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Equities Edge Higher on Better Volume, Futures Point Higher Today 0 commentsThis morning. After another mixed session, equity futures are slightly higher, with March SPX futures at 1256.50, up +2.46 points after fair value adjustment. Markets remain in a confirmed uptrend. Distribution days number 2 on the SPX and NYSE and 3 for the NASDAQ. Volume drifted up from Monday's holiday and weather-diminished levels, but participation will likely be subdued through the New Year. Next SPX resistance is at 1260.20. Next support is at 1256.52.After several days' consecutive losses, Asian equity markets closed higher. The Nikkei, Hang Seng, and Shanghai indexes closed +0.50%, +1.54%, and +0.68%, respectively, as the 7-week long correction has produced some attractive valuations. The SHCOMP is -12.9% below its November 8th high. European equity markets are mixed, with the Eurostoxx50, FTSE, and DAX +0.69%, -0.41%, and DAX +0.35%, respectively. On the EuroStoxx, financials are middling performers, up +0.63%.Overnight USD LIBOR continues to edge up, at 0.24563% from 0.24438% on December 24. USD 3-month LIBOR is at 0.30281%, unchanged since December 20th. In early trading, the dollar is weaker against the euro, yen, and pound. The euro trades at US$1.3133, compared to US$1.3115 yesterday and USD$1.3165 the prior day. The dollar trades at ¥82.19, compared to ¥82.38 Tuesday and ¥82.81 Monday. U.S. Treasury yields are lower, with 2- and 10-year maturities yielding 0.727% and 3.464%, respectively, compared to 0.743% and 3.479% Tuesday. The yield curve spread is essentially unchanged at +2.737% compared to +2.736% the prior day. In the past year, the 2- and 10-year spread has varied from a low of +1.959% on August 26, 2010, and a high of +2.90% on January 11, 2010. Commodities are generally lower, with lower petroleum and natural gas, mixed precious metals, lower aluminum, higher copper, and mixed agricultural prices.U.S. news. Economic reporting is light today, with ABC consumer confidence for the week ended December 26th falling to -44 from -41, and showing an odd divergence from positive consumer spending trends. Yesterday, news flows disappointed on a negative October CaseShiller report. The 5-year Treasury auction was weaker than expected.Overseas news. Chinese automaker BYD said it will miss its 600k vehicle sales target for 2010. Russia plans to maintain its grain export ban until July 1st. In December, Germany's consumer price index increased more than expected, rising 1.0% over the prior month compared to estimates of a 0.9% increase.Company news/research:· MTB – price target raised to $91 from $86 at C, maintains hold· GS – 4Q10 EPS estimates cut to $3.75 from $4.20 at CLSA· MS – 4Q10 EPS estimates cut to $0.40 from $0.61 at CLSATuesday's equity markets. In a reprise of Monday's trade, equity markets shrugged off negative news and closed mixed on better, but unimpressive holiday volume. The SPX, DJI, and NYSE composite rose +0.08%, +0.18%, and +0.14%, respectively; the NASDAQ fell -0.16%. In December, the NYSE leads the other major indexes, up +6.74%, compared to the SPX, DJI, and NYSE, up +6.60%, +5.17%, and +6.59, respectively. Financials were middling performers, ending up +0.02% on the day. Despite news of an Allstate (NYSE:ALL)suit against Countrywide, BAC was among the better performers, up another +0.53%, perhaps benefitting from Ally Financial's favorable rep and warranty settlement with GSE Fannie Mae. The 0.55% loss rate on unpaid principal balances suggests that BAC, JPM, and WFC mortgage putback costs may be substantially lower than many analysts' estimates.Despite a disappointing (though October-dated) CaseShiller report, markets opened higher, but quickly met with resistance as the SPX approached 1260 and retreated to intraday lows at 10:30. Markets marked time through mid-day, but rallied back to intraday highs late in the day, before weakening into the close. Trading desks generally cited the same ongoing themes: 1) little in the way of high-conviction trades; 2) bullish and complacent investor sentiment; and 3) a bid on weakness. Financials' outperformance has allowed other sectors to consolidate earlier gains despite individual earnings disappointments.Technical indicators are generally positive. All major indexes closed above their respective 200-week and 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day averages. Markets are in a generally bullish configuration, with 50-day moving averages above respective 200-day moving averages. Directional movement indicators are positive, and the trend is strengthening. The principal negative is that short-term relative strength indicators are have moved into the lower end of an overbought range. Prospective resistance levels are 1259 on the SPX, followed by 1265 and 1280; technical support is at 1250, followed by 1242, and 1234.Market volatility moved up in early trading, but eased as markets rallied and ended with the VIX down -0.85% at 17.52, from 17.67 the prior day. Market sentiment is positive, probably excessively so. The latest week's (December 23rd) AAII Investor Bullish Sentiment index is elevated, up +26.0% to 63.30 from 50.23 on December 16th. This is the highest reading since 2004. Sentiment indicators are highly variable and are often best read as contrarian in their aspect.Financial stocks closed higher, with the XLF, BKX, and KRX ending +0.01%, +0.46%, and +0.50%, respectively. While the broader indices are at or near two-year highs and have recovered their post-September 2008 losses, financial stocks have not, with the BKX closing -9.40% below its April highs and -36.4% below its best level of 82.55 in September 2008.NYSE Indicators. Volume recovered to 560.21 million shares, up +19.8% from Monday's 467.6 million shares, but barely half the 1.014 billion share 50-day moving average. Market breadth was negative, though up volume led down volume. Advancing stocks lagged decliners by -125 (compared to +439 Monday), or 0.92:1. Up volume led down volume by 1.17:1.3Q2010 Earnings. Earnings results have generally exceeded EPS and revenue expectations. Of the 492 S&P500 companies that reported earnings to date, 76% (373 of 492) beat operating EPS estimates, versus the historical average of 62%. Companies beat by an average of +6.5% (versus a historical average of +2%). EPS is up +30.7% over the prior year. Though challenged in the current operating environment, 394 companies (80%) reported increased revenues and 303 companies (62%) beat revenue estimates. With all 24 BKX members reporting, 79% (19 out of 24) beat operating EPS estimates, with a +25.3% average operating EPS surprise. Bank revenues disappointed slightly, missing expectations by -0.30% on average.Valuation. The SPX trades at 14.8x estimated 2010 earnings ($85.30) and 13.0x estimated 2011 earnings ($97.18), compared to 14.7x and 12.9x respective 2010-11 earnings yesterday. The 10-year average median Price/Earnings multiple is 20.0x. Since the beginning of 2010, analysts increased 2010, 2011, and 2012 earnings estimates by +11.9%, +5.1%, and +5.7%, respectively. Analysts expect 2011 and 2012 earnings to exceed 2010 earnings by +13.9% and +28.9%, respectively.Large-cap banks trade at a median 1.54x tangible book value and 14.4x 2011 earnings, compared to 1.53x tangible book value and 14.3x 2011 earnings yesterday. These compare to the 10-year average median multiples of 3.08x tangible book value and 15.9x earnings. Analysts expect 2011 large-cap bank earnings to exceed 2010 earnings by +33.9% and expect 4Q2010 earnings to exceed 3Q2010 earnings by +21.4%. In 3Q2010, large-cap banks earned $13.78 (the sum of 31 banks' operating EPS), compared to $5.32 in 3Q2009. In 3Q2010, the BKX earned -$1.24 per share (negative due to a -$10 billion, compared to $0.71 per share a year earlier.SPX. On higher volume, the SPX rose +0.97 points, or +0.08% to 1258.51, just shy of the 1258.84 two-year high set last week. Volume rose +17.4% to 417.36 million shares from 355.47 million shares Monday, below the 807.73 million share 50-day moving average. For the 48th consecutive day, its 50-day moving average closed above its 200-day moving average (1210.56 versus 1144.82, respectively). The SPX closed above its 200-week moving average (1185.05).Helped by strength in financials, the SPX gapped higher at the open to the 1260 level, a resistance point. Failing there, the index retraced gains quickly, hitting the flat line by 9:45. A disappointing consumer confidence number at 10:00 sank the index into negative territory, to an intra-day low of 1256.22 by 10:15. Trading sideways through the morning, a 12:00 rally lifted markets back to break even, and a weak 5-year Treasury auction at 1:00 sustained the rally's momentum. Equities climbed straight through the afternoon, reaching a peak of 1259.90 at 3:30. Markets sold off in the final 10 minutes of trading, and the SPX ended at 1258.51, up 0.97 points or +0.08%. The SPX closed +3.96% above its 50-day moving average (1210.56), closing above that average for the 80th consecutive day, and +9.93% above its 200-day moving average (1144.82). The SPX closed above its April-high closing level of 1217.28 for the 18th straight session. The 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages rose.Technical indicators are positive. The SPX closed above its April highs for the 17th straight session. The directional momentum indicator is positive, with a stable trend. Relative strength rose to 71.12 from 70.72, an overbought range. Next resistance is at 1260.20; next support is at 1256.52.BKX. On higher, but light volume, the KBW bank index closed at 52.50, up +0.24 points or +0.46%, the index's highest close since May 17th. The index closed +22.25% above its August 30 closing low of 42.98, the trough of the recent prior correction, but -9.40% below its April 23rd closing high.Financials outperformed the market, and large-cap banks underperformed regionals. The BKX opened strongly, rising on the prior night's Ally Financial put-back settlement with Fannie. The index reached 52.55 by 9:45, but the consumer confidence-driven market selloff at 10:00 forced the BKX lower to 52.40. News of an Allstate lawsuit against Countrywide just before noon caused a financial sector sell-off. As they have consistently this month, buyers bought the dip, and the index quickly recovered to 52.40 by 12:15. The weak 5-year Treasury auction at 1:00 spurred another rally, lifting the BKX above its opening highs. The index traded at the 52.55 level from 1:30 until just before the close. Closing bell profit taking forced the index down, and the BKX finished at 52.50, up 0.46% on the day and achieving its best close since May 17th. The index closed above 50 for the seventh straight day. Volume rose +4.45% to 70.58 million shares, up from 67.57 million shares Wednesday, but well below the 161.68 million share 50-day average.Technical indicators are positive. The BKX closed above its 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages (49.62, 47.57, 46.91, and 49.04, respectively), closing above the 200-day average for the 14th straight session. The 20-, 50-, 100-, and 200-day averages all increased. The 50-day moving average closed (by -1.47 points) below the 200-day moving average, as it has since August 16th. The directional movement indicator is positive, with a strengthening trend. Relative strength rose to 70.56 from 69.67, moving into an overbought range. Next resistance is 52.65; next support at 52.31.
Disclosure: I am long JPM, WFC, BAC, GS, MS.
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Tulipa gesneriana, the Didier's tulip[2] or garden tulip, is a species of plants in the lily family, cultivated as an ornamental in many countries because of its large, showy flowers. Its region of origin is not entirely certain, but the species is widely believed to have originated in Turkey, as is the case with many species of tulips that came into Europe from the Ottoman Empire.[1] It has become naturalised in parts of central and southern Europe[3] and scattered locations in North America.[4] Most of the cultivated forms of tulip are derived from Tulipa gesneriana.
This tall, late-blooming species has a single blooming flower and linear or broadly lanceolate leaves.
When the tulip originally arrived in Europe from the Ottoman Empire, its popularity soared and it quickly became a status symbol for the newly wealthy merchants of the Dutch Golden Age. As a mosaic virus began to infect bulbs, producing rare and spectacular effects in the bloom but weakening and destroying the already limited number of bulbs, a speculative frenzy now known as tulip mania was triggered between 1634 and 1637. Bulbs were exchanged for land, livestock, and houses, and the Dutch created futures markets where contracts to buy bulbs at the end of the season were bought and sold.[5] A single bulb, the Semper Augustus, fetched 6,000 florins in Haarlem — at that time, a florin could purchase a bushel of wheat.
The flower and bulb can cause dermatitis through the allergen, tuliposide A, even though the bulbs may be consumed with little ill effect. The sweet-scented bisexual flowers appear during April and May. Bulbs are extremely resistant to frost and can tolerate temperatures well below freezing — a period of low temperature is necessary to induce proper growth and flowering, triggered by an increase in sensitivity to the phytohormone auxin.[6]
The bulbs may be dried and pulverised and added to cereals or flour.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Tulipa gesneriana". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Tulipano di von Gesner, Tulipa gesneriana L.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Goldgar, Anne, Tulipmania: Money, Honor, and Knowledge in the Dutch Golden Age, University of Chicago Press, p. 322.
- ^ Rietveld, Patrick L.; Wilkinson, Claire; Franssen, Hanneke M.; Balk, Peter A.; van der Plas, Linus H.W.; Weisbeek, Peter J.; de Boer, A. Douwe, "Low temperature sensing in tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L.) is mediated through an increased response to auxin", Journal of Experimental Botany, v.51, no. 344, March, 2000, p. 587-594.
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Calories 172 Calories from Fat 41
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Total Fat 5 g7.2%
Saturated Fat 1.1 g5.5%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 23.1 mg7.7%
Sodium 339.5 mg14.1%
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- Contains more that twenty test endings to help develop your skills . Uses many examples by the world's leading endgame exponents: Smyslov, Karpov, Korchnoi, etc.
Paul Keres' Best Games - Volume 1$27.95
This biography of the three-times Soviet Champion contains a superb selection of 170 annotated games opening 1 d4 and the English/Reti complex.
Sokolov's Best Games$25.95
In this book Sokolov demonstrates the deadly effectiveness of his systems against openings such as The Nimzo-Indian, Queen's Gambit, Slav and King's Indian. Contains 50 deeply annotated games with introductions . Brilliant and inventive opening play will both instruct and entertain . Includes many spectacular miniatures of under 30 moves Ivan Sokolov is one of the most outstanding talents to emerge in the 1990's, and many of his victims in this book- Anand, Adams, Topalov, and Lautier – hail from the cream of the younger generation.Learn More
Easy Guide to Chess$23.95First published in 1942, the late B.H. Wood's classic Easy Guide to Chess has been successfully used by thousands of chess players around the world. Topics covered include: the men, their moves, starting the game, the importance of pawns, how to record the moves, standard openings, and much more. Learn More
Paul Keres' Best Games - Volume 2$27.95
Egon Varnusz concludes his authoritative study of Keres' finest games with commentaries on a further 240, all this selection opening 1 e4. All are classified according to opening variation, offering both the student and connoisseur a deeper insight into the theory and practice of open and semi-open chess.Learn More
A Primer of Chess$25.95
Former world champion José Capablanca's introduction to chess, available for the first time in English in algebraic notation, is an ideal first chess book for players of all ages. In systematic fashion, Capablanca lucidly explains the rules and basic principles of this fascinating game, and illustrates these with a wide range of practical examples.
Topics covered include:
- The game, the pieces, their moves and object .
- Improving your game .
- Elementary opening principles
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The Genius of Paul Morphy$25.95
In this book Chris Ward critically examines Morphy's style, strengths and weaknesses- the first time that a contemporary Grandmaster has so systematically appraised Morphy's games in the context of the modern understanding of chess. Ward recounts many curiosities (such Blindfold Exhibitions, for which Morphy was famous), and there is a special chapter devoted to Morphy's most dramatic miniatures.Learn More
Learn Chess the Right Way$19.95Learn Chess the Right Way is a five-volume chess puzzle book series aimed at the novice, beginner and intermediate level player, using the unique methods of the award-winning coach and former world champion Susan Polgar. In Book 1, the focus is on one-move checkmate exercises. In each of the first five chapters, a specific piece delivers the checkmate. Learn More
Is Your Move Safe?$23.95Safety first! Success in chess begins with asking yourself the basic question, "Is the move that I'm considering a safe one? The question may sound simple, but answering it is not so simple. National Master and award-winning chess instructor Dan Heisman has carefully selected more than 150 theoretical and tournament positions to show how a move may look safe but isn't, or how it can appear risky and still be the safest option on the board Learn More
Yasser Seirawan - Legendary Chess Careers$21.95In this book, the author drives you through the very rich chess career of Yasser Seirawan while interviewing him. This unique concept makes the book easy to read and gives the reader some inside information about what is happening also off the board, things you normally don't get to know about. Learn More
Positional Masterpieces of 2012-2015$29.95Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh analyse 50 positional masterpieces from the years of 2012-2015. The readers will see many deep ideas, subtle maneouvres, unexpected regrouping of the pieces and of course a positionally justified masterpiece often finishes with a nice combination. The authors aim to explain mainly by words to make it understandable for the players on any level. Learn More
Vlastimil Hort - Legendary Chess Careers$21.95
In this book, the author drives you through the very rich chess career of Vlastimil Hort while interviewing him.
This unique concept makes the book easy to read and gives the reader some inside information about what is happening also off the board, things you normally don't get to know about.Learn More
Tal - Move by Move$29.95Mikhail Tal is a true legend of chess. He was the World Champion and also holds the world record for the longest unbeaten run in competitive chess. Tal is widely regarded to be the greatest attacking player of all time. Nicknamed 'the magician from Riga', Tal was a creative genius who made it look as though absolutely anything was possible over the chessboard. In this book, former American Open Champion Cyrus Lakdawala selects and examines his favourite Tal games, from the beginning to the end of his exceptional career. Lakdawala shows how we can all improve our chess by learning from Tal's masterpieces. Learn More
DOWNLOAD - Chess Tactics - CT-ART 6.0Our Price: $34.95Finally a new and improved version of the legendary CT-ART has been released! CT-ART is an indispensable training tool for chess players of all skill levels! Learn More
Chess Tactics - CT-ART 6.0$39.95Finally a new and improved version of the legendary CT-ART has been released! CT-ART is an indispensable training tool for chess players of all skill levels! Learn More
Attacking 101$34.95The goal of the books in this series (Attacking 101: Volume #003) is to provide detailed analysis of my own attack games against lower rated players. The players are all rated in the range of 1700 to 2100. They make the same errors you regularly witness in your games but here you get to see a Chess Master dissect and exploit the moves, show why they are wrong, and how to punish the opponent's poor play. Learn More
Best Fighting Games of 2012-2015$29.95Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh analyse the 50 best fighting games from the years of 2012-2015. The authors aim to explain mainly by words to make it understandable for the players on any level. GM Adrian Mikhalchishin: "Nowadays, many players rely on "computer" evaluations much more than their own "human" understanding. Is this fatal to the rise of a chess player?! Learn More
The Power of Pawns$19.95Post-beginners should know the basic essentials of chess structures and that is what this modern training manual focuses on. Experienced chess teacher Grandmaster Jörg Hickl helps you to recognize the important characteristics of pawn structures, learn how you can and should develop your pieces, identify how you can improve your position and develop a plan of action. This book provides common sense guidance and Jörg Hickl uses practical examples to explain typical structures, strategies and plans. His tips and exercises are both highly enjoyable and to the point. Learn More
Most Instructive Endgames of 2012-2015$29.95Arkadij Naiditsch and Csaba Balogh analyse the 80 most instructive endgames from the years of 2012-2015. The authors aim to explain mainly by words to make it understandable for the players on any level. Learn More