by Thomas Thornton | Aug 22, 2019 | Daily Note
I am taking tomorrow off so I decided to write a longer note today on something I believe has been building for a while - Central Bank impotence Larry Summers tweeted out a thread of 28 tweets that essentially is saying the Central Banks can't do anything anymore and...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 22, 2019 | First Call
S&P futures up 0.1% after US equities finished with good gains on Wednesday.Asian markets mixed overnight as Mainland China and Japan closed a touch higher, while Hong Kong and South Korea lagged.European markets on the defensive following yesterday's...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 21, 2019 | Daily Note
I'm headed to NYC today to appear on Bloomberg at 2:30pm ESTShort note today highlighting potential for lower high Wave 2 of 5British Pound Sterling is a new long idea. Might be a week early but feel the risk reward setup is good To access this post, you must...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 21, 2019 | First Call
I WILL BE ON BLOOMBERG TODAY AT 2:30PM EST WITH ABIGAIL DOOLITTLE "TRADING FUTURES"S&P futures up 0.7% after US equities finished lower in fairly uneventful trading on Tuesday. No great explanation for the strength as market remains in waiting mode for Powell on...
by Thomas Thornton | Aug 20, 2019 | Daily Note
CNBC had a headline "A Pause In Volatility" and perhaps for a few days or even weeks but looking at the retail sector it doesn't look like a pause in volatility. I thought a little about confidence and how people buy things and borrow when they are confident and it...