CalibratedConfidence's blog
No CNBC, It's Not Priced In
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 08/30/2015 07:34 -0500Luckily we didn't hear anything more about Vomiting Camel formations but there was certainly an ample amount of "it's priced in" blaring in the background.
Took 'Em Long Enough
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 07/25/2015 16:34 -0500Barron's just now, some 5 years after Zero Hedge first called it out, presented with no further comment
Pirates Stealing Cargo Again - 2 Ships Attacked Off Singapore Coast In June
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 06/13/2015 07:17 -0500Orkim manages a fleet of 11 ships according their website and of those 11, two are suspected of being hijacked in early June.
Avon Rings Bell, SEC Shoots It Through The Door
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 05/17/2015 09:02 -0500
TI Europe, Largest Oil Tanker, Sits Off Malaysia
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 05/03/2015 05:50 -0500Oil tankers are just sitting in the water, motionless. Floating storage vessels, like Knock Nevis, are just hanging out off the coast of Bahrain. The largest oil tanker, TI Europe, rests quietly off the coast of Malaysia.
Virtu Continues Profit Streak, Still One 1 Day Of Trading Losses In Over 5 Years, IPO In 2015 According To Latest S-1 Filing
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 02/22/2015 05:29 -0500Apparently it is beneficial to have Dick Grasso (former NYSE Chief Executive and Chairman) along with Jack Sander (former CME Chairman) and General John Abizaid (former head of US Central Command) on the company payroll.
Trading Crack
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 02/16/2015 03:02 -0500"...the current benefits to refiners will push some performance weakness into the summer, helping to dampen the impact of the drop in Crude Oil prices on business performance".
Andrew Hall, Phibro, Occidental
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 12/14/2014 11:42 -0500Phibro could have the ability to mask its activity in Occidental’s hedging activity. Speaking with traders within the oil complex, I learned that there has been heavy trading activity on the OTC market on the backend of the oil curve.
Weekend Macro Summation
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 11/08/2014 09:20 -0500"Sample issues: we aren’t controlling for changes in the quality of job growth when measuring average hourly earnings"
Morgan Stanley's European Equity Strategy Data Gallery
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 11/01/2014 21:41 -0500On Friday Morgan Stanley cut a note highlighting European equity data. Here's a few key charts.
High-Flying REIT Lodging Sector Crashes: Ebola Concerns Or Profit Taking?
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 10/02/2014 10:15 -0500The decline followed reports of one confirmed ebola case in Texas. That case has started to make people nervous; additional reports of Ebola cases could create an environment where the travel and hospitality industries would once again see weaker performance.
Bank Of America & Morgan Stanley Comment On Commodities
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 08/12/2014 17:03 -0500Coal production in the U.S YoY is down 0.3 percent and continued production slowdowns could continue to hurt firms like Peabody Energy which is down almost 19 percent YTD.
Micro-Structure & Exchanges: A Complicated Relationship
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 08/09/2014 19:09 -0500Direct Edge wasn’t the only exchange, nor the first exchange, to do what it did, which was the creation of symbiotic relationships between exchanges and HFTs.
Cheap Credit Will Sink Us Again
Submitted by CalibratedConfidence on 07/19/2014 15:55 -0500Benzinga noted on June 27, 2014 “The demand created by Abenomics, along with the demand rush prior to a hike in consumption tax, is viewed as fleeting by corporations”
