February Rate Hike Still Anticipated
 CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/17/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 99 T-Bonds 12/16/99 Flat Mar. 99 S&Ps 12/16/99 Short 1446 1470 1419 Mar. 99 Euro 12/8/99 Short    BondsThe March bond contract [USH0>USH0] stopped out our longs on Thursday after putting in the biggest losing week in 10 months. The market seems […]
Market Not Waiting for February Hike; Selling Now
Financial Futures Insight  CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/17/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 99 T-Bonds 12/16/99 Flat Mar. 99 S&Ps 12/16/99 Short 1446 1470 1419 Mar. 99 Euro 12/8/99 Short    BondsThe March bond contract (USH0) stopped out our longs on Thursday after putting in the biggest losing week in 10 […]
S&P Market Requires a Melding of both Technical and Fundamental Factors
CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/15/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 00 T-Bonds 12/15/99 Long 92-21 91-29 94-01 Mar. 00 S&Ps Flat Mar. 00 Euro 12/08/99 Short 1.02 1.03 1.005 BondsThe March bond contract [USH0>USH0] continued to sell off Wednesday after Tuesday’s CPI report revived inflationary fears. Economists on the Street have begun to revise […]
US Economy Continues to Outpace Europeans
 CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/13/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 00 T-Bonds Flat Mar. 00 S&Ps 12/13/99 Short 1440 1462 1420 Mar. 00 Euro 12/08/99 Short 1.02 1.03 1.005 BondsThe March bond contract [USH0>USH0] was moderately down Monday on profit-taking ahead of Tuesday’s CPI report. Volume was light however, as many stayed out […]
Falling Energy Prices Give Bonds a Boost
CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/10/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 99 T-Bonds 12/10/99 Short 1.0200 1.0300 1.005 Mar. 99 S&Ps  Flat    Mar. 99 Euro  Flat     BondsThe March bond contract [USH0>USH0] rallied Friday on the PPI report. The report stated that prices rose 0.2% November which was […]
Tech Sector Could Add Support to S&Ps
 CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/08/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 99 T-Bonds Flat Mar. 99 Euros  Flat    Dec. 99 S&Ps  Flat      BondsThe March bond contract [ush0>ush0] was slightly down Wednesday on quiet trade. We just missed our short entry point Tuesday. The only report of […]
Strength in European Market Helps Bonds Rise
 CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/06/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Dec. 99 T-Bonds Flat Dec. 99 S&Ps Short 1438 1460  1421 Dec. 99 Swiss franc Flat  BondsThe March bond contract [ush0>ush0] rose marginally Monday on continued follow-through from Friday’s relief rally. Strength in European bond markets also helped the bond bulls. We […]
Strong US Stock Market Continues to Increase Demand for Dollars
CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/03/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Dec. 99 T-Bonds Flat Dec. 99 S&Ps 12/01/99 Short 1438 1460 1405
Market Shows Good Strength in Light of Recent Bond Weakness
CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 12/01/99) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Dec. 99 T-Bonds Flat Dec. 99 S&Ps 12/01/99 Long 1395 1375 1420 Dec. 99 Swiss franc 11/08/99 Short .6478
Possible T-Bond Rally May Present Selling Opportunity
CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 11/26/99) Market Date Long/Short EnterStop Target Dec. 99 T-Bonds Flat Dec. 99 S&Ps 11/24/99 Long 1414 1395 1430 Dec. 99 Swiss franc 11/08/99 Short .6478
Seasonal S&P Rally Expected after Tuesday’s Selloff
CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 11/24/99) Market Date Long/Short EnterStop Target Dec. 99 T-Bonds Flat Dec. 99 S&Ps 11/24/99 Long 1414 1395 1430 Dec. 99 Swiss franc 11/08/99 Short .6478
Holiday Week Keeps Market Quiet
PREVIOUS POSITIONS Market Long/Short Enter Exit P/L (per contract) Dec. 99 T-bonds Long 114-05 115 $843.75 Dec. 99 S&Ps Short 1401 1409 -$2000 Dec. 99 Swiss franc Long .6550 .6500 –