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marți, 9 august 2011

Downgrade USA, criza economica fundamentala sau artificii de corelare?

Trebuie sa ne amintim ca atat economia americana care abia recuperase 2 milioane de job`uri din cele 8 pierdute (economie bazata pe consum, 2 miloane nu pot cheltui cat 8 ), cat si cea europeana erau si sunt intr-o situatie de crestere mult mai "plapanda" (cu o crestere extrem de lenta) decat avansau index`urile pietelor financiare care au recuperat 100% din pierderile din trendul bear market. Cele doua complemente trebuiesc corelate cumva; este cunoscut entuziasmul pietelor financiare fata de vesti bune si nevoia lor de a misca piata intr-o directie sau alta ( fondurile de pensii trebuie sa contabilizeze profituri, speculatorii trebuie sa markeze profituri/pierderi iar brokerii trebuie sa incaseze comisioanele, o intreaga "industrie" se bazeaza pe miscara pietelor), asadar cand valorile mobiliare numai exprima realitatea economica, cele doua trebuie reasezate pe o crestere/descrestere exponentiala si relatioanala, iar cum economia nu poate creste mai repede, o optiune viabila ramane corectarea pietelor financiare.

Povestea cu downgrade`ul s&p se va consuma in urmatoarea luna chiar daca scaderile vor continua datorita valorilor minime care vor fi atinse in timpul asta si vor irita alte valuri de vanzatori care vor tine piata in bear trend; iar dupa ce acest "news flash" se consuma ( care oricum in piata era asteptat deoarece chiar din perioada cand cele doua partide negociau marirea plafonului pt datoria suverana , s&p asteapta o reducere al deficitului cu 4 trilioane $ pentru a mentine ratingul de tara la AAA in timp ce Washington plus cele doua camere au reusit sa se inteleaga doar asupra 2 trilioane $), fundamentele economice raman aceleasi pe care in urma cu ceva timp creau presiune la cumparare; deci ce s-a schimbat ? viziunea unei companii ca 2 trilioane de dolari nu ar fi deajuns in reducerea datoriei suverane, datorie care oricum se mareste la un interval de timp cu alte si alte trilioane? si ce-o sa se intample lumea nu o sa mai cumpere bonduri usa ? si daca nu in ce vor investi ? unde vor muta sutele de miliarde de dolari care piata financiara americana are puterea sa le absoarba? ( raspuns : in francul elvetian , o economie stabila si cu banking stabil ) Bancile elvetiene nu vor oferi niciodata procente la fel de atragatoare ca piata de equity din USA . Iar spre uimerea mea, pe masura ce equity market si commodities scad, dobanzile la U.S. Treasuries scad si ele ceea ce inseamna ca e presiune la cumparare. Pai cum vine asta? lumea vinde pentru ca tocmai ce ne speriam de datoria suverana americana si in timp ce vindem actiuni sau marfuri cumparam tot datoria suverana americana ca sa punem banii la treaba ?! (Bine ca nu trebuie sa uitam totusi aurul in care se infuzeaza capital masiv in ultimele zile, singurul safe-haven ramas pt un moment) De aici putem concluziona ca acest val de vanzari este o corectie majora care se poate transforma doar intr-o oczaie de cumparare peste cateva saptamani la preturi mult mai ieftine pentru professionals.

Reversul medaliei pentru scenariul de mai sus ar fi ca strategia bancii europene de a sustine financiar cu interventii direct in piata, a economiei si datoriilor italiei si spaniei sa nu functioneze si sa fie catalaizator al acestor scaderi, iar companiile probabil vor incetini investitiile,angajarile,etc datorita incertitudinii din piata financiara; iar daca aceste companii vor continua si restul de an din 2011 plus 2012 sa tina fondurile in "visterie" si se vor feri de linii de credit, economia mondiala sigur intra din nou in recesiune.


luni, 11 aprilie 2011

Bugedt Pie Illustrated



The U.S. government is projected to slam into the $14.3 trillion legal cap on government borrowing sometime this spring. As the price of their vote to allow the government to go further into debt, congressional Republicans are demanding far deeper cuts than the $38 billion they got last week in the deal to fund the government for the last six months of the 2011 fiscal year.

Failing to raise the debt ceiling would have much more dire consequences than a shutdown, with Treasury SecretaryTimothy Geithner predicting last week that it would “call into question the willingness of the government of the United Statesto meet its obligations,” and “shake the basic foundations of the entire global financial system.” Read more on source

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joi, 7 aprilie 2011

European Markets story

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vineri, 1 aprilie 2011

Before and after Non-Farm Employment Change, Private Payrolls, Unemployment Rate

U.S. stock futures extended Friday gains after the government reported nonfarm payrolls climbed by 216,000 in March, with the number higher than expected. Up about 50 points before the employment data, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

BEFORE

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As you see at 3:27 (+2 GMT) price for Dax future contract that expire in June is 7145;

AFTER

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Just in 50 seconds after reports hit the wires, price was 34 ticks (17 points) higher that was few minutes ago;

Private Payrolls number

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joi, 31 martie 2011

31 March


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miercuri, 23 martie 2011

Exemplu trade in piata futures 23.03.2011


Astazi 23 martie un set-up perfect e instalat in piata in jurul orei 17:30;
In ultimele 3 ore pretul contractului futures DAX care expira in luna iunie,
evolua intr-un range de 40 de puncte (80 ticks) intre valorile 6800-6760;

Un pattern destul de cunoscut s-a format in acest range si anume asa numitul double bottom, pattern care clar indica schimbarea directiei in piata. Patternul la inceput era imposibil de tranzactionat datorita volatilitatii pe termen scurt, pretul "sarind" practic si peste 30 puncte (60 ticks, exemplu in grafic 16:05 ) in 5 minute, asta insemnand sa iti asumi un risc de peste 750$ intr-o tranzactie cu un singur contract.

Singurul scenariu ramas in joc e testul de rezistenta de la maximul ultimeleor ore, iar cu acest Double bottom patern in spate acorzi cumparatorilor o mare sansa sa sparga plafonul de rezistenta care eu personal l-am setat 6787 dintr-un pret de deschidere de la 15:10 si un pret de inchidere de la 16:00;

La 20 minute de la formarea paternului double bottom, pragul de rezistenta este practic piscat intr-o mini-euforie, la 17:10 pretul de deschidere al "luptelor de 5 minute" este 6771 iar in urmatoarele 3 minute atinge nivelul de 6787.5, acoperind 33 ticks cu 973 de contracte tranzactionate, dar inchide doar la 12 ticks diferenta de pretul de deschidere desmacand nerabdarea unor traderi cumparatori; acest test esuat taie cumva elanul, volumele scad pentru urmatoarele 10 minute dar pretul continua sa urmeze scanariul evoluand spre pragul de rezistenta.

La 17:31 set-up perfect, evolutia luptei ultimelor 5 minute sparge testul de rezistenta de la 6787 in primele 2 minute iar pretul de inchidere e 6787.5, peste nivelul de rezistenta care acum devine nivel suport.


6788 pret deschidere pentru "urmatoarea lupta", pret de deschidere si pentru o tranzactie de cumparare pentru 2 contracte cu un stopp loss setat la pretul de deschidere al ultimelor 5 minute adica 6783.5 care implica un risc pe aceasta tranzactie de 225$;

Pentru a stabili tinta de take profit folosim o tehnica de maximizare a profitului asta presupune ca o jumatate din pozitie sa o inchidem dupa ce ne atingem scopul adica o ratie de 2 ( aceasta ratie inseamna ca pentru orice risc tintim un profit 2*risc, astfel asigurandu-ne o probabilitate mare sa acumuluam capital pe termen lung) iar cealalta jumatate de pozitie sa o inchidem la urmatorul test de rezistenta.
Pentru ca dorim sa atingem o ratie de 2 cu jumatate de pozitie asta inseamna sa dublam valorea primei tinte astfel initial setam prima tinta de take profit la 6797 (9 puncte) dar fiind nevoiti sa dublam valorea primei tinte il vom seta la 6806 (18 puncte).
In primul grafic prima tinta este deja atinsa astfel 1 contract este vandut la 6806 iar contul este deja pe profit 450$, in acelasi timp stop loss`ul trebuie diminuat cu un contract, astfel dupa prima tinta contul este +450$ si cu riscul de a pierde 112.5$ adica cu siguranta un porfit de 337.5$; dar sa nu uitam ca suntem activi cu inca un contract cumparat la 6788 si care are ca tinta urmatorul plafon undeva in jurul valorii 6825.
Tinta de profit numarul 2 este setata la valoarea 6820 care ar aduce un profit de 800$ in plus fata cei 450$ castigati initiali cu prima tinta de profit.

In jurul orei 18:30 a doua tinta de profit este atinsa astfel un set-up perfect este tranzactionat cu succes in care riscul a fost de 225$ iar castigul a fost de 1250$ ( in acest scenariu nu au fost introduse costurile comisioanleor care variaza de la broker la broker).

vineri, 18 martie 2011

Reactions in marteks about Libya decisions to ceasefire;



Futures contracts of german index DAX that expire in June 2011 jumped 114 ticks in the first 10 minutes after news hit the wires ;

marți, 21 decembrie 2010

miercuri, 15 decembrie 2010

contract e-mini S&P, data 15 decembrie 2010



O figura care nu a fost " ca la carte" in sensul ca evolutia pretului dupa ce a iesit din formatia head&sholders nu a atins nivelul 1225.5 cat ar fi trebuie ca sa fie o evolutie perfecta ( inaltimea dintre varful capului si baza umerilor sa fie egala cu downtrend`ul dupa iesirea din figura);
Un trader bine capitalizat, impulsiv care shorta din varful umarului stang, facea un profit frumusel; un trader conservator care shorta dupa ce pretul iesea din aceasta formatie, ramanea
"sifonat" de comisioane daca avea asteptari mari de la evolutie, daca nu marca ceva castiguri la timp, pentru ca dupa cum se vede pretul este intors in aceeasi zona de congestie.

Vedem ca se creeaza si tensiune in piata prin lower highs si higher lows, adica zona de batalie dintre bulls&bears este tot mai mica si mai stransa, selleri shortand pretul inainte sa ajunga la ultimul maxim, iar buy`ieri cumparand inainte sa ajunga la ultimul minim.


In mod normal iesirea pretului din aceasta zona decide si castigatorii bataliei si astfel nascandu-se un nou trend crescator sau descrescator, dar avand in vedere lichiditatea cu care iese pretul din aceasta zona, s-ar putea sa ne asteptam la surprize;

miercuri, 29 septembrie 2010

Best September since 1939

What a September it’s turning out to be! With only two trading sessions left, the Dow is up 8.4% for the month.

Assuming that the market remains this high at month end, it will go down in the record books as the best September in more than 70 years. You have to go back to 1939 to find a September with a bigger percentage increase: In September of that year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average /quotes/comstock/10w!i:dji/delayed (DJIA 10,810, -48.52, -0.45%) produced a 13.5% return.

Given September’s reputation as being by far the worst for the stock market, there are any of a number of important investment lessons to draw from the stock market’s surprising strength this month.

The first: Averages are not guarantees, even when those averages are as statistically significant as September’s has been. This might strike you as utterly obvious, but it’s worth repeating nonetheless. That’s because it’s all too easy when focusing on averages to gloss over the large variance in the individual results.

For example, even though September has been an awful month on average for the stock market, the month has nevertheless produced a gain 42% of the time since the Dow was created in 1896 (in contrast to a 59% gain rate for all other months). Despite being on average a loser, in other words, the stock market in the past has still risen in more than 4 out of every 10 Septembers.

This leads to a corollary: In order to get your odds of winning as close as possible to 100%, you need to bet on a pattern many times.

Imagine being a card counter in blackjack. If you’re a good one, the odds of your beating the casino eventually become tilted in your favor. But, no matter how good you are, you still have no guarantee of winning any given round. The only way to get any reasonable assurance of winning is to play many rounds.

How many? The rule of thumb I remember from Statistics 101 is 30.

What this means in the case of September: Assuming the future is like the past, you have good odds of being a winner only if you were to bet that the stock market will on average be a loser during the next 30 Septembers.

That’s an awfully long time to wait if you’re interested in instant gratification. But what we want, and what the odds are objectively, are two very different things.

This leads to yet another corollary as well: One data point, even an outlier as impressive as the stock market’s gain this September, does not make a pattern. Nor can it reverse a long-standing trend.

Another important lesson has to do with how past success can sabotage a stock market pattern. If enough investors know about a pattern, they will try to get a jump-start on it and, in the process, cause the pattern to disappear.

This may be one of the reasons why August produced a loss for the stock market, despite historically being one of the better months. It’s entirely possible that many traders sold stocks in August in order to sidestep September, thereby transferring September’s loss into August.

The bottom line? Extrapolating the stock market’s past into the future is tricky at best: Even when a previously very strong pattern hasn’t been discounted away by shrewd investors, there is no guarantee that it will work the next time around. And when it doesn’t work, there is no way in the moment to know if the pattern has permanently stopped working.

In the meantime, though, we can all celebrate the unexpectedly good news that the stock market has brought us this September.

duminică, 19 septembrie 2010

Wall St expected to lift this week

NEW YORK - If the US Federal Reserve's view of the economy brightens by just a glimmer next week, it could push the stock market above its four-month trading range.

The S&P 500 closed the week at the higher end of that range, just below 1,130. Some chartists see a break above it as presaging a test of the year's highs.

But options trading suggests some see 1,130 as the market's ceiling and are protecting their portfolios against a decline.

Other investors see the Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting as the turning point that stocks have been searching for to break out of the range with conviction.

"Going up to the close on Tuesday, we could see a little bit of enthusiasm, and perhaps it could be the catalyst that could push us above 1,130 on the S&P," Wells Fargo Funds Management chief portfolio strategist Brian Jacobsen said.

In late August, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said he would need to see a significant deterioration in economic conditions before easing monetary conditions further. Recent data, including a stronger-than-expected reading on private-sector jobs growth, could prevent further action from the Fed.

If the Fed does move, people "wouldn't interpret it as a bad sign (for the economy) but as the Fed being vigilant in trying to keep this recovery going," Mr Jacobsen said.

Most analysts don't see the Fed moving in that direction immediately, but Mr Jacobsen said any signal will be welcome.

"It could be the impetus that's needed to push people out of bonds and into stocks, finally," he said.

All eyes on technicals

Even with stocks losing a bit of momentum as some technical indicators suggest, the S&P 500 seems poised to move above 1,130. Some chartists see breaking that level as a harbinger for future gains, with overhead resistance not seen until 1,173 and then at the year's high near 1,220.

Having pierced 1,130 three times in the last three months, the level is garnering attention even from investors who are more focused on fundamentals than technical analysis.

"Whenever economic uncertainty bubbles up, that's when technicals take over in terms of what market participants look for," USAA vice president of equity investments Wasif Latif said.

"A lot of people have been looking at 1,130 and we look at it as a component because other people are acting on it."

For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 1.4 per cent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index advanced 1.5 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite Index jumped 3.3 per cent.

Options traders hedging bets

The CBOE Volatility index, or VIX, continued to show high volume as investors were bracing for volatility.

"After VIX September options expired on Wednesday, I expected that index options activity to drop," Schwab Center for Financial Research director of trading and derivatives Randy Frederick said.

"But on the day, there was actually a big volume on puts and calls, suggesting that as soon as September contracts expired, they replaced the VIX contracts again for protection."

A large put spread was made on the S&P 500 index that suggested a substantial move lower in the short term, according to Chris McKhann, analyst at optionMonster.com.

Housing data all week long

In terms of economic data, next week's schedule has a daily dose of housing indicators. From the housing market index on Monday to housing starts on Tuesday, followed by existing home sales on Thursday and new home sales on Friday, investors will be able to get a clearer picture of a key sector that must improve before the economic recovery can really kick in.

"It's been so terrible lately that it doesn't have to be strength – just a sign of life in the housing market could be support for financial markets overall," Mr Jacobsen said.


vineri, 10 septembrie 2010

DowJones index and bulls

Double Dip rumors wiped out

Double dip rumors wiped out by DowJones index CFD evolution, value index (10.4xx) that is very close from the open of the year (10.443) and also close from the open value of the month of August(10.514) value that if is pasted by the end of September, will develop a engulfing pattern, in a bullish trend wich means will be future bullish evolution.

DowJones CFD numbers evolution

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DowJones CFD chart evolution

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In Q3+Q4, Bulls will come back in markets

DowJones Index has less then 200 points to punch the bearish trend started in May 2010 and put bulls back to work, plus RSI indicator is helping (now at 58.245) because has more than 10 points untill overbought value.

DowJones index evolution

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Tehnically we are not that far from a bullish market, and fundamentals are helping to, from 35 reports that will come next week and influence the markets, 24 are forecasted better than last, wich means that fundamentally if analysts are not wrong , we have 68.57% chance to brake that bearish trend.

Report written by Scuturici Petru-Alexandru
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Time is set by Romanian clock source: www.forexfactory.com

miercuri, 1 septembrie 2010

marți, 1 iunie 2010

joi, 27 mai 2010

Slightly Bullish eur/usd 27.05.2010



Eur/usd daily double bottom

Posibiltate de inversare a trendului pe contractul spot eur/usd datorita figurii dobule bottom formata pe graficul daily; Siguranta va creste daca candle`ul ce reprezinta ziua de 27Mai2010 inchide peste pretul de 1.2370 deschiderea zilei anterioare.
Pe 4 ore schimbarea de trend deja a inceput, se poate observa prin figura Bullish Engulfing, dar si aici va capata siguranta abia dupa ce va urca mai sus de T1.

Eur/Usd chart 4hour engulfing pattern

miercuri, 7 aprilie 2010

Europa inca in criza ?!?

Astazi 7 aprilie, datele de la eurostat arata ca europaa inca
se zbate sa ramana in afara crizei din punct de vedere tehnic.

Grafic cu Produsul intern brut al europei. Click pentru a mari imaginea

T = trimestru
09 = anul 2009
10 = anul 2010


Astazi 7 aprilie datele despre trimestrul doi din 2010(T2.10) au aratat ca europa inca este pe marginea prapastiei pe care tocmai a urcat-o.
Analisiti se asteptau ca produsul intern brut al europei sa indice o modesta apreciere de 0.1% pe primele trei luni ale anului 2010 in comparatie cu ultimul trimestru din 2009, dar se pare ca cifrele economice europene sunt lipsite de modestie, T2.10 fiind 0% .
Comparat an la an economia europei s-a depreciat cu 2.2% mai mult
cu un procent decat estimase biroul european de statistica; doar exporturile
si cresterea stocurilor au ajutat zona euro sa se mentina pe linia de plutire
si a evita dezastru de inca un trimestru negativ care ar fi lasat loc speculatiilor
de valul numarul doi al crizei sau inca o recesiune.
Datele de astazi au tinut atat Fankfurt cat si Londra si Paris pe teritoriu
negativ dar pana in -0.50% , doar indicele european reusea sa se mentina
in teritoriu pozitiv dar aproape de 0%.
Datele despre produsul intern brut in europa.
Click pe imagine pentru a mari imaginea.

duminică, 14 martie 2010

luni, 8 martie 2010

un an de piata bullish



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9martie un an de piata bullish pentru pietele americane,
Dow Jones anul trecut pe 9 martie ajungea la minimul anului
la o valoare de 6440, pana astazi apreciindu-se cu peste 60% .
In tot acest timp institutiile statului american a sustinut piata financiara
preluand active toxice si sprijinind colosi financiari.

luni, 1 februarie 2010

Evolutie ianuarie Dow Jones Industrial Average



Prima luna a anului 2010 aduce scaderi in pietele bursiere din america, a doua de la inceputul pietei de tip bull (bull market = piata dominata de cumparatori) inceputa in martie anul trecut, prima fiind in luna iunie anul trecut atunci cand Dow Jones Industrial Average s-a depreciat cu 170 de puncte;
Istoria ne arata ca atunci cand luna ianuarie are deprecrieri atunci si restul de 11 luni vor avea performante slabe.
Potrivit datelor furnizate de Ned Davis Research, in in care indicele a crescut in luna ianuarie, mediana de apreciere pentru restul anului a fost de 10.4%, in timp ce in anii cand indicele a scazut in luna ianuarie, mediana de apreciere pentru restul anului a fost de doar 0.28%;
Peter A. McKay de la Wall Street Journal sustine ca multi dintre traderi se intreaba daca nu aprecerile de pe DJIA de 20% in ultimul an nu au fost ca acestia au mizat mult prea devreme pe revenirea economiei americane.

duminică, 31 ianuarie 2010

Februarie

Pentru luna februarie voi aduce in atentie actiunea Wells Fargo & Company.

Wells Fargo & Company

Pretul actual al acestei actiuni este 28.43$ , maximul lunii ianuarie a fost atins in data de 7 ianuarie 29.43$ iar minimul a fost atins in prima zi de tranzactionare a acestei luni in data de 4 ianuarie 26.82$.


4ianuarie-28ianuarie

Ultimele stiri ale acestei companii au fost :

Immigrants learn about tax rules
Jan. 29--The Internal Revenue Service does not report tax returns to the immigration department, although sometimes immigration officials will review tax information. However, if someone is ...

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Fannie Mae, MGIC, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and JC Penney
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and ...

Mai multe stiri despre aceasta companie putei afla la acest link .

Urmatoarele evenimente :


Mai multe despre acestea puteti citi la acest link .

Dupa cum se vede de pe graficul lunii ianuarie un trend descrescator s-a format, dar acesta este doar un val secundar, trendul principal fiind crescator din luna martie 09 ca restul sectorului financiar si indexul DowJones;



In luna ianuarie pretul s-a apreciat cu 5.21%. MACD si Exponential Moving Avrages indica faptul ca si in luna februarie pretul se va aprecia, insa indicatorul RSI are valoarea de 44.44 fiind intr-un trend descrescator, probabil pretul avand parte la inceputul lunii februarie de alte scaderi pana indicatorul RSI ajunge la valoarea de 30 ca apoi sa isi continue apreciera care a inceput-o in luna martie anul trecut.

EMA: RSI :

Pretul indicat pentru a achzitiona actiuni la aceasta companie e 29.50$ cu o tinta de profit de 1,9$/actiune , profitand astfel de aprecierea pana la ultimul maxim de pe termen mediu de 31.51$ . Recomand sa se vanda inainte de aceste maxim in zona valorii de 31.40$.




Singurul motiv pentru care pretul acestei actiuni nu ar urma scenariul de mai sus , ar fi datorita discursurilor presedintelui Obama despre regularizarea sistemului financiar si al bancilor,
in continuare acest subiect este sensibil si trebuie urmarit cu atentie.


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