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Continue reading →: Minsky Moment: The instability is acceleratingAs I’ve written before, stability in the economy, and in the financial markets, breeds instability. That screenplay has been used over and over again throughout history. We might say that one specific event changed everything, but that was just the match, the barrel of gas was already there, ready to…
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Continue reading →: Time to be greedy: Tapestry is nearing its lowest level in a decade(Photo credit: Mike Mozart) For investors used to follow this stock, it might seem unbelievable, but the share price of the home company for the Coach brand is nearing its decade lows. Graph 1 – Tapestry stock price (2009 to present) (source: Yahoo Finance) For those keeping track of the…
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Continue reading →: The competition has just made Proto Labs cheaperI have recently written about Proto Labs for SeekingAlpha. Making a long story short, I see Proto Labs (PRLB) as a cloud manufacturing company. It has a huge amount of manufacturing capacity concentrated in its locations, and it uses a digital thread to allow customers to manage the production process.…
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Continue reading →: Elon Musk’s play-book has lost its shine for Tesla investorsLast year, I wrote an article where I argued that to understand the chances of Tesla surviving the production hell, you had to look at previous Musk ventures. The idea revolved around the fact that Elon had, in the past, used a common play-book where he re-engineered processes and products…
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Continue reading →: How does Gold really work?Gold (GLD) is seen, by the investment community, or even by society’s common sense, as a great hedge for uncertain times. However, the reason why this happens is not entirely understood. People tend to see gold as a safe-haven. Something that never loses its value, and however, that has not…
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Continue reading →: Notes on Friday’s meltdown: Don’t let it fool youTo my best knowledge, and years of experience in the markets, the Friday unnerved session is just that, an anxious day after what seems to be a U-turn by the Fed. I am an old-school macro-guy. That means that when the Fed signalizes a dovish stance, I see it as…
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Continue reading →: Baidu: A rare value & growth stockBaidu keeps appearing in both my value and growth screeners. The stock got crushed at the end of 2018 Chinese debacle, and it is yet to recover. The pros and cons of this stock suggest that this might be an interesting investment. (Featured image: Simone Brunozzi) Baidu (BIDU) keeps showing…
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Continue reading →: MMT is a cool, dangerous idea
MMT is attracting a lot of attention due to the proximity of the 2020 Presidential election At its core, MMT assumes a different money origin, which has repercussions in the way we interpret budget deficits and debt. The theory is an interesting exercise, but the risk of turning sour should…
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Continue reading →: Barrick and Newmont reached an interesting deal
In hindsight, it seems like Mark Bristow used the opening provided by the Newmont (NEM)-Goldcorp (GG) merger, to force a Barrick (GOLD) controlled Joint-Venture. The last couple of months have been heated in the gold industry (GLD), with the Barrick-Rangold merger taking the spotlight, followed by the Newmont-Goldcorp deal. Once…
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Continue reading →: Algos and ETFs might give stock pickers a new lifeSummary Algos and ETFs became a significant part of the market infrastructure. That has changed the market rhythm, and it has amplified certain behaviors. Those changes might be the opening that stock pickers needed to be back on the action. Picture: DocChewbacca Algorithms have been responsible for changing the market…
Hi Fren,
Pepe Maltese
I used to trade inside the machine. Now I just raid it.
I publish two high-conviction setups daily — one momentum, one turnaround — filtered through tape structure, volume shifts, and misaligned narratives.
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