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More on the Election and Options Market Froth
September 4, 2020
Yesterday Jim was on Bloomberg TV talking about the election and markets. Detailed was the divergence between polls and the betting market along with the heated speculation in the options markets that contributed to the decline of the last few days.
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Employment in Pictures – Permanent Job Losses on the Rise
September 4, 2020
The number of job losers due to temporary layoffs continues to move lower, but the number of permanent job losses is still on the rise.
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
September 4, 2020
Today's topics include derivative inspired volatility, some perspective on yesterday's rout, august's insider selling highest since 2015, muni defaults, the Fed can't hit its inflation target on its own, what did Americans do with their stimulus checks?, trading revenues, checking in on the world's richest after yesterday's rout, and financial social media influencers.
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September 4, 2020
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
September 3, 2020
Today's topics include signs of speculation, Dudley's call for fiscal stimulus, sovereign debt as a safe haven, debt to GDP, corporate bond issuance hits record, arguing stocks are cheap, the ECB keeps an eye on the euro, Robinhood in hot water, and getting bullish on copper.
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September 3, 2020
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Options Speculation Is Raging
September 2, 2020
Speculation with U.S. equity listed options is rampant. Options volume, combined with retail trading volume, might make up as much as 40% of NYSE volume.
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Total Return Review: The Year of Extremes Continues
September 2, 2020
2020 has been a year of extremes in many markets.
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Quick Comments/What We’re Reading
September 2, 2020
Today's topics include a tale of two economies, banks rein in credit limits, preparing for a volatile election, manufacturing, checking in on the Fed's mortgage purchases, a look back at Abenomics, tracking the recovery with alternative data, and Zoom is now bigger than IBM.
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September 2, 2020
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Monthly Fund Flows – Investors Continue Pulling Money From Stock Funds
September 1, 2020
Despite another month of healthy stock returns in July, investors pulled one of their largest sums on record out of stocks mutual funds and ETFs.