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Chart Of The Day – EnviroStar

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The Chart of the Day belongs to EnviroStar (EVI). I found the laundry equipment stock by using Barchart to sort today’s All Time High list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then again for technical buy signals of 80% or more. Since the Trend Spotter signaled another buy on 8/14 the stock gained 12.07%. This stock is a momentum play only […]

Precious Metals Outperform Markets In August – Gold +4%, Silver +5%

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

– All four precious metals outperform markets in August– Gold posts best month since January, up nearly 4%– Gold reaches highest price since US election, climbs due to uncertainty and safe haven demand – S&P 500 marginally higher; Euro Stoxx, Nikkei lower for month– Platinum is best performing metal climbing over 5%– Palladium climbs over 4% […]

Expected Dividend Increases In September 2017

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It is time for the most exciting dividend month of the quarter! There is nothing more exciting than seeing the calendar turn and realizing that it is the month that most companies pay their dividend. This is where you really see the fruits of your investing labor and the power of dividend investing flex its muscle. […]

Trader: “Markets Have A Slightly Feverish, Twilight-Of-The-Bull-Run Feel”

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

With both the S&P and global stocks once again inching back to all time highs, here are some gloomier observations from Bloomberg’s EM commentatory Garfield Reynolds, who has covered and traded FX, bonds and commodities over two decades. Down Under Doldrums Challenge Global Growth Hopes: Macro View The latest burst of chatter that global growth […]

NZD/USD Broke Below 0.7200 Support

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

NZD/USD recently broke below a major support level at 0.7200, indicating that the uptrend from 0.6817 had completed at 0.7557 already. The pair is now in downtrend, further decline would likely be seen after correction. NZD/USD Daily Chart On the downside There is a bearish trend line on the 4-hour chart with resistance now at […]

Rail Week Ending August 26, 2017: Intuitive Sectors Rolling Averages Slightly In Expansion

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Week 34 of 2017 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) improved according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data. The economically intuitive sectors are insignificantly in contraction, whilst the intuitive rolling averages are insignifantly in expansion. Analyst Opinion of the Rail Data We review this data set to understand the economy. […]

Weekend Reading: Harvey & The Broken Window Fallacy

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

As the waters recede from “Hurricane Harvey,” the rebuilding efforts begin. It will take quite some time before Houston fully recovers from the tragedy, but recover we will. Hopefully, lessons were learned by a city government that has avoided dealing with the drainage and flooding problems for far too long. Despite hundreds of millions of dollars extracted from […]

Can August’s NFP Turn The US Dollar Relief Rally Into Something More?

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Ahead of Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll release for August, the Dollar took another shot lower to new 15-month lows, which helped the EUR to extend its gains above 1.20 and XUA/USD (spot Gold) to close above $1,300/oz. Given the increase of geopolitical headlines, we had a pickup in currency volatility later in the month that aligned with a Jackson […]

Major Asset Classes | August 2017 | Performance Review

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Another month, another bullish tailwind for most of the major asset classes. Nearly every corner of the global markets gained ground in August, led once again by stocks in emerging markets. The only losers last month: US junk bonds and real estate investment trusts (REITs), which posted fractional declines. Otherwise, performance was broadly positive. For […]

Is The ECB Worried About The Value Of The Euro? Not Really

Sep 01, 2017 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Reports that the ECB may be worried about the value of the euro and that this could delay QE tapering seem to have been exaggerated. The “source” report sent the euro down on the last day of August, but it is recovering as an official source has something else to say. Ewald Nowotny, the head […]