Hi eveyone one,
I have being travelling and try to take some to update this which I think it is important for everyone to take note of
Bp oil spill is world disaster . It will impact alot of thing job, food and energy.
Obama have freeze all of short drilling. ( This part is already 3 week late but i will put this view for future flash back.)
For job part:
there will alot of people out of job for quite sometime and should not bold well for the job figure in US the next few quater.
(Like the media have reported, business in beach, resturant, hotel and alot of service and oil fishery industry around gulf of mexico will be greatly effect. I think you can name it all there) There will be hang over effect in the economy
For food and fishery
Food chain will be effected and I thik this will also effect the world climate which i think we will extreme weather throught USA or North america in the next few quarter, we will have food supply problem.
And there is Hoof-and-mouth disease out break in Japan...http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2010/06/10/Hoof-and-mouth-disease-spreads-in-Japan/UPI-15781276222027/
The hog is already in tight supply and I think we should brace for a nice run soon.
About USA recovery, eh?
There is a;ot of noise that the economy is recovering, so it is real? Well i betting the best run US stock market have already done for now , so I will on the short side of the market... Allen but not for Dax, recall the past news letter, which i wrotethat i am very bullish in euro exporting economy like Dax, due to the weakeness in Euro, the weakness in Euro come in a great timing for Europe while the world economy is re-stocking inventories and expanding infastructure . so the dax should be doing good for a while longerbut not for debt ridden economy like PIIGS ... now the Ireland is doing so I think the recovery in ireland will good and sustainable one, everyone should look to invest in this economy for long term play.
But not for USA, what i see the situation getting worse, the economy will immediately collasp without the government life line, and what is making me pessimistic is US consumer having credit expanding, instead of contracting...
So we now have consumer resume consuming credit and the government extending borrowing well.... this is very very bad. and if the corporate bond market revive, I am brace for the Armageddon scenario in US economy in the next 2-4 year from now
In Japan, there is high saving in consumer and japan is still having surplus, while the government borrow heavily from the world so I think overall the economy is still manageable but i did not mean it is good for Japan, I think Japan will soon face greece like crisis but right now the so the debt problem in japan is still manageable.
The us economy is 70% service industries, which mean is realable heavily on consumer service consumption which I see this is evaporating fast which we seeing why the jobless claim is still at this high 450,000 per week .... I don't think i see a recovery here.
Corporation continue to shedded of job while avaibale position is scare. and I don';t think the real umemployment in US is only 9.6% , I have being doing the math, the number don't fit. I think the unemployment should be about 15-20% but anyway, we will use the "official" so the market will " feel good ."
Since 70% of US economy is about service, so i think we will before the sefvice revive, we will need to see, the jobless claim turn negative with continue decline in number and new job added to the economy which i think we will still quite far from that situation. Where we are heading now is quite dangerous ... so I am bracing for a new crisis which should occure in the next 3 quarter from now ....
So how do i planning to manage my port folio.
For Gold, I will be dip buyer, my accumulate target is US$1190 - US$1210, I love all the short seller, they just give me opportunity to buy the gold at cheaper level, which i believe it is cheap when compare the gold price which should at higher level in the time to come, I will take the deliver of the contract I am buying now... paper gold is just fiat currency .
For oil, the price at this level is of courese reason and I think US$70.00 should be a good entry point and 75 - 78 should be a good target for selling short term play.
for longer term play, I think US$68 - 80 should be a good range for 2-3 month holding
For S&P
I think my target of enter short US$1090 - US$1100,
short term play in S&P
Enter short at 1090 - 1100 range (or maybe 1086 if you don't a few point lose) and take profit about 1050 - 1060
for longer target well i think 800 point should be target, souind like impossible but I think this is a conservation target i have in mind.
Soft commoditites.
With so many uncertainty in the environment and climate, and the supply is at a tight range, so I think this a be a dip buy... I am now paying attention to hog,
I am buying into the dip.
That should cover for now.
Have a good trade and good luck everyone
I will be back for more....
Thursday, June 3, 2010
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I Don't forget to short bond too.
ReplyDeleteI have close all my long at average 102.3 ... nice profit and I am starting to accumulate short.
And I forget to mention euro, I am still a believe in Euro, so I think althought i did not take the profit at 1.25 level .
anyway I am adding the EURO at this low level ... all the way to 1.18, i have complete used up all my froex fund, now i am bracing for a nice rally :)
ten years treasury i am start to short @ 102.3 and will add more short into the rally ...
ReplyDeleteI am going to nail another big run, hopefully so
I don't get it - how can you be long the euro and short the s and p? These things are trading in the same direction for the past couple of months. Is one a hedge for the other? Or do you see this relationship ending? I am follower of your blog since you started..
ReplyDeleteHi OG,
ReplyDeletewhat make you think euro and s&p should move in the same direction in the S&p
So time in the past, we use to have gold trade in the same direction as oil but thing seem not to link any more.
I think the most important is that when trading situation change, the trading theme should also change. We as investor should quick adjust to this hostile investment. They come inquick momentum and gone before you even take note of.
hi pred,
ReplyDeletethx for ur analyses..yes i remember ur words on dax, when i go short now then only ibex and eurostoxx ,but switched much to late this year a expensive lesson learned *G*..
euro thats very tricky iam still to afraid to take a bigger long pos ,during football wm ok u can burn down the houses of spanish and portugal people they would not care *G*, iam not sure if eurozone will stay together this way, and the good numbers from exports could be overshadowed from bad news from some pigs countries and thers still eastern europe..soros gives a speech in germany about euro..
Preditor:
ReplyDeleteThanks for your post!. Took a small spx short position at 1091.
Hi Allen ,
ReplyDeleteOn euro, this cuurency have come too far to break up and I believe the euro country aware of this which we are seeing serious change in government budget cut from Ireland, Greek and Spain . And this something that other euro zone economy. Maybe The euro willbreak in the next 10 years. But under uncontrolable budget deficit only. If the eurozone is trying to control budget deficit then I think the euro will be doing well.
One of positive light ineuro zone is the Ireland which undergo a seriou economy surgery is now quick emerge from a sustain recovery and I mean a good recovery.
The Greek problem will be in 2-3 years from now. It is the pain they need to take but once they are our of icu they will become more strong then before.
Hello Preditor and everyone,
ReplyDeleteAlways appreciate what you write Preditor, I found this, maybe worth a read. http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2010/06/dick-arms-trin-arms-index-at-extreme-levels/
hope you find it interesting
Daniel
Hi OG,
ReplyDeleteI just want to explain further the thought on the euro move and s&p move.
The EURO got hit because of the debt which automatically ignite sell in the stock world wide, the debt issue have a big hit on the euro, actually almost all the every country have debt issue, especially the industrized country , the big one is US, Japan and a few other. which is why the euro move in the same direction as the S&P, whixh is ok at some level.
I believe the EURO have already hit the floor and now in the stabilizing stage this is in my opinion .. I bet my position in the long part in EURO.
But for stock, I believe the stock market have already price all the good new which might occurred and 950 -1000. point is the already consider expalain for overall S&P so i beleive we are in serious sell off or hard correction.
The dividend yield for stock is also not very high so don't think it worth the risk to be a bull from now on.
I think the Euro and S&P will start to delink from each other, so i think the market is look at a new debt ridden country to lay their knife on, I am not sure if this time will be Japan or US. I am betting the US will the last target but anyway .
The best bet will be in Gold ... for the save haven for the next few years
this might not happen tomorrow or the next few trading session
Brilliant comments; I really appreciate your analysis - you are very good at trend spotting. It is true that relationships de-couple over time, and the euro may stabilize here while the S and P moves lower. My personal belief is that the JPY may be the next target of short sellers. I think shorting the yen in terms of gold is a good play i.e sell the yen and buy an equilavent amount in gold. I'm looking for an entry point for this trade.
ReplyDeleteHi everyone,
ReplyDeletecheck out this news
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a737RqodrbyM&pos=6
I think it is presnt a good oppoertunity to invest
cheeer
I am adding short in the s&p today, short into rally
ReplyDeleteAdd short add 1101
ReplyDeletePred you really seem to be one of the only guys that is able to do a halfway decent job of reading this market. What indicators/metrics do you look at on a daily/weekly basis to form your views. Thanks a bunch
ReplyDeleteHi CBS,
ReplyDeleteThere is no metric and indicator to form my view. CBS you have being following my Blog since the begining. And what have you learn so far?
What everyone is doing is trying to read daily indicator and draw a trend base on past trading activity which is very very wrong. Past is not future but tomorrow future will be today past.
You should detect the trend, short, mid and long term trend and try to link with present trading. Now in order to follow my trading you have to go back to my past blog post. Obviously you just read but did not follow through my thought. You read but did not try to link with investment.
hi pred
ReplyDeletein cot hedgefonds switching pos every weak, now it looks like the want to play some squeeze, or better said last week the went long, trippel witch day on friday, could be possibel they want to keep this rally going until friday..
I´ve noticed the same Allen..also vix index is moving down´, despite Greece debt downgrade yesterday. I use a chart that compares vix ema 5 and 20 crossing with s&p and it seem´s to be quite bullish, at least for now, here is the link
ReplyDeletehttp://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=$VIX&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p39539374661
May be we can go a litte bit up Pred ?
I think the market will go up only if Fed renew QE, which i believe they will when the economy data start to roll out bad news..
ReplyDeleteBut for now, I think i will not as bullish as before .. so I will bet on the short side...
Now the Dax is start to making upward momentum up with EURO gaining strength, which i think it is about time to start piling short in Dax or European stock, maybe we might go up a bit more but if they Euro regaining strength, the Dax might begining it downward pressure ..
I will keep posting on the dax move..
Recall when i write in my previous post when to start selling stock in dax, is when Euro start gaining real strength
Hi everyone,
ReplyDeleteI will take 50% of my oil profit I today trading. And add more short to the s&p.
I will keep piling more short into this rally. Not sure about the rebound but I am taking the short sde this time.
I like to sell into the rally and buy on weakness.
I think gold in preparing for the next leg up so looking to a good run in precious metal. I mean gold and silver .
Hi everyone,
ReplyDeleteToday i have add a lot short to the S&P . my avergae short for the S&P is at 1112 now. Yesterday was agood day to short the index :) looking forward to cash out the position but not sure of the timing.. it is wise to selll when the market is feeling bullish
Take profit 50% of my oil position @ 77.50 and made about US$8.00 gain,
will look forward to accumulate more oil at lower level posssible targe US$70.00 -72.00
Add more gold and silver yestersday, I have a feeeling we are at nerw begining of the new bull
Average @price for gold is US$1215 and silver is US$18.10
Hog @ average US$81.10
and short treasury @ 102.5...
All position set and look to take profit soon.
Good luck everyone
hi
ReplyDeletehow is every1 doing ...
Hi Preditor,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your posts!
The elliott wave people think the spx will push a little higher ~1130to1150, before the spx rolls over, down to 870.
Chanos is shorting US and China markets "across the board". My goodness.
video (at bottom of artice) is interesting
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=apPnL_mjDJeA
Hendry is also China bashing
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aFxARdvFHFpI
My feeling is that the Chinese are tuff as heck and will survive although the chinese markets my go down some.
Preditor do you have any thoughts on this China bubble and the likely out come?
Thanks
Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteIf my calculation not mistaken, we are going down hard , I recommend on the short side this time, it better to start piling short now. i don't mind if the market will go up another 10 - 15 point from high but the trend is down, this is the picture i am seeing now ..
On china side, I think the china is preparing for a slow down but i don't see a crash yet ..the bubble in china is just starting, so we should worry less about the bubble in china, I think they will slow down or deflate the bubble out a bit which will good for the economy in long run ..
So technically i am bearish on stock at for the next 2 quarter ..
I have have being piling lot of short in S&P... fully invest in Gold and silver.
Will also start to piling more short in the treasury is there is rally ...
I have almost exhuast my position so , i now wait and take profit .. hope all they read come as planned ..
Cheer Bob
hi Shirley,
ReplyDeletehow are you doing .. it quite sometme and hope you doing well
Hi Pred
ReplyDeleteDon´t you think starting seeing some signs of deflation in the US, and low rates for the near and mid term futures cuold help go up bonds and treasurie? Do you really think is a good time for shorting?
Thanks
Hi Andrea,
ReplyDeleteI don't think us is having deflation whle is having inflation so I think the real econmy is us is having inflation.
Holding bond treasury is as dangerous holding dollars, and I think the treasury have rally to point which is difficult to sustain . So iwill bet on the short in treasury this time.
Gold will roar hard this time brace for a very good in gold
Hello Preditor and everyone,
ReplyDeletesaw this article in Bloomberg about China removing the peg with the dollar.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aPTR0m8mvZXY&pos=1
Does this information change your approach. You think basemetals can jump on this or is it just the soft commodities.
Thanks for a nice blog,
Daniel
Hi Daniel ,
ReplyDeleteI think there will be short term boost to the stock market , however this is already widthly speculate by the big institue and should already price in the market.
The china revalue is just going to to make the us dollar donminte asset look less attractiive and china donminate asset look more attractive.
This is something more then just revalue but it is next structural change in the world economy. The us will need to prepare them for the inflation sooner then expected . Traesury bond will get less attractive due to long term outlook and dollar is on the new leg down.
I will do more research and update the blog. But don't be over bullish this run.
I make some visit to the china revalue yuan in my last year blog
ReplyDeletethis is the link for your review
http://realityinvestment.blogspot.com/2009/11/bond-gold-dollar-stock-bond-rally.html
ReplyDeleteI wrote lot of stuff back in 2009 , I think it will be good for all of you to revisit.
ReplyDeleteA few thought might might abit old fashion , but there a lot good which is useful for your current trade ..
Cheer, everyone