5 Bullet Points Macro Man Monday, June 30, 2014 1 Comment Macro Man * It's been a cracking World Cup so far, certainly the best one that Macro Man can recall watching . The matches have been tense, the f... Read More
A cheap vol bet (yeah, right)? Macro Man Friday, June 27, 2014 12 Comments Macro Man It looked for a moment like there might be a flash crash yesterday, as Spooz dropped an almost unbelievable 14 handles in a matter of minute... Read More
Key day reversals, part II Macro Man Thursday, June 26, 2014 9 Comments Macro Man As he was cycling yesterday, it occurred to Macro Man that he had left out a fairly obvious component in his analysis of key day reversals a... Read More
A key day reversal from the all-time high: how worried should you be? Macro Man Wednesday, June 25, 2014 7 Comments Macro Man It seemed like business as usual yesterday morning, with the SPX marching to yet another all-time high on news that the day of the week ende... Read More
Trading places Macro Man Tuesday, June 24, 2014 1 Comment Macro Man As England prepare to play their final, meaningless World Cup match against CONCACAF titans Costa Rica, Macro Man has unearthed why their de... Read More
Summer Lovin' Macro Man Monday, June 23, 2014 1 Comment Macro Man Macro Man is somewhat lacking in inspiration, though how much of it is the disappointing final result of the USA-Portugal match and how much... Read More
School's out for summer Macro Man Friday, June 20, 2014 5 Comments Macro Man School's out for summer today, so Macro Man's taking the day off from watching markets to take the Macro Boys to the beach. Normal ... Read More
Zzzzzzz Macro Man Thursday, June 19, 2014 10 Comments Macro Man Well, it all played out pretty much as expected. The best you can say for yesterday's Fedapalooza is that Janet Yellen has clearly had ... Read More
What's in the price? Macro Man Wednesday, June 18, 2014 13 Comments Macro Man 42 and counting....will there be a 43? History says that equities typically rally on Fed days, but as noted previously there seems too be s... Read More
Abandon All Puts, Ye Who Enter Here Macro Man Tuesday, June 17, 2014 8 Comments Macro Man Bloomberg ran a very interesting story yesterday, which unfortunately does not appear to be anywhere online, entitled " Puts Abandoned ... Read More
This is your market Macro Man Monday, June 16, 2014 13 Comments Macro Man Is there anyone out there who still doesn't understand what artificially depressing volatility does? OK. Last time. This is your m... Read More
Who, what, where, why, when, how? Macro Man Friday, June 13, 2014 11 Comments Macro Man Who is the agent responsible for buying several hundred thousand eurodollar contracts a few minutes after the daily settlement yesterday,... Read More
So why are stocks so high? Macro Man Thursday, June 12, 2014 7 Comments Macro Man Imagine Macro Man's chagrin when he saw that yesterday's readership was the highest in three weeks- on a day when the daily post wa... Read More
Ouch Macro Man Wednesday, June 11, 2014 7 Comments Macro Man Macro Man burned his hand cooking last night (when these posts are composed) and is too sore to type at the time of writing. As such, the ... Read More
The worm turns in China Macro Man Tuesday, June 10, 2014 4 Comments Macro Man After a PBOC-engineered squeeze that's lasted all year, the worm may finally have turned in China, as Monday's super-low fix followe... Read More
Oh, Mexico Macro Man Monday, June 09, 2014 3 Comments Macro Man You could have won a lot of money had you wagered that the most startling market driver last Friday would not have been the US non-farm payr... Read More
Over-deliverance...but so what? Macro Man Friday, June 06, 2014 9 Comments Macro Man On balance, Super Mario over-delivered, offering actual or promised easing across each of the four streams identified yesterday: * Interes... Read More
The big day arrives Macro Man Thursday, June 05, 2014 15 Comments Macro Man After all the disappointment, all the foreshadowing, all of the big talk and hawkish talk and frankly confusing talk, the big day is finally... Read More
Alternative Universe News Headlines Macro Man Wednesday, June 04, 2014 9 Comments Macro Man Macro Man was bemused (and slightly amused) to see a headline from the Fed's very own Comical Ali , Jon Hilsenrath, that " Fed Offi... Read More
"Do not trade on headlines" Macro Man Tuesday, June 03, 2014 10 Comments Macro Man Monday was a perfect example of why Macro Man likes to keep a "DO NOT TRADE ON HEADLINES" sign near his desk. Having a visible r... Read More
The Biggest Week of the Year (redux) Macro Man Monday, June 02, 2014 5 Comments Macro Man ( Shift-F9 ), though it would no doubt be churlish to point out that the 'melt-up' has occurred on fairly dismal volume in both cash... Read More