Biiwii.com http://biiwii.com/wordpress 10+ Years of no b/s Market Commentary Sun, 01 Feb 2015 19:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1 NFTRH 328 Out Now http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/02/01/nftrh-328-now/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/02/01/nftrh-328-now/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2015 19:39:15 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30162 Another solid report this week.  I know that because it helped me out yet again in trying to understand all the components in play across markets; all the tops spinning around on the table. Stock market sentiment is an issue as markets continue at an important technical decision point.  The precious metals have short-term technical … Continue reading NFTRH 328 Out Now →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/02/01/nftrh-328-now/feed/ 0 Crazy Spot Curves – Orderly Forwards http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/crazy-spot-curves-orderly-forwards/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/crazy-spot-curves-orderly-forwards/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 21:54:55 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30157 Guest Post by Michael Ashton This is an interesting chart I think. It shows the spot CPI swap curve (that is, expected 1y inflation, expected 2y compounded inflation, expected 3y compounded inflation), which is very, very steep at the moment because of the plunge in oil. It also shows the CPI swap curve one year … Continue reading Crazy Spot Curves – Orderly Forwards →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/crazy-spot-curves-orderly-forwards/feed/ 0 To Create Unlimited Liquidity or Not? http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/create-unlimited-liquidity-not/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/create-unlimited-liquidity-not/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 20:42:29 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30153 Guest Post by Doug Wakefield To Create Unlimited Liquidity or Not; That is the Question  

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/create-unlimited-liquidity-not/feed/ 0 Proof That Cash is a Position Too http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/proof-cash-position/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/proof-cash-position/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 19:51:03 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30151 Guest Post by Opportunity Identified Those who check out our work often, know that we are advocates of patience, risk management, and high probability asymmetric risk/reward scenarios. This is a fancy way of saying we like to minimize loss while maximizing gain. Isn’t that what every investor wants? Related to our approach, we have been known … Continue reading Proof That Cash is a Position Too →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/proof-cash-position/feed/ 0 Hulbert on Rate Hikes & Stock Market; a Response http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/hulbert-fed-rate-hike/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/hulbert-fed-rate-hike/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:22:49 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30134 Mark Hulbert has a piece this morning at MarketWatch in which he de-correlates the first Fed interest rate hike from any supposedly corresponding stock market movements.  I agree with some but not all of what he writes.  Let’s take it a chunk at a time. Investors, it doesn’t matter when the Fed raises rates Are … Continue reading Hulbert on Rate Hikes & Stock Market; a Response →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/30/pivotal-events-37/feed/ 0 US Dollar is Wandering Off Track http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/29/dollar-wandering-off-track/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/29/dollar-wandering-off-track/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2015 20:52:33 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30125 Guest Post by Tom McClellan Dollar Is Wandering Off Track January 29, 2015 It is widely believed among economists and currency analysts that currency values follow the relative interest rates.  We are told, “Money goes where it is treated best”, and so the currency which offers the best interest rate will attract the most capital. … Continue reading US Dollar is Wandering Off Track →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/29/dollar-wandering-off-track/feed/ 0 What’s Bigger Than the $1.4 Billion Mortgage Ratings Scandal? http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/29/whats-bigger-1-4-billion-mortgage-ratings-scandal/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/29/whats-bigger-1-4-billion-mortgage-ratings-scandal/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2015 19:19:58 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30121 Guest Post by Elliott Wave International What’s Bigger Than a $1.4 Billion Mortgage Ratings Scandal? The great “inflated” expectations for gold, oil, commodities — and now stocks Editor’s Note: You can read the text version of this story below the video.   On January 21, one of the biggest financial lawsuits in recent history came … Continue reading What’s Bigger Than the $1.4 Billion Mortgage Ratings Scandal? →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/29/whats-bigger-1-4-billion-mortgage-ratings-scandal/feed/ 0 Pre-Packaged Baloney http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/pre-packaged-baloney/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/pre-packaged-baloney/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:12:24 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30119 Guest Post by Michael Ashton Ten-year nominal rates continue to drift back towards the 2012 lows; the 10y Treasury yields only about 1.75% now. But 2015 is so very different than 2012 in terms of the cause of those low rates. Nominal bonds are like the packaged sandwich you pick up at a gas station: … Continue reading Pre-Packaged Baloney →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/pre-packaged-baloney/feed/ 0 Get Out of the Casino! http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/get-casino/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/get-casino/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 21:03:19 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30116 Guest Post by David Stockman & Stealflation Today’s [yesterday’s –ed] Dip is a Warning – Get Out of the Casino! Shortly after today’s open, the S&P 500 was down nearly 2% and off its recent all-time high by 3.5%. But soon the robo-machines and day traders were buying the “dip” having apparently once again gotten the … Continue reading Get Out of the Casino! →

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]]> http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/get-casino/feed/ 0 FOMC Statement http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/fomc-statement-2/ http://biiwii.com/wordpress/2015/01/28/fomc-statement-2/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2015 19:02:19 +0000 http://biiwii.com/wordpress/?p=30114 For all you speed readers out there… Release Date: January 28, 2015 For immediate release Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace.  Labor market conditions have improved further, with strong job gains and a lower unemployment rate.  On balance, a … Continue reading FOMC Statement →

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