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Baby DivHut Dividend Income Portfolio Update Q1 2017

Baby DivHut Dividend Income Portfolio Update Q1 2017

Every quarter I like to review baby DivHut’s portfolio and dividend income. With the first quarter of 2017 already in the books it’s time to see how his portfolio has fared. Generally speaking there is not much change in his portfolio on a month to month basis as fresh capital is not always available to make trades […]
Long-Term IDDA Analysis For EUR/USD

Long-Term IDDA Analysis For EUR/USD

We got a major short-term knee-jerk on the pair upon French Election results. But what about EURUSD long-term analysis? What can you expect in the coming months, especially if you are a medium to the long-term investor?  Here is a quick IDDA update to figure it all out.    1- Fundamental Points French Elections: It was a […]
Seven Charts For Bullish Investors To Ignore

Seven Charts For Bullish Investors To Ignore

Wall Street still exudes widespread optimism that 2017 will provide another year of solid gains for stocks amid stable albeit unspectacular economic growth and only gentle interest rate rises. However, as The FT details, all is not well in reality, and the following seven charts will hearten investors of a more bearish persuasion… After climbing to its highest in […]
Counter Trend Moves Setting Up

Counter Trend Moves Setting Up

Over the last several years one of the most consistent trades has been to get long stocks ahead of an FOMC meeting. Let’s face it, it just makes the Fed’s decision making process a hell of a lot easier if stocks are rising, and at, or near all time highs. With Trump unveiling his tax […]
EUR/USD Levels To Watch After The Favorable First French Round

EUR/USD Levels To Watch After The Favorable First French Round

Market favorite Macron is now leading the real vote as well as the exit polls. As the centrist cements his lead, it is time to look at the bigger picture for the common currency. EUR/USD is already the exit polls. The pair is trading just above 1.09 as trading volume remains thin. It has peaked at 1.0930, […]
Daily Trading Opportunities – Monday, April 24

Daily Trading Opportunities – Monday, April 24

The Monday session is relatively light as far as economic announcements are concerned, with German Business Climate being the most important number that comes out. Because of this, we believe it will be a relatively stable market with an eye on geopolitical risks more than anything else. Gold Gold markets continue to look bullish, as […]
Latest Data Suggests Even More Downward Revisions To Earnings And GDP

Latest Data Suggests Even More Downward Revisions To Earnings And GDP

t’s been two weeks since the last edition of our Monday Morning Kickoff, and while the first of those two weeks was rather quiet, by comparison, this past week has been filled with noise. The issue at hand is that noise level is going to swell this week into a near deafening roar as earnings season […]
Risk-On! S&P Futs Jump, Treasurys Dumped With Yen As Markets Cheer Macron

Risk-On! S&P Futs Jump, Treasurys Dumped With Yen As Markets Cheer Macron

As tipped by the knee-jerk reaction in EUR/USD and EUR/JPY, the “market-friendly” outcome from the first round of the French elections looks to have set the stage for a decidedly risk-on-ish Monday. Here’s a quick look across markets as we head into the overnight session. S&P futs are up ~1%… Treasury futs are down the most […]
The Reality Of VR/AR M&A

The Reality Of VR/AR M&A

Despite Facebook’s blockbuster $3 billion Oculus acquisition in 2014, VR/AR has been too early stage for large scale mergers and acquisitions (M&A) so far. But that’s set to change in the next 12 to 18 months, so let’s look at what could drive M&A deals going forward. Where Digi-Capital’s Augmented/Virtual Reality Report Q1 2017 and deals database tracked $1.5 […]
Visualizing The Evolution Of The American Economy Over The Past 50 Years

Visualizing The Evolution Of The American Economy Over The Past 50 Years

The American economy and the industries that power it have experienced fascinating change over the last half century. An interesting way to track that change is by following the largest, most powerful companies in the United States as they make their way up and down the annual Fortune 500 list. Slant Marketing has done just that […]