Month: November 2011

13F Filings – What Is Being Bought, What is Being Sold

There was a dump of Bank of America (BAC) and a pickup of Apple (AAPL) in the latest reports, just issued.

Several of the big named Hedge Funds were busy lightening up on financials, while they were bulking up on tech, utilities and staples.

Below is the current allocation of over $5.2...

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Russia and Oil: RTS Poised to Move (Chart of the Day)

Bloomberg always has an interesting daily chart that is available on the subscription service. This particular piece was very interesting. (H&C clients hold a position in RSX – Russia Equity ETF)
(Bloomberg) — Russian equities have underperformed Brent oil by 20 percent since the beginning of August, a sign to...

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Economic Reports You Should Know About

Last week there were few economic reports in focus. That was fine as far as market participants (bulls) were concerned. But this week is an entirely different story.

As most are looking to the FED to continue with their easy money policy, the PPI and CPI numbers will be a confirmation...

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The Week That Was – Stats, Charts and Review

The volatility does not want to go away. With every sneeze, cough and headline out of Europe, the market zigs and zags. But looking back on the results, Wednesday’s sharp decline was just about erased by the close on Friday.

Several pundits are predicting that there will be more of...

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