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SIVB Meltdown- Canary in the Coal mind?Today we saw a systemic risk in the financial sector. The regional banks were hit extremally hard and as a result the Major banks saw sell side liquidation. Where there's one cockroach, there's usually another. Risk in the banking sector is the worst type of risk investors can ask for. Credit liquidity crisis is not something to mess around with. SIVB looks like its in serious trouble potentially being exposed to fraudulent crypto loans that will likely default as well as failed speculative startups in the tech and health care space.
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by Trading-Capital
Any chance for a $SIVB Revival?No surprise we saw a huge knife down that met with hard resistance at ~$82.77. This price point acted as a huge support back in 2016. Despite the NFP numbers, there should be a relief bounce for the stock, but any follow-through to break that resistance during the trading day could introduce a retest of the monthly high in 2000. You can be certain that Silicon Valley Bank is at risk of losing capital to the many companies that will be looking to withdraw (keep in mind that the struggling tech market means fewer deposits in SVB). I have no specific positions on $SIVB and see a very long road to recovery here. Their 2.3B firesale in new shares would cause extreme dilution to the stock, which was needed from their horrible positioning just before interest rates increased with their $21 billion bond portfolio having a yield of 1.79% and a duration of 3.6 years compared to the 3-year treasury yield of 4.71%. What happened today is a harbinger of what's to come for the entire market.
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by theapearmy
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Standard Bank almost ready for a good buy to R200 or Goodbye Cup and Handle has clearly formed on Standard Bank. I don't like this Bearish engulfing candle that formed. The price didn't break above the brim level so we will have to be a bit patient before buying. We then have other bullish signs in the meantime. 7>21>200 - Moving Averages RSI>50 - Target R200.00 CONCERNS: Obviously we are not going to buy until we get the break. This can either go up or can crash heavily. All we can do is wait and act accordingly.
JSE:SBKLong
by Timonrosso
Bank of America (BAC) A great potential for the mid-term Bank of America is one of the largest banks in the United States, with more than 4,000 branches and 16,000 ATMs located across the country. In 2008-2009, the bank was among the many banks that required a government bailout during the financial crisis. Despite these controversies, Bank of America remains a major force in the banking industry and continues to be a trusted financial institution for millions of customers. ⛓Technical analysis We may see a drop of up to 5% in the coming weeks before the recovery that should take place in the first 2 quarters of the year. Trade safe!
NYSE:BACLong
by pridefulDove59918
SHORT the Land of the Rising BanksSince the Bank of Japan shocked global markets in December ‘22 by widening the Yield Curve Control trading band on 10Y JGB yields from 0.25% → 0.5%, TOPIX Banks have been on a one-way surge upward. TSE:T17B index rallied +7% on the day of the policy meeting, and +25% within days thereafter. The three Japanese mega banks Mitsubishi UFG (TSE:8306, NYSE:MUFG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (TSE:8316, NYSE:8316), and Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411, NYSE:MFG) are hitting half-decade highs - but this is nonetheless a broad-based and nearly indiscriminate rally within the overall sector, as smaller regional banks participate in the upside. The fundamental reason for the rally is simply due to the Bank of Japan steepening the previously (and still) pancake-flat yield curve by lifting the ceiling on 10Y yields, while leaving their front-end policy rate at -0.1%. A steeper JGB yield curve “means” more favorable Net Interest Margins (NIM) for these lenders. There have been all sorts of analyst estimates and calculations of just how much of a positive boost to earnings this will be - and perhaps this will indeed come to fruition. However, the long end of the JGB curve suddenly and sharply rising can be a double-edged samurai sword- while banks may benefit from higher NIM, they are also taking massive unrealized marked-to-market losses on those very JGB holdings. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan has kept firm on YCC at their latest January policy meeting. Furthermore, they have been targeting much of their JGB buying (ex the 10Y) at the 2Y ~ 5Y tenors, and JGB 2Y and 5Y yields have been cut in half from recent peaks as a result. TOPIX Banks index, especially Mizuho shares, have been closely correlated to the 5Y JGB yield - particularly since the December 2022 BOJ surprise rally. Yet, while these banks shares’ rallies have paused, they have not followed 5Y JGB yields downward. The BOJ has (for now) put a halt on an ever-rising / steepening JGB curve- giving banks +25bps (and falling as of this writing) “extra” on the long end for their NIM spread. Also with BOJ policy, there is still a negative policy rate imposed upon these banks. Earnings for these banks are coming up next week, starting at the beginning of February. There is a LOT of assumed lofty upside of NIM currently priced into these shares. If they don’t at least MEET these expectations (and according to Bloomberg articles, it seems the executives of the big three are less excited than markets are of earnings upside), swift profit taking can ensue. If they not only fail to meet lofty expectations, but instead report major unrealized losses on their JGB holdings (after taking huge losses on their foreign bond holdings throughout 2022), swift profit taking can ensue. If swift profit taking ensues, (other/additional) swift profit taking can ensue. Japan - “land of the rising yields” is now in reversal - with a major dislocation in the otherwise historically lockstep bank shares vs JGB yields. A fundamental reality check from earnings may be what it takes to whack shares back into place. Note - this is obviously not trading advice - and as I always repeat in my videos: If you listen to me, you will lose all your money. If you use me as a reverse indicator, you will still somehow lose all your money. And the reason is very simple: I am a very stupid person, and these are very stupid thoughts. Clear? So, with that said, here’s what I have been doing (and again, if you wish to apply any of it, please do so if you hate money). I had been long MUFG since Dec BOJ Meeting to ride the momentum, and closed out my long on Mon Jan 16th (day before Jan BOJ) for a +21% return in something like 15 trading days - and closed out the trade on the thesis of “no change for Jan BOJ meeting” - which then came to fruition, and MUFG fell -5% thereafter. I am using my gains (“house money”) and am now long puts on these banks with post earnings expiry. Of the three mega banks, I hate Mizuho Financial Group (TSE:8411, NYSE:MFG) the most. And I am FAR from any sort of financial analyst - I am basing this on the JGB 5Y correlation, as well as Mizuho ATM machines having eaten my ATM card TWICE ← prob little to do with stock price action.
TSE:T17BShort
by acrossthespread