Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in nine S&P 500 sectors.
CoT; Futures; Hedge Fund Positions This Week
As things stand, the bulls deserve the kudos – for not only forcing a breakout but also defending it. And also for putting their money where their mouth is.
US Dollar Index Rallies 5.6% In 5 Weeks – If Sustained, Can Impact Inflation, Exports, Economy, Earnings
The US dollar index has rallied strongly in the past five weeks. This can potentially have consequences for US inflation, exports, economy, earnings and what not. But was the rise enough for FOMC members to discuss in the March meeting?
Nasdaq 100 Last Week Retreats From Crucial Level – Action This Week Could Be Telling
The Nasdaq 100 index/QQQ could be potentially forming the right side of a bearish head-and-shoulders pattern. This week’s action could provide further clues.
Sneaking A Peek: CoT Insight Into Futures, Hedge Fund Positions
Non-commercials were right to aggressively add to net longs last week. This week, they added more.
US Stocks Beginning To Reflect Elevated Optimism Near-Term
The S&P 500 just broke out of trend-line resistance from late January, and apparently spent tons of energy in doing so. Near-term, the options market is reflecting elevated optimism. Unwinding is likely.
Small-Caps Act Strong – On Verge Of Major Breakout Or Triple Top?
There are some interesting dynamics in play in the small-cap sector – encompassing both fundamentals and technicals.
SPY Puts Together 7-Session, 5.4% Rally – Breather/Reversal Path Of Least Resistance N/T
Intraday over seven sessions, SPY rallied 5.4 percent. If not an outright reversal, at least a breather is the path of least resistance near term, creating an opportunity to earn a premium in options.
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