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Market Talk – Tuesday, April 25

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Monday’s Asian trading needed to see Europe and the US reaction before getting too carried away and that is probably what we saw today. With all core indices seen making strong progress we saw another good day for the Nikkei (+1.1%), a healthy 1.3% return for the Hang Seng and KOSPI whilst the Shanghai and […]

Should You Skip On TripAdvisor’s Dip?

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Ever since Trip Advisor rolled out their Instant Booking platform to become a one-stop shop for travel, their stocks have been suffering. Do we think it is all going downhill from here? Or do we think this is just a teething phase and its a good time to buy on the dip before it rebound? […]

Volatility Crashes, New Tech Highs, And 2000 Vs. 2017

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It’s only Tuesday, but what a week it’s been thus far in the equity markets… Volatility Crashes On Monday we saw the 4th largest decline in history for the Volatility Index (VIX), a 25.9% drop. This crash in volatility may sound familiar as #7 (post-election, 11/9/16) and #11 (post-Brexit. 6/28/16) also occurred within the last year. With […]

Capital One Financial Corp. Q1 Profit & Revenue Badly Miss Estimates

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Capital One Financial Corp. (NYSE: COF) late Tuesday posted much worse than expected first quarter earnings results, with both profit and revenue significantly trailing Wall Street’s view.

3 Real-World Case Studies: How Spinoffs Unlock Shareholder Value

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Investors sometimes face the peculiar scenario of one of their holdings spinning off selected assets as a new, publicly-traded security. Often, there is uncertainty surrounding these new estimates. Since markets hate uncertainty, one might expect that spinoffs underperform the market… This is not the case. There is a statistically significant body of research to support the belief […]

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., AT&T Inc. Shares Rise On Earnings

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) and AT&T (T) released their latest earnings reports after closing bell tonight. Chipotle posted earnings of $1.60 per share on $1.07 billion in sales, compared to the Wall Street estimates of $1.29 per share and $1.05 billion. In the same quarter a year ago, the fast-casual dining chain reported 88 cents […]

Will Margins Revert To The Mean?

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

As was mentioned in a previous article, the 12-month earnings which includes Q1 2017 are below the Q3 2014 peak. This 6.3% decline cannot be emphasized enough given misleading headlines about earnings growth driving stocks higher. If earnings falling didn’t push stocks lower, you can’t make the case that earnings growth is pushing them higher. […]

Daily Trading Opportunities – Thursday, April 26

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

During the session on Wednesday, we get a handful of announcements that could move the marketplace. Of most interest will of course be the Crude Oil Inventories announcement considering how soft oil has been over the last several sessions. WTI Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate Oil has struggled over the last several sessions, and on […]

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Dear Mr. Fantasy – Precious Metals Option Expiration

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Another ‘risk on’ day after the French have seemingly chosen a neo-liberal businessman for their front runner, and our own version of this, with less panache, has signaled as intention to cut the US corporate tax rate to 15%. If that 15% became like an Alternative Minimum Tax for corporations it might be a good […]

Trade War Sparks Stock Surge Amid Biggest Short Squeeze Since Trump’s Election

Apr 25, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

This… Stocks continue to soar… but once again it was the overnight gap open – Trannies were red on the day but Nasdaq record highs above 6,000; Dow over 21,000, Small Caps record high Nasdaq broke above 6,000 to new record highs.. because fundamentals… Despite further collapse (to 10-week lows) in ‘soft’ survey […]