Have Rates Seen the Bottom?
Jack Bouroudjian, Index Futures Group CEO, discusses what’s next for interest rates as the 10-Year hit a high Monday, reaching its highest level since December. Click here to watch this video.
Archive for January 2012
Job Creation Happening in Spite of Washington: CEO
Jack Bouroudjian, CEO at Bull and Bear Partner, told CNBC, “this market has been going up for a couple of reasons, one it is completely undervalued, you have got these earnings reports coming out showing you that these companies are making money, yet we are struggling with a thirteen multiple.”
Stocks Continue to Rally
Stocks are cheap, the U.S. dollar is king, so is now the time to be bullish? Ron Kruszewski, Stifel Nicolaus & Company CEO, and Jack Bouroudjian, Index Futures Group CEO, weigh in.
Gold and S&Ps: Key Technical Levels
If you read this blog or listen to my podcast on a regular basis, you know that I don’t consider myself a technician. But that doesn’t mean I don’t pay attention to technical levels—you have to take information from multiple places in order to make the best decisions. So to close out the first full [...]
What This Week’s Jobs Reports Mean for the Markets
Folks, this morning’s ADP number blew away street. Private-sector payrolls increased by 325,000 last month, far surpassing the forecast of 178,000. Now the expectations for tomorrow’s non-farm payrolls are even higher, but the range is still pretty significant—the projections are anywhere from 110,000-200,000. Tomorrow’s number will be the real tell, of course, but it’s nice [...]
US, European Banks Decoupling Important Trend for Markets
Jack Bouroudjian, CEO, Index Futures Group highlights some of the interesting trends that will dictate market direction in the coming weeks. Click here to watch this video.
Gold Bounces Back: Managing a Winning Trade
How about gold, folks!? When we dipped down around 1520 I called it a bear trap, and I warned people not to get caught in short positions. Now, over the last four days, we’ve seen gold bounce up around $90. Incredible! As a long-term gold bull, I was very eager to take advantage of that [...]
3 Sectors that Could Surprise Investors in 2012
Welcome to 2012, folks! Before the holiday I broke down what I believe will be the three keys for investors to watch going into the new year. As you know, I’m a glass-half-full kind of guy, so on this first trading day of the year I wanted to go through three sectors that I think [...]