Halloween Horror Show? Macro Man Tuesday, October 31, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man The month is coming to an end, and the portfolio is hard at work attempting to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. . Having been positi... Read More
A la recherche du P/L perdu Macro Man Monday, October 30, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Macro Man is a bit busy today doing some research , the fruits of which may be shared at some point in the future. The only portfolio shift... Read More
The long darkness Macro Man Friday, October 27, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man This weekend is the longest one of the year, as clocks roll back and we get another hour of sleep on Saturday night/Sunday morning. It’s ... Read More
Friday morning bullet points Macro Man Friday, October 27, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man * Apparently, Boeing does not count. Headline durable goods orders were lofty yesterday, but the market chose to focus on the core shipments... Read More
Going to extremes Macro Man Thursday, October 26, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man The fatigue felt by the stock market today despite the rally in bonds is telling. Most oscillators are showing overbought readings, and con... Read More
A Timely Reminder that China is Run by Communists Macro Man Thursday, October 26, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Well, that was disappointing. The FOMC statement (and more importantly, the market reaction to it) was not what Macro Man was looking for. ... Read More
Hip To Be Square Macro Man Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man The moment of truth/obfuscation/irrelevance (delete as appropriate, depending on your opinion of the Fed) is nearly upon us, with the Fed sl... Read More
Back in the saddle Macro Man Monday, October 23, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Well, the bond market has dragged Macro Man back in the saddle earlier than anticipated. Whether the ride turns out to be smooth or bumpy d... Read More
Friday bullet points Macro Man Friday, October 20, 2006 1 Comment Macro Man * Maybe the mysterious buyer was there, maybe he wasn’t, but Treasuries once again stopped around the 107 level. The weak Philly Fed headlin... Read More
Ring the register Macro Man Thursday, October 19, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Well, the jobless claims figure has pushed the US 10yr back towards support and to the levels where our mystery buyer appeared yesterday. G... Read More
Playing breakout Macro Man Thursday, October 19, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Macro Man feels like he’s been transported back to the days of his youth when he used to while away winter days playing the Atari 2600 game ... Read More
A crude entry Macro Man Tuesday, October 17, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man So Kuwait announced today that OPEC plans to cut output by 1 million barrels per day. This announcement, due on Thursday, has been well-fla... Read More
Taking the BIS Macro Man Monday, October 16, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man If there is one group that consistently brings a smile to Macro Man’s face, it is the tin foil hat brigade at GATA and other goldbug paranoi... Read More
Dollar vollar Macro Man Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Have we turned the corner? Are markets finally turning from aimless to trending, with a concomitant pop in volatility and interest/participa... Read More
Payroll payoff Macro Man Monday, October 09, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Well, for once the US employment figures delivered a spot of volatility to financial markets, courtesy of a tasty 810k upward revision to pa... Read More
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Macro Man Friday, October 06, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Macro Man feels like doing his Christmas shopping, these markets are so slow. Foreign exchange is a total write off, as the G3 appear to be... Read More
Yesterday Macro Man Wednesday, October 04, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Yesterday All my troubles seemed so far away Now oil’s down another fifty cents today Oh, I believe in yesterday Suddenly My P/L’s twice as ... Read More
The Unbearable Sh***ness of trading Macro Man Tuesday, October 03, 2006 Add Comment Macro Man Yesterday was not much fun for Macro Man. After a solid close to the month last Friday, virtually every single position went wrong on Monda... Read More