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- Financials Testing 50-Day
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: After trying unsuccessfully to break above its 200-Day Moving Average (DMA) several times last week, the S&P 500 Financial sector has been showing considerable weakness in recent days. Today alone, the sector is down over 3% for its largest decline so far...
- External links 2009-06-17
- A Tale of Two Brokers
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: At least in the second quarter of 2009, the earnings pictures for Goldman Sachs GS and Morgan Stanley MS have been painted with two very different brushes. On July 2nd, the NY Times highlighted the two different paths that the firms have...
- External links 2009-07-07
- Warren Buffett Getting No Respect
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: When it rains, it pours. After his stellar investment record took a major hit last year, Warren Buffett suddenly finds himself in a situation where Rodney Dangerfield probably gets more respect. For starters, shares of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) are now down...
- External links 2009-06-23
- Financial Default Risk at Lowest Level Since June 2008
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Over at Bespoke Premium, we provide members with a regular look at financial default risk through our Bank and Broker CDS Index. The index measures credit default swap (CDS) prices for global financial firms on a cap weighted basis. Below is...
- External links 2009-07-29
- Credit Default Swap Prices Down but Still Elevated
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: The credit default swap (CDS) became a buzzword during the financial crisis as their prices soared and some firms that wrote them had to be bailed out in part because they would never be able to actually pay them out if default actually...
- External links 2009-08-05
- Financial Sector Bounced Nicely So Far
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: After the close on Friday, we pointed out that the S&P 500 Financial sector was sitting at a key inflection point that could shape the direction of the sector in the months ahead. The sector's action so far this morning favors the...
- External links 2009-05-18
- Bank of America Sellers Burned in After Hours Trading
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Last night after the close, Bank of America BAC stock fell an additional 7% in post-market trading as news of a stock offering was reported by various media outlets. As shown in the chart, while the stock weakened in the afternoon, the sell-off...
- External links 2009-05-20
- Better Late than Never? Citi Downgrades Hartford Insurance Group
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Citigroup downgraded its rating on Hartford Insurance Group HIG this morning from a buy to a hold after the analyst said that the company is facing a "meaningful management vacuum." Looking at the analyst's record on HIG shows that the downgrade is,...
- External links 2009-06-09
- First Impressions Don't Mean Much to Dick Bove
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: They say first impressions mean a lot, but apparently not to Rochdale analyst Dick Bove. Wednesday morning following WFC's earnings release, the analyst was positive on the stock and said it was a good report. Then later in the day, he...
- External links 2009-10-22
- Goldman Can't Get Out of its Own Way
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: While there probably aren't a lot of people shedding tears over it, the stock of Goldman Sachs GS can't seem to get out of its own way. We've highlighted the relative weakness in this stock several times over the last few weeks,...
- External links 2009-11-25
- Red Meat for Goldman Conspiracy Theorists
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Earlier today, Bloomberg announced its rankings of Wall Street's top economic forecasters. And the winner is...Jan Hatzius of Goldman Sachs. Congratulations on some great calls. by Bespoke Investment Group
- External links 2009-12-03
- Is Goldman Sachs the Canary in the Coal Mine, or Just No Longer Relevant?
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: For much of 2009, Goldman Sachs GS has been one of the market's number one 'tells', so much so that it's become a rule among traders that as goes Goldman, so goes the market. If the stock was strong on a weak...
- External links 2009-11-16
- AIG Up 409% and Still Not at Highs for the Year
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: With the stock trading above $40 in the pre-market and up 409% since its lows in July, one would think that AIG would be at its highs for the year. However, the stock still needs to rally an additional $2 from current...
- External links 2009-08-27
- Two Financials Now Above Pre-Lehman Levels
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: In our recent publication, Collapse!, we looked at how the survivors of the financial crisis have done since the fall of Lehman. Late last year when financial firms were dropping like flies, we mentioned numerous times that the firms that were able...
- External links 2009-09-08
- 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Remain Steady While Spreads Tighten
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Since spiking from 4.8% to nearly 5.8% in June, the national average 30-year fixed mortgage rate according to Bankrate.com has stabilized in the 5.25% to 5.35% range. With the Fed Funds Rate at 0%-0.25%, potential home buyers would love to see mortgage...
- External links 2009-08-21
- Goldman or Apple: Which Will Hit $200 First?
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Apple AAPL and Goldman Sachs GS are two of the most easily identifiable winners of the current bull market, and it's amazing how closely they have tracked each other over the last six months. We don't know how many people have told...
- External links 2009-09-17
- Goldman: Hated It at $110, Love It at $200
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Calyon Securities upgraded Goldman Sachs GS today from Underperform to Outperform. As shown below, the stock had been rated underperform by the analyst for the last six months. After a rally of nearly 90 points, the analyst now likes the stock...
- External links 2009-10-06
- The Race to $200 Continues for Apple and Goldman
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: A few weeks ago we posted on the race to $200/share between Apple AAPL and Goldman Sachs GS. After pulling back slightly with the overall market, both of these stocks have broken out to new 2009 highs once again today. Currently...
- External links 2009-10-06
- Morgan Stanley Breakout
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Morgan Stanley MS broke out of its multi-month trading range yesterday to close at a new 52-week high. MS was one of the best performing financials out of the gate when the rally began back in March, but it has lagged its...
- External links 2009-09-22
- Earnings Estimates Collapse for Goldman and Morgan
- Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Expectations for anything positive to come out of Goldman's GS and Morgan Stanley's MS earnings reports next week have gone the way of the dodo bird. Earnings estimates have been lowered day in and day out since the start of September, and...
- External links 2008-12-11
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