Thursday, April 4, 2019

April 4, 2019, T+92, Part 5

Note first comment re: CBR, Bakken oil, and Washington State. The link is here

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So, with the jobs data, how is the market -- before the opening -- doing?

Let's look, shall we?
  • Dow, futures: absolutely flat. Went from +5 to -1.
  • WTI: $62.67
  • Tesla: down $31/share; down almost 11%
With today's great news:
  • Adam Schiff will be holding a "thank you" reception for President Trump in the US House
  • Elizabeth Warren will be holding a special rally for President Trump in Ohio
  • Joe Biden will be giving someone a hug -- just to say "thank you" for working
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Thirty (?) Reasons Why The Market Is Surging

See this link from one year ago, February 26, 2018. At that link:
However, some time ago, I presented "sixteen reasons" why the market was surging then. I then followed it up with "eight more reasons" why the market would continue to surge. I then added "another reason."

I am now going to add "five more reasons" why the market will continue to surge.

I have no idea how many of those reasons are still in play. I do know that US jobless claims fall to 49-year low. Some other observations:
  • most voters were not yet born when the old record was made
  • most millennials have no idea how good "we" have it
  • not one voter today is subject to the draft
  • more than enough new workers surging across the southern border to mitigate the "Bloomberg labor shortage"
  • all those workers, whether they pay taxes or not, pay into social security 
the Dow is up 150 points in early trading.

Sixteen Reasons, Connie Francis, "Mulholland Drive"

2 comments:

  1. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3448286-washington-state-rail-bill-redirect-150k-bbl-day-bakken-oil-shipments

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    1. That link at "Seeking Alpha": Washington state lawmakers may soon approve a bill which could put 150K bbl/day of Bakken crude at risk of being moved through the state, potentially causing a major adjustment in domestic crude flows, S&P Global Platts reports.

      As I mentioned yesterday, it's another "feel good" bill, all political theater. Will have no effect on anyone in any consequential way.

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