{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"the patient investor","provider_url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com","title":"S&P 500: Beware the buyback blackout - the patient investor","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2ewU3HNPx2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/16\/sp-500-beware-the-buyback-blackout\/\">S&#038;P 500: Beware the buyback blackout<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/16\/sp-500-beware-the-buyback-blackout\/embed\/#?secret=2ewU3HNPx2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;S&#038;P 500: Beware the buyback blackout&#8221; &#8212; the patient investor\" data-secret=\"2ewU3HNPx2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"We are now entering the blackout period when US corporates normally refrain from buying back stock, in the four to six-week period prior to their next earnings release. There is no outright ban on buybacks during that period but discretionary repurchases are restricted. Zerohedge illustrates the extent to which stock buybacks are currently driving the &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/static.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2018\/2019-03-15-spx-buybacks.png"}