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Long Over The Long Weekend
Seems traders took Friday off as we saw low volume and anemic action before start of the long weekend. The action remains looking very positive. Let’s enjoy the long weekend and see how trade resumes next week. SPY couldn’t get past the 248 resistance level but let’s see what comes next week. We should continue […]
EC HH The Ins And Outs Of Low Volatility ETFs
If there’s one thing investors love, it’s consistency and reliability. Two attributes that deftly describe the trend of exchange-traded funds that track low volatility stocks. This unique category of the ETF universe has rapidly expanded in recent years through a combination of persistent fund flows and sector momentum. The factors that ultimately shape low volatility […]
Gold Breakout & Upside Targets
Gold cleared $1300 early in the week and padded its gains on Friday even amid a bullish weekly reversal in the US Dollar. Gold’s breakout was validated by a strong monthly close on Thursday and then a strong weekly close Friday. As predicted, the miners perked up with the breakout in Gold. GDX and GDXJ […]
E Our Journey To Simplicity
In my previous articles we have covered the importance of accountability, which means having the right attitude toward your trading even before you open the computer or a book. We will move on to more articles related to psychology and trading itself. We also need to address building a strong base for a framework to […]
The Civilian Labor Force, Unemployment Claims And Business Cycle
Every week we post an update on new unemployment claims shortly after the BLS report is made available. Our focus is the four-week moving average of this rather volatile indicator. The financial press generally takes a fairly simplistic view of the latest number, and the market often reacts, for a few minutes or a few hours, to […]
Dollar Whipsaws Confuse Technical Picture
The US dollar was whipsawed ahead of the weekend. The greenback had been pulling back following the soft core PCE deflator the day before, and losses accelerated after the disappointing US August employment report. However, a report citing unnamed European officials warned that the ECB might not be ready to decide on its asset purchase […]
August Jobs, Meh
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:15 — 7.6MB) DOW + 39 = 21,987 SPX + 4 = 2476 NAS + 6 = 6435 RUT + 8 = 1413 10 Y + .04 = 2.16 OIL + .12 = 47.35 GOLD + 3.60 = 1325.40 Top Cryptocurrencies Name Symbol Market Cap Vol. Total Vol. % Price […]
E The Top 8 Best Short Term Investment Options For Your Money
Investing isn’t always just a long-term financial strategy. When you want to see returns on your money in a shorter time frame, say a couple years or even a couple months, then implementing a short term investment strategy with the best short term investments is very achievable! Perhaps you’re saving up for a goal with […]
Auto Sales Unexpectedly Plunge To February 2014 Low: Hurricane Boost Coming?
Economists actually thought car sales would be flat in August. The Econoday consensus was 16.7 million units at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate. Instead, sales plunged to 16.1 million units. Unit vehicle sales faded noticeably in August, to a 16.1 million annualized rate from 16.7 million in July. This is the lowest rate since February 2014. Sales of domestic-made […]
