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US Dollar Taking Cues From Other Major Currencies

US Dollar Taking Cues From Other Major Currencies

Video Length: 00:10:03 The US Dollar continues to take its cues from the other major currencies as light calendars on Wednesday and Thursday have ceded the spotlight to developments in the Asia-Pacific region and Europe. While the DXY Index is trading lower still on Thursday after giving up all of its early gains on Wednesday, the greenback […]
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                        This Week’s Amazing Earnings Charts – Thursday, Oct. 19

FV This Week’s Amazing Earnings Charts – Thursday, Oct. 19

Video Length: 00:04:15 Earnings season kicks into high gear this week with over 190 companies reporting, including many big-cap Dow and S&P 500 names. But who has the best earnings track record out of those names? It’s not easy to beat nearly every quarter in a row for years but these companies have managed to […]
The European Small-Cap Rally: What Fundamentals Are Telling Us

The European Small-Cap Rally: What Fundamentals Are Telling Us

For investors trying to anticipate the next big inflection point for European equities amid a year of strong gains and moderate volatility, what should they be looking for from one of the best developed market equity trades of the year thus far in European small caps? Year-to-date, Europe has largely paid off as a contrarian trade as a result […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal – Thursday, Oct. 19

BTC/USD Forex Signal – Thursday, Oct. 19

Last Monday’s signals were not triggered, as none of the key levels were reached during that session. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades may only be entered between 8am London time and 5pm New York time today. Long Trades Long entry after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the […]
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                        Three Reasons Why The ‘FANG’ Phenomenon Will End Badly

EC Three Reasons Why The ‘FANG’ Phenomenon Will End Badly

Those who do not wish to draw any parallels between today’s stock market and the 1999-2000 tech stock bubble typically claim that “All of those turn-of-the-century dot-coms weren’t making any money. Today’s 2017 superstars — Facebook (FB), Amazon (AMZN), Netflix (NFLX) and Google/Alphabet (GOOG) — make money hand over fist!” The problem with this rationalization is […]
Why “Early” Means Extremely Low Cryptocurrency Prices

Why “Early” Means Extremely Low Cryptocurrency Prices

This week is the 30-year anniversary of the 1987 crash. Can you believe it? Appropriately or ominously (depending on your view), the market continues its eight-year march up the charts. Nowadays, it’s setting records with each new high it hits. Are investors nervous? Should they be? This bull market is old by historical standards. At […]
RIA Chart Book: Q3-2017 Most Important Charts

RIA Chart Book: Q3-2017 Most Important Charts

Michael Lebowitz and I have produced a number of charts that have generated a lot of questions, comments, and shares over the last year. We decided that each quarter we will begin producing a “chart book” of the “most important charts” from the last quarter for you to review. We have provided the links in most cases back to […]
EUR/USD And GBP/USD Forecast – Thursday, Oct. 19

EUR/USD And GBP/USD Forecast – Thursday, Oct. 19

EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair initially fell during the day on Wednesday but found enough support to turn around and form a hammer. The hammer sits just below the 1.18 level, and a break above that level not only breaks the hammer from the Wednesday session, but it breaks above the hammer from the Tuesday session […]
Low Volatility In Everything

Low Volatility In Everything

A rising number of investors are anxious about the “bull market in everything”, but the markets are calm, based on rolling 90-day volatility (standard deviation). It may be the calm before the storm, although research on volatility clustering suggests that the tranquil times can roll on for longer than expected. The tide will turn eventually, of course, and […]
Qualcomm, LG Electronics To Jointly Develop Next-gen Connected Car Technology

Qualcomm, LG Electronics To Jointly Develop Next-gen Connected Car Technology

LG Electronics announced that it is teaming up with Qualcomm to jointly develop a range of next-generation connected car solutions. The two companies will also establish a joint research center in South Korea to develop 5G for vehicles and C-V2X technologies essential to the success of next-generation autonomous vehicles. With connection speeds of up to […]