by John E. Charalambakis | Dec 8, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
During most of 2015, investors had to worry about a Grexit, a China slowdown, a commodities bust, or a synchronized degradation of market expectations. At the dawn of 2016, we are of the opinion that a bridge is open that can put behind the volatility of 2015 and...
by John E. Charalambakis | Nov 29, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Much ado about nothing may end up being not just a Shakespeare play but also the reality that will sink in after the Fed starts raising short term rates. All those talks, analyses, papers, assessments, and myriads of opinions about the terrible effects that the rate...
by John E. Charalambakis | Nov 23, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
Well-respected publications such as The Economist and The Financial Times have recently published extensive reports regarding the threats to the global economy from emerging markets’ debt. The fact is that emerging market economies have accumulated significant amounts...
by John E. Charalambakis | Nov 10, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
It is an indisputable fact that the last ten months have been characterized by high volatility. The market breadth (defined as the number of advancing over declining stocks) has turned below one (implying that more stocks declined than advanced) several times during...
by John E. Charalambakis | Oct 25, 2015 | Commentaries, Uncategorized
As previously noted from this page, I believe that we are entering into a period where the forces of market risk, volatility, liquidity, and credit risk encompass a cycle whose velocity may change much more frequently than during any other period in financial history....