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If It’s Obvious, It’s Obviously…

If It’s Obvious, It’s Obviously…

By now, everybody knows the bull argument. In short, stocks are discounting better days ahead for the economy and earnings, less regulation, a “fantastic” stimulus package, and of course, “massive” tax reform. But as I’ve opined a time or two, the key here is that these expectations must at some point turn into reality. I.E. […]
January 2017 Trade Growing But Trade Balance Worsened

January 2017 Trade Growing But Trade Balance Worsened

Trade data headlines show the trade balance significantly worsened from last month. Our analysis paints an improving picture for trade using the rolling averages – however imports grew much more than exports.   Analyst Opinion of Trade Data Our monthly analysis using unadjusted data showed surprising growth in both exports and imports. But the data […]
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                        Best And Worst Large Cap Stocks – Tuesday, March 7

E Best And Worst Large Cap Stocks – Tuesday, March 7

The best large cap sector is industrials. The top scoring industry is healthcare plans. The average large cap score is 68.21 and the average score over the past four weeks is 69.50. The typical large cap stock in our universe is trading -10.51% below its 52 week high, 4.89% above its 200 dma, has 4.28 […]
Testy Tuesday – 11,550 Or Bust On The NYSE

Testy Tuesday – 11,550 Or Bust On The NYSE

11,550. That’s the last 5% line on the Big Chart that will give us a sign that it’s time to raise our Must Hold levels – raising the trading floor on the markets 10-15% (still TBD) to S&P 2,100ish. That would then become the bottom of our trading range and will influence where we begin […]
4 Top-Ranked Dimensional Mutual Funds To Buy In March

4 Top-Ranked Dimensional Mutual Funds To Buy In March

Founded in 1981, Dimensional Fund Advisor offers investment solutions from different asset classes to institutional and individual investors, investment consultants and financial advisors. Dimensional prides itself in having more than 1,000 investment professionals across 12 offices in North America, Asia and Europe. Dimensional had nearly $460 billion of assets under management as of December 31, […]
The Coming Fed Hike And The Problems With Its Communication

The Coming Fed Hike And The Problems With Its Communication

Last week, a slew of Federal Reserve officials talked up the likelihood of a rate hike in the meeting next week. Janet Yellen was at pains to stress that the reason for a likely rate hike was that the incoming economic data were as good as or better than Fed models predicted they would be. […]
Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Posts Solid Q4 Earnings; 2017 Outlook Weaker Than Expected

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Posts Solid Q4 Earnings; 2017 Outlook Weaker Than Expected

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE:DKS) early Tuesday posted [Mar 7, 2017 | 7:39am] solid fourth quarter earnings results, but its outlook for 2017 was weaker than expected, and investors sold the shares off considerably in morning trading. Written by StockNews.com The Coraopolis, PA-based sporting goods retailer reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.32, which was $0.02 […]
The Calm Before The Storm

The Calm Before The Storm

The volatility in the crude oil market is at a 28-month low but that complacency in the market may be short lived as the International Energy Agency warns of looming oil supply shortages over the next three years. This comes as Exxon Mobil makes a big investment in the coming U.S. oil boom as it […]
Day Trading Stock Picks For This Week Tuesday, March 7

Day Trading Stock Picks For This Week Tuesday, March 7

There were so many oil stocks on the list this week that I put the cut off at 15 million shares (just for oil stocks) to help filter it down. Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) Average day range (30) is 5.79% and average volume (30) is 25.3million. Synergy Pharma (SGYP) Average day range (30) is 5.6% and […]