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Envestnet Could Be The Best FinTech Stock For Years

Envestnet Could Be The Best FinTech Stock For Years

The other day I wrote about hot fintech stocks that you should look into. After writing that post, I came across another fintech stock, one that could be even better than the ones I previously wrote about. The stock is Envestnet and if you never heard of them, sit back and grab a cup of coffee. You […]
The Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday – Thursday, October 12

The Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday – Thursday, October 12

 
New Record High On Bitcoin! Where To Next?

New Record High On Bitcoin! Where To Next?

Summary Strong bullish trend continuation signal Several, likely temporary initial targets derived from multiple Fibonacci measurements Watch for temporary retracements for new opportunity to enter Bitcoin (BTC/USD) breaks out with conviction to a new record high as it moves above the prior peak of $4,979.90 reached in the beginning of September. That peak was followed […]
NCS Multistage Holdings Could Head Lower On Lockup Expiration

NCS Multistage Holdings Could Head Lower On Lockup Expiration

October 25, 2017 concludes the 180-day lockup period on NCS Multistage Holdings (NCSM). When the lockup period ends for NCSM, its pre-IPO shareholders, directors, and executives will have the chance to sell their 38.5 million outstanding shares. With just 9.5 million shares currently trading, any significant sales could flood the market and cause a sharp, temporary, decrease […]
Current Indications Are For Higher Equity Markets

Current Indications Are For Higher Equity Markets

“Davidson” submits: Investing increasingly requires a global perspective. I recommend portfolios carry an exposure of 60% Domestic vs. 40% Intl Equities. A significant impact to market pricing of Intl Equities for US investors has always been shifts in the Trade Weighted US$ Index. Even if one gets the economic cycle correct, shifts in the US$ […]
The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index Update – Thursday, October 12

The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index Update – Thursday, October 12

Note: We’ve updated our periodic look at the Philly Fed ADS Index today’s release, which includes jobless claims through October 7. The Philly Fed’s Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index (hereafter the ADS index) is a fascinating but relatively little known real-time indicator of business conditions for the U.S. economy, not just the Third Federal Reserve District, […]
Japan’s 28-Year Bear Market Is Finally Over

Japan’s 28-Year Bear Market Is Finally Over

Japanese investors know what a bear market is. The Nikkei 225 Index, a benchmark index for the country, peaked in 1989. Japan’s central bank has added to investors’ distress. Long-term rates have been below 1% for more than five years and have even been negative at times. This makes it almost impossible for investors to […]
Wells Fargo Says Buy Micro-Cap Drugmaker Ahead Of Cancer Immunotherapy Meeting

Wells Fargo Says Buy Micro-Cap Drugmaker Ahead Of Cancer Immunotherapy Meeting

Shares of Infinity Pharmaceuticals (INFI) are on the rise after Wells Fargo analyst Jim Birchenough upgraded the stock to a buy-equivalent rating following the selection of IPI-549 monotherapy data as a late breaker oral presentation at an immunotherapy-focused cancer meeting in November. The analyst argued that the develop-stage company’s IPI-549 is showing promise in the […]
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                        Was It Worth It?

EC Was It Worth It?

On the grand scene of financial innovations, the exchange-traded fund was fairly innocuous at first. It took a good 15 years of slow realization for people to figure out how disruptive they would ultimately be. “Exchange-traded fund” isn’t even a very good name, since closed-end funds were also exchange-traded. And the ETF wrapper still isn’t […]
Impressive Data On The Chinese Demand

Impressive Data On The Chinese Demand

Today the Shanghai Gold Exchange (the SGE) released the September data on the gold and silver demand. In my opinion, the Chinese demand for gold and silver is very strong. Here are the appropriate charts: Gold:   …and silver: Gold figures are especially impressive – since the beginning of 2017 the Chinese have withdrawn 1.5 thousand tons […]