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I have a watch list called Recent IPOs which has, as you might guess, stocks which haven’t been public that long. As I scroll through it this morning, many of these members are ripping to lifetime highs. High-growth tech companies are quite clearly all the rage; here’s a sampling of seven charts (I”m also doing a bit of an experiment with content restriction).
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have now officially said that they oppose the capital rule proposed by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The government-sponsored enterprises agreed with critics of the rule who said the capital rule would increase costs for borrowers.
In a note over the weekend, analyst Dick Bove of Odeon Capital pointed out that Fannie Mae Chief Financial Officer Celeste Brown said recently that she had reservations about the FHFA’s capital rule as it was proposed. He also argued two more points, although his views are controversial.
Bove argued that FHFA Director Mark Calabria “is a highly intellectual, honest, and committed Libertarian who is adamant that the GSEs are not good for the government or the economy.” However, others like Tim Pagliara of CapWealth Advisors believe Calabria supports Fannie and Freddie, based on his actions and comments.
(more…)I’m not sure how many of you know about this feature in SlopeCharts, but Ctrl-U will toggle the chart from right-side-up to upside-down. I did this just now with the daily volatility index ($VIX) and I think it’s more than a little interesting. I’m guessing the next direction is down (AKA up):
