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ETF Watchlist: Week Of April 24

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

After a couple of relatively quieter weeks, things are going to pick up in a big way. Volatility remains modest but a slew of economic data, earnings reports and events from the political front could make this a more turbulent week than we’ve seen lately. There’s almost too much going on to summarize in one […]

Cloudera Wants To Be The King Of Modern Enterprise Data

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Exponential growth in data creates new demands for which traditional data management techniques like relational databases are not satisfactory. The pervasive nature of the internet and the so-called IoT has ensured that the exponential growth of data remains unchecked. visualcapitalist.com The point of processing this type of data is to be able to react – […]

EUR:USD In Battle To Redefine Resistance As Support

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

As can be seen from the following monthly chart of the EUR:USD Forex pair, after today’s (April 23) first round of the French Presidential election, price is currently in a battle to regain a foothold above major resistance at 1.09. A break and hold above this level could see a further push to the next major hurdle around 1.15. At the […]

Nasdaq Technicals Net Bullish As Breakout Readies

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Things are looking good for the Nasdaq as technicals return net bullish after a brief period of bearishness. This coincided with the index nestled against resistance helped by Friday’s tight intraday action. The index is nicely placed for a breakout on Monday, especially given the relative outperformance of the Nasdaq against its peers. As […]

Is The Bounce Over?

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

As anticipated, the market was ready for a rally, and SPX obliged with a 32-point bounce which came in three distinct phases and were a display of Fibonacci symmetry. At first, the index retraced .382 of the decline from 2378 before pulling back. The second phase went to .50 before reversing, and finally, the third […]

Here’s Goldman’s Sunday Evening Take On Markets After The French Vote

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Were you looking for more coverage on the outcome of the first round of France’s electoral trial by fire? Probably not. But that’s too damn bad, because it’s going to be coming fast and furious over the next 12 or so hours. If you want a quick snapshot of Street reactions and a cautionary bit […]

Preferred Stocks: Performance, Volatility And Risk-Adjusted Returns

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Public market investors generally invest in two types of securities: common stocks and bonds. Common stocks represent ownership in the underlying company, accompanied by voting rights for issues of corporate importance. Bonds are debt instruments with a fixed coupon payment and predetermined maturity date. Companies issue bonds when they need to raise capital but do not wish to dilute their […]

EUR/USD At 5-month High Despite Real Results Showing Le Pen Leading

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Votes are being counted in France and they show extreme-right candidate Le Pen is leading with over 25%, with Macron behind with 21%. This is the opposite of the exit polls, which put Macron on top. Update After counting 20 million votes, Le Pen still leads but the gap is smaller: 24.4% against Macron with 22.2%. Fillon is third with […]

Euro Bund Market Observations

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Let’s start off with some observations for the Euro Bund. Looking at the plain weekly chart, we can identify a break of the one-time-framing higher behavior which occurred for several weeks now. The market took out the previous week’s high and low (I will call it an outside week) with the result of a possible […]

Venezuela On The Verge Of Revolution As Hyperinflated Currency Crashes To New Record Low

Apr 23, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Venezuela, a country with only $10 billion left in reserves to run on, is in trouble. As the currency hyperinflates to new record lows against the dollar James Holbrooks points out that the people are starving. The government has gone full-on authoritarian, and now desperate human beings are dying in the streets. From an Associated Press report on Friday: “Authorities in Venezuela say 12 people […]