A Relief Rally for the U.S. Dollar As “Safe” Alternatives Get Expensive

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) It took a whole month before the dollar finally launched into the relief rally I thought would soon follow the S&P’s downgrade of U.S. government debt. Even after the Swiss franc’s rein as a “safety” … Read more

Despite Buyback, RIMM Short Interest Increases to New Highs Ahead of Earnings

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) Research In Motion (RIMM) will report earnings Friday, September 15. As usual, I will be most interested in finding out how aggressively RIMM has executed on its latest stock repurchase authorization that began in July.The … Read more

T2108 Update – September 9, 2011 (Clinging to the Bounce)

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag.) T2108 Status: 22% VIX Status: 39 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold (more details below). Commentary There is nothing like … Read more

T2108 Update – September 8, 2011 (Market Tries to Grind Higher)

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag.) T2108 Status: 28% VIX Status: 34 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Hold. Commentary This is just a quick T2108 update … Read more