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Futures are down a wee bit off of yesterday’s weakness. Pullbacks are way overdue as we have not seen a 2% drawdown since before the election. Of course, does not mean we ever get one again…bazinga. COSTCO whacked on numbers. Recently, they reported great comps. But the real numbers show weakness. SNAPCHAT pulled back at…

Well, that wasn’t so nice. Just a heavy day. Not so thrilled Transports move out and then tuck their head in like a frightened turtle. Not so thrilled that the small caps still under-perform. But market needs a rest. Markets need some pulling in. Markets need to wipe the smiles off the face of the…

SNAPCHAT NOTES (Hurry up as they will disappear!) By Gary Kaltbaum- March 2, 2017 As we write this, give or take a few, the market is valuing Snapchat at nearly $30 billion. First off and to be clear, there is no way this company could come public at this valuation in a poor market environment. The…

If you don’t change, the market changes for you. Source: http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/03/01/mcdonalds-lays-out-plan-it-hopes-can-reverse-drop-in-visits.html

SNAPCHAT going public today. If this was a company selling steel pipes, it would come out at 75% below the IPO value…seriously. 50x sales…not earnings…but 50x sales….massive losses and a recent slowdown in business does not thrill…but glamour is glamour and social media is glamour. Just remember one word…TWITTER. If Snapchat can pull a Facebook…

Futures down a wee bit but after yesterday, no biggie. We remain amazed how since the election, there hasn’t even been a 2% drawdown. The combination of the surprise election, a ton of cash on the sideline and the potential for tax cuts, regulatory relief and the continued monolithic easy money sloshing across the globe…has done…

Holy heck! Without being political, market loving the Trumpster. We don’t pretend to know why but we certainly know when we are seeing something. New highs for almost everything…and financials again lead the way as they move out also. And there is still a ton of cash on the sidelines. New highs beget new highs…until…

SNAP loses lots of money. Business has been slowing. If this was a pipe company, it would be coming public at 1/4 of the price but it is not a pipe company. Valuation is out there but emotion is emotion and price is price. We shall see tomorrow. SOURCE:  http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/03/01/snap-to-price-long-awaited-ipo-amid-signs-brisk-demand.html

SOURCE: http://nypost.com/2017/02/28/jamie-dimon-trump-wont-get-tax-reform-done-this-year/