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Given the yet-another-record-high on Chipotle today, I was curious if there were any bears left at all on this (even I’m not crazy enough to short the likes of CMG). Although short interest has declined (understandably), there’s still a pretty stunning amount of victims:
Just a friendly reminder from your friends here at biiwii.com that we are in an economic contraction, not an expansion when viewing the big picture. Indeed, it is this site that has highlighted the little post-2012 expansion more vigorously than any other bearish leaning entity that I have seen, and earlier than most bullish entities I might add.
That was because of the Semiconductor Equipment ramp up → Palladium-Gold ratio → ISM upturn → Jobs upturn continuum we have been on. But that is a positive cycle within a much larger cycle that is very negative. Here’s the updated view of counter cyclical gold vs. cyclical commodities, which may be starting its next up turn. (more…)
Attention, businesses of the world: I understand your rationale for getting phone numbers like 1-
800-RAW-MEAT or 1-888-4-KIBBLE, but as a favor to your fellow citizens, could you please, every time, also put the pure digital equivalent? Because I think I can safely speak for the rest of the planet that squinting at phone buttons, looking for letters one at a time to spell your stupid mnemonic is a big pain in the ass.
Ballard Power is having another really strong day (and FCEL an even stronger one). If it can break 4.52, it will probably gain momentum.
On Saturday, I did my “Saturday Sooners” post, which – at the top of the list – included BancorpSouth as a short pick. Here we are on Tuesday morning, and plunge-a-roony. It’s a great example of a head and shoulders pattern in action.
