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Gary Kaltbaum
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Most of my stance has not changed. A few have.
I am still bearish on anything INTEREST-RATE sensitive. INTEREST-RATE
SENSITIVE areas I am bearish on are HOUSING, UTILITIES, REITS, REGIONAL BANKS,
S&LS most FINANCIALS, LENDERS and most BROKERS. In fact, BROKERS and FINANCIALS
are now imploding. Even the almighty Goldman is now breaking down off of a top.
I am also seeing major tops in place for names like MER,BSC,LEH,C,JPM and
others. The good news…and amazingly so, the market has continued higher in
spite. In the past, action like we are seeing in the FINANCIALS has always been
a harbinger of some ugly to come.
I am also in the bearish camp on INSURANCE, COAL, DRUGS, BIOTECH, RESTAURANTS
and many RETAILERS.
I continue to love recent action in leading growth names…many of the names
I have mentioned to you in the past…names like AAPL, BIDU, GOOG, FWLT, AMZN,
RIMM, CROX, MA, FFIV and others. I have been trained to pay attention to these
leading names…because of they continue to do well, markets usually hold up.
A couple of weeks ago, i told you I loved the set ups in the
SEMICONDUCTORS…though I did not like the fundamentals. SEMICONDUCTORS have
ramped…and ramped hard. The SOX broke out at 513 and has moved straight up.
INTEL (the puke) threw a little sand on the fire with their putrid earning’s
report.
My stance has changed on GOLD/SILVER. For the first time in quite a while,
the stocks are now outperforming the metal. This is normally a bullish
occurrence. This change occurred on the high volume day of July 6.
OILS continue to be the bull of the woods. Every time I think they are going
to stall and correct, they stall and correct for a day…and then turn up. They
remain in full bull mode…but did want to add a decent amount of names are
running into some trouble as they break the 50 day average.
Nothwithstanding today’s ugly action, the major indices’ charts look
fine…but again, you cannot throw darts. If you are over weighted in
FINANCIALS, BROKERS and RETAIL, you are losing money. It is crucial you
recognize what areas are NOT doing the job.
Lastly, as you know, I have been relentless in my rhetoric about the total
lack of oversight in the markets. There is not a day that goes by that I am not
blasting the Fed, the regulators, the overseers and the ratings agency for NOT
doing their job. Oversight is oversight…whether there are problems or not. The
police should not show up only AFTER there are major problems.I have a few
questions.
How was Bear Stearns able to buy and sell their own mess back to Bear
Stearns…and price it at THEIR OWN arbitrary price?
What was the formula these funds used to price these bonds?
Why is the rest of Wall Street and the hedge fund community NOT being forced
to mark prices correctly?
Why were these funds able to use 90% margin?
How many sleeping pills were the rating’s agencies taking while all this was
going on?
How much money have these rating’s agencies been paid for these timely
downgrades?
What is the total amount of bonds that are out there?
I can go on and on. It seems to me Wall Street and regulators did not learn
any lessons from the last mess that occurred in 99 when overly greedy people
went too far in order to make money too fast. Why is it that only after billions
are lost do the police show up? These are all questions that will be forced to
be answered sooner rather than later…hopefully!