ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
A little over a year ago, I recommended a pairs trade going long United States Gasoline (UGA) versus going short the United States Oil (USO). I never did take up that trade, instead choosing to focus on my (still on-going) hedged trade on USO. Looking back, I wish I had gone ahead and setup the … Read more
(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
In recent months, I have been in the habit of fading rallies in Market Vectors Russia ETF (RSX) using Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X Shares (RUSS) for quick, short-term trades. That streak may be on the verge of ending. Source: FreeStockCharts.com As the chart shows, RSX looked like it was ready to resume its downtrend … Read more
The recent plunge in Eros International (EROS) is finally getting some mainstream media attention in the U.S. Bloomberg ran a story on Friday, October 23. This attention finally prodded EROS management to issue a statement about the latest drama in its stock. Reuters quickly followed with a story on that press release. Forbes Asia did … Read more
Several authors have pointed out the difficulties in fashioning trades to take advantage of the movement in oil prices (for a recent example, see “Is Gasoline The Smart Oil Play? UGA Vs. USO“). Analyses counting off the bullish and bearish arguments on oil can fill many tomes. For example, there is fear of a drop … Read more