Market Sentiment Watch: Bernanke 1, Sequester 0. Some think there will be a patch but the market seems to be paying a lot more attention to Bernanke's comments of an economy that is showing more signs of life. We still see the L-shaped recover but the angle of the bottom stick on the…
Month: February 2013
Wednesday Morning – More 4Q12 Earnings
Market Sentiment Watch: Sequester seen as a given and most eyes really focusing on economic data and the end of month budget talks. Italy seems to be rearview mirror again but could rise on a big bad red day near you soon. We continue to be quite long but also continue to largely sit…
Tuesday Morning – More Earnings
Market Sentiment Watch: The expected increase in volatility this week as the sequester deadline approaches got a jump start yesterday on of all things an Italian election. The last hour of the day was all baby and bathwater action and while this is silly we have been and continue to largely remain sitting on…
Monday Morning – More Earnings On The Way
Market Sentiment Watch: Chinese PMI disappointed overnight the dip is still near a 2 year high and is being taken in stride by global markets early. Busy week on the ecodata front focused squarely on the consumer. Oh, and the Sequester arrives at week's end. Expect volatility. We have another busy week of earnings…
Wrap – Week Ended 2/22/13
Busy and tough little week. Comments will be included in the Monday post. Holdings Watch: MMR – We closed out the remainder of our long held MMR position as the name continues to creep higher following the FCX buyout, nudging the implied valuation of the future Ultra Deep RT towards a range where we will…