Monthly Archives: April 2018

Market Talk – Monday, April 16

  The main talking point in Asian trade today was the Hong Kong Dollar seeing another test of its upper band (7.85). The currency has been pegged between 7.75 and 7.85 since 1983 and has remained within that range since 1985. Today was the fifth time in three trading days that the HKMA (Hong Kong…

The Retail Sales Shortage

Retail sales rose (seasonally adjusted) in March 2018 for the first time in four months. Related to last year’s big hurricanes and the distortions they produced, retail sales had surged in the three months following their immediate aftermath and now appear to be mean reverting toward what looks like the same weak pre-storm baseline. Exactly…

Netflix Roaring Higher

There are some folks who think that Netflix, which has a triple-digit price/earnings ratio, is insanely priced. I’m a chartist, and when I see a chart like the one below, I don’t go anywhere near it, either long OR short. It’s just nuts.   And, now that earnings are out, I can tell myself again…

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The Greenbrier Companies (GBX) stock has been stuck at about $50 a share since we made our sell call back in November. What is going on here, with the name having traded sideways since this action? Well, our BAD BEAT Investing portfolio is looking to buy Greenbrier at the right price. In this column, we wish to discuss…