Not really anything related to what I do here, but I saw Becky Quick ask the BVLGARI CEO about their new store opening in Japan. “Why Ginza?“, Quick says. The BVLGARI CEO smirked and kinda laughed then explained that anyone who is anyone in fine goods has to be in Ginza as it is the [...]

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As of this post:
Nikkei down 3.6%
Hang Seng down 2.99%
Australia down 2.3%
Lets see how the US markets open this morning. It could be a gap down type day.
Currently happy to be short.

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Italy EWI, and Australia, EWA are both on sells this week.
Canada, EWC is on a new buy.
Japan, EWJ, Mexico, EWW, South Korea, EWY, and Brazil, EWZ are all on buys.
I often watch ISL, Israel and India, IFN, both are on buys as well.

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Trading from Japan is tough when you are used to East Coast time. I’ll be in Japan for a couple of weeks so posting will more spares then normal.

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I don’t have EWJ, Japan ETF, anymore, but it would be up 5% if I did. I sold it too early, without any sell signal. I moved to the EWZ, Brazil ETF, instead. Bad Move. I took 3% when I could have had 5% today.
For those that care, EWJ is in good position with no [...]

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Nikkei had a nice run last night based on the prospects that Japan’s economy is firming up. Our EWJ position is up 1%+ this morning.
“The Bank of Japan’s quarterly tankan survey of business sentiment Monday showed optimism is improving, though confidence dipped slightly among large manufacturers, who were unable to pass higher raw-material costs along [...]

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Bought some EWJ today. If you don’t know, the EWJ is the Japan iShare.
The iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of publicly traded securities in the Japanese market, as measured by the MSCI Japan Index.
I bought it based [...]

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