Friday was a picture perfect session. The market rose at the open, spurred by two factors: index expiration and a bounce attempt. Then a natural attempt by the bears to repel the bounce was delivered on queue. Finally, the markets defended the bear attack and rose by the closing bell. PetSmart (PETM) finally traded down […]
Weekly Sector Update – IAI ($)

Today’s ETF is IAI, iShares U.S. Broker Dealers ETF. Felix has ranked this number three this week. We are putting it in the spotlight since we covered the top two sectors in our last two weekly posts. Last week’s GEX, is still number one and the previous week’s ITB is number two! Investor Take IAI […]
My Gut Feeling for Today, April 30, 2013
Keep buying gold, any way you can
My Gut Feeling for Today, April 11, 2013 ($$)
Gary Smith’s Market Take
Here’s my take on the markets today, March 27th, 2013. If you’d like to read more of my articles, click here. Credit gauges are deteriorating today. The FRA-OIS Spread is jumping +4.3% to 25.20 bps(+8.1% in 5 days). The 3M EUR/USD Cross-Currency Basis Swap is falling -5.0% to -21.17 bps(-9.2% in 5 days). The European […]
My Gut Feeling for Today, March 21, 2013

Editors Note: this week My Gut Feeling will be unprotected for all to read. Next week this featured commentary will be password protected and accessible only by Wall Street All-Stars Platinum Subscribers. You can subscribe here. Welcome to March Madness which tips off today. The best stock pick for March Madness is always Buffalo […]
My Gut Feeling for Today, January 22, 2013 ($$)

There is nothing like a three-day weekend to recharge the batteries just in time for what is certain to be the most frenetic week of earnings season. We will transition from financial company reports to tech company reports with International Business Machines (IBM), Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOG) headlining the show. The most intense scrutiny […]