With Vultures Circling, Cliffs Natural Resources Breaks Important Support

The vultures continue to circle around Cliffs Natural Resources Inc (CLF) looking to take advantage of a company desperate to raise enough cash to stay alive. From Bloomberg today (Sept 26, 2014): “Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF), the U.S. iron-ore producer, has drawn interest for its Australian mines from producers including Mineral Resources Ltd. (MIN) … Read more

T2108 Update (September 25, 2014) – Synchronized Sinking

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are … Read more

Rio Tinto Quickly Gives Up Gains from Morgan Stanley Upgrade

Two weeks ago, I noted Rio Tinto (RIO) as a prime short as a late responder to the on-going collapse in iron ore prices. On Monday (September 22), it broke down. Typically, I close out fortuitous short positions on such swift moves, but I am projecting RIO to go a lot lower over the next … Read more

T2108 Update (September 24, 2014) – A Timely Bounce Starts Clock Ticking On Selling Pressure

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are … Read more

T2108 Update (September 23, 2014) – A Market Over-stretched and Still Primed to Fall

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. It helps to identify extremes in market sentiment that are likely to reverse. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag. T2108-related trades and other trades are … Read more