Yesterday, I watched the opening of #US #stocks trading in literal disbelief as investors stampeded into $NYCB, sending the stock up 15% at some point. The scene reminded me of the movie “Independence Day”, one of my favorites, when you see people dancing on top of buildings right below the…
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MORGAN STANLEY – BIG BALANCE SHEET LOSSES HIDDEN BEHIND EXOTIC DERIVATIVES CURTAINS (AGAIN)?
When you’ve spent enough time trading inside a bank and watching markets for hours a day, in my case I traded my first stock when I was 11, sometimes you’re able to spot if something suddenly starts behaving weirdly. This is exactly what happened with Morgan Stanley ($MS) in the…
WHAT CAN SAVE #STOCKS FROM A HISTORICAL IMPLOSION ONCE AGAIN?
It’s no mystery anymore. What matters to low-popularity politicians in charge of government and seeking reelection is a #bullish #stockmarket until after the election date. From #Japan to the #US, from the #UK to #Germany, what do all of them have in common? The government in charge is dealing with…
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES HSBC IS INSOLVENT AND FIGHTING A LIQUIDITY CRISIS? – EPISODE 2
In the first episode, we dived into $HSBC’s liquidity issues. Now, it’s time to peek into its lending books to close the circle on this (beyond messy) bank. 🚩 As hinted in my previous post, despite a market increase in total loan exposure (that, for the record, $HSBC mostly blames…
WHAT ARE THE CHANCES $HSBC IS INSOLVENT AND FIGHTING A LIQUIDITY CRISIS?
Apologies for the delay, but it took a while to go through the 450 pages of the $HSBC annual report. 🙏🏻 However, what I am about to show you is worth a huge bucket of 🍿 let’s go. 🚩 #1 – REPO HALLUCINATIONS According to its report, $HSBC should be…
NVIDIA – THE (FRAUD) SMOKING GUN?
As I write, NVIDIA is up 8.56% in After Hours trading after releasing their “monster” Q4-23 results. Compared to the Q3-23 report, there isn’t much change in all the red flags 🚩 I highlighted before [JustDario], but while I was comparing the two, my eye caught something strange. Before I…
NVIDIA, ITS RECYCLED “#AI REVOLUTION” AND THE DARK SIDE OF IT KEPT AWAY FROM THE PUBLIC
NVIDIA convinced everyone that we are just at the beginning of the #AI revolution and its GPUs will sell like hot cakes. Yes, we are at the beginning of the #AI revolution. However, NVIDIA isn’t going to be part of it as much as they (desperately) want people to believe,…
IS $NVDA CURRENTLY EMPLOYING THE SAME ACCOUNTING TRICK TO INFLATE ITS MARGINS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CAUGHT USING DURING THE DOT-COM BUBBLE?
In March 2011, the $NVDA CFO at that time, David White, suddenly resigned due to “personal reasons”. The company then took 2 years to find its new CFO, Colette Kress, who has remained in the role ever since. In 2011, David White was 55 years old and had only been…
DID CREDIT SUISSE BAIL OUT $UBS?
No, I didn’t get the title wrong, I meant to say that. You know why? Because that’s what’s written in $UBS Q4-23 financial statements just released. Let’s go straight into it. Please look at Picture 1 where you can see the amount of Total Assets and Total Liabilities still attached…
IS $NYCB THE CANARY IN THE $UBS COAL MINE?
Sorry, folks, but after our beloved Jerome Burns’s performance at the last #FOMC, 2 things are clear: 🚩 The #FED knows they’ve screwed up the fight against #inflation and it’s going to flare back up to a point where (political) adjustment won’t be able to hide what’s obvious in the…