Gary D. Smith

Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 24, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 24th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly deteriorating today. The Libor-OIS Spread is gaining +4.8% to 16.52 bps(+8.3% in 5 days). The TED Spread is up +2.2% to 23.72 bps. The 2Y Swap Spread is up +6.3% [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, China, Commodities, Dividends, Earnings, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Financials, Japan, Markets, Politics, Portfolio strategies, Precious Metals, Retail / Consumer Discretionary, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis

Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 21, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 21st, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly deteriorating today. The Libor-OIS Spread is up +2.4% to 16.3 bps. The 2Y Swap Spread is up +2.1% to 14.75 bps. The US sovereign cds is up +3.0% to 29.83 [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, Biotech, Commodities, Earnings, Economy, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Financials, Homebuilders, Industrials, International, Markets, Materials, Politics, Polls, Portfolio strategies, Precious Metals, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis

Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 17, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 18th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mixed today. The TED Spread is falling -2.2% to 24.3 bps. The North America Investment Grade CDS Index is falling -1.7% to 70.42 bps. The European Investment Grade CDS Index is [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, China, Commodities, Economy, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Homebuilders, International, Latin America, Markets, Politics, Portfolio strategies, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis, Transportation

Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 14, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 14th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mixed today. The Libor-OIS Spread is falling -10.5% to 14.41 bps. The North America Investment Grade CDS Index is falling -1.6% to 72.45 bps. The US sovereign cds is down -6.2% [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, Biotech, China, Commodities, Dividends, Earnings, Economy, Euro Zone, Homebuilders, Industrials, International, Markets, Portfolio strategies, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis

Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 10, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 10th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mixed today. The 3M EUR/USD Cross Currency Basis Swap is rising +4.1% to -14.18 bps. The Spain sovereign cds is down -1.8% to 224.1 bps. The Italian/German 10Y Yld Spread is [...]

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Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 7, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 7th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly improving today. The 3M EUR/USD Cross Currency Basis Swap is falling -5.2% to -15.6 bps. The North American Investment Grade CDS Index is down -1.7% to 69.35 bps. The European [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, China, Commodities, Dividends, Earnings, Economy, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Homebuilders, International, Markets, Politics, Precious Metals, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis, Transportation

Gary Smith’s Market Take

May 3, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, May 3rd, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly improving today. The 3M EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap is rising +4.9% to -16.43 bps. The TED Spread is falling -3.4% to 22.95 bps. The North America Investment Grade CDS Index [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, China, Commodities, Dividends, Earnings, Economy, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Financials, Homebuilders, Markets, Politics, Portfolio strategies, Precious Metals, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis, Transportation

Gary Smith’s Market Take

April 30, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, April 30th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mixed today. The European Financial Sector CDS Index is falling -3.8% to 147.19 bps. The Spain sovereign cds is down -2.6% to 240.17 bps. The Italian/German 10Y Yield Spread is falling [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, China, Commodities, Dividends, Earnings, Economy, ETFs, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Financials, Germany, Health Care, Homebuilders, International, Japan, Markets, Materials, Politics, Portfolio strategies, Precious Metals, Retail / Consumer Discretionary, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis, UK

Gary Smith’s Market Take

April 25, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, April 25th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mostly deteriorating today. The North America Investment Grade CDS Index is down -2.7% to 77.82 bps. The Japan sovereign cds is down -2.0% to 66.27 bps. The South Korea sovereign cds [...]

Filed Under: All-Star Originals, China, Commodities, Earnings, Economy, Euro Zone, Federal Reserve (FOMC), Financials, Germany, Homebuilders, International, Markets, Materials, Politics, Polls, Portfolio strategies, Retail / Consumer Discretionary, Stocks, Tech, Technical Analysis, Transportation

Gary Smith’s Market Take

April 23, 2013 By Gary D. Smith Leave a Comment

Here’s my take on the markets today, April 23rd, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are mixed today. The 2Y Euro Swap Spread is down -4.4% to 37.55 bps. The European Investment Grade CDS Index is down -2.45% to 107.92 bps. The European Financial Sector CDS Index [...]

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