by Thomas Thornton | Aug 27, 2019 | Daily Note
It's another "He said... Xi said" as Trump has said China called "twice and they want to make a deal" while the Chinese are denying they called the US This is a very challenging market that warrants higher cash levels and defensive positioning. Took off some energy...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 27, 2019 | First Call
S&P futures up 0.2%, near best levels, after US equities rallied on Monday following four straight weeks of losses. Asian equities higher overnight with China and Japan the standouts. European equities mostly higher. Treasuries firmer with curve flattening....
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 26, 2019 | Daily Note
Maybe we need to do the opposite of Trump tweets? Is George Constanza's strategy of doing the opposite the right way to play this market? In all seriousness, stay defensive in positioning There is a link for a good Tesla story in Vanity Fair from Bethanny Mclain who...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 26, 2019 | First Call
S&P futures up 0.6%, off both the lows and highs of what has been an extremely very volatile session. Follows a fourth straight week of declines for US equities.Asian equities weaker overnight with Japan a laggard, down over 2%. Hong Kong down nearly 2% and China...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 25, 2019 | The Week Ahead
This coming week is usually slow with the end of Summer and long Labor Day weekend ahead but China US trade news will dominate the news. There are a few economic reports and several important retail and technology names reporting. Back home after college drop off. ...