$FED interest rate hike

December 2, 2015 6:40 pm / Published in FED, GLD, GOLD, XAU
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said she was “looking forward” to a U.S. interest rate hike that will be seen as a testament to the economy’s recovery from recession. The dollar gained against the euro after the Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen flagged an interest rate hike that may come in two weeks, while indexes

Option Expiry $SPX and $FED

November 19, 2015 10:17 am / Published in FED, SP500, SPX, SPY
Dont expect VOL to increase – closing options at current level   FOMC minutes indicate that the Fed is set for a rate increase in December.  However, reading the tea leaves tells a new story.  Until now, our analysis of past FOMC minutes has been that the Fed is likely to raise rates by 100

$GRPN -30% yesterday – Lost 9 Billions in 4 years $Market Cap

November 5, 2015 12:06 am / Published in FED, GRPN, Rate
Exactly four years ago, Groupon Inc’s initial public offering was priced at $20, valuing the company at $13 billion. The stock fell 30 percent on Wednesday to as low as $2.79, giving the operator of daily deals website groupon.com a market value of less than $2 billion. FED Wall Street edged lower after Federal Reserve

$FED – NO CHANGE

September 17, 2015 2:03 pm / Published in FED, Rates
Fed holds rates steady in nod to global economic weakness

$FED Date and Emerging Markets Upgrade

September 17, 2015 11:03 am / Published in ASHR, China, EZA, FED, FXI, TUR
The Fed’s actions will have major impact on the emerging markets. For this reason, ahead of the Fed, we are upgrading China (ASHR and FXI), South Africa (EZA) and Turkey (TUR). The reason is that there are lots of shorts in these markets and conditions are ripe for a massive short squeeze to the upside.

Fed Likely To Delay

September 15, 2015 1:02 am / Published in FED, Rates, SPX, USA, VIX
Fed Likely To Delay, But Meeting Remains Live The September Fed commentary will be publishing on the 17th this week. We have based our trades on the first rate hike this year. At this point we believe it is more likely that the Fed will use the December meeting to first raise rates. This is