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Markets Display Imminent Risk Signs

Markets Display Imminent Risk Signs

Video length: 00:13:55 Markets selling off slightly the last few trading days which has led to an expansion of volatility and the expected move not seen for a long time. Watch this video to get ahead of the risks in the market.
Symmetry Matters, Or The (Small) Progress Of Stating The Obvious

Symmetry Matters, Or The (Small) Progress Of Stating The Obvious

Chicago Fed President Charles Evans is this year a voting FOMC member. Normally, that might not make much difference but in times like this where dissension is building beneath the surface of even the typically stoic central bank, this time it might. Apparently, we can count Evans among the list dissatisfied with the current state […]
Cisco Systems, Inc. Q1 F2018 Earnings, Guidance Boost Shares

Cisco Systems, Inc. Q1 F2018 Earnings, Guidance Boost Shares

Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Q1 F2018 earnings results were released after closing bell tonight. The company posted non-GAAP earnings of 61 cents per share on $12.14 billion in revenue, while Wall Street had been expecting 60 cents per share on $12.11 billion in revenue. In the year-ago quarter, Cisco reported $12.4 billion in sales. By […]
JA Solar Slides After Mixed Results As Analyst Voices Margins Concerns

JA Solar Slides After Mixed Results As Analyst Voices Margins Concerns

Shares of solar power products manufacturer JA Solar (JASO) are sliding after the company reported a mixed quarter, with weaker than expected earnings per ADR share and revenues that beat estimates. Commenting on the announcement, Roth Capital analyst Philip Shen told investors that supply chain costs could continue to pressure margins ahead. RESULTS: JA Solar […]
EUR/USD Reversal – Back To 1.1700?

EUR/USD Reversal – Back To 1.1700?

  EUR/USD staged a sharp intraday reversal today, ending the day at its lows after hitting a 3 week high of 1.1860. This morning’s Eurozone economic reports were better than expected with the region’s trade surplus growing. The dollar is strong despite mixed US data. If the House passes their version of the tax bill […]
Continued Drop In Private Investment Worries The Economy

Continued Drop In Private Investment Worries The Economy

– China’s private investment in fixed assets slowed down for the fourth consecutive month: In October, the growth rate dropped to 5.8%, the lowest level in 2017. Private investment takes up roughly 60% of total investment; the private sector contributes approximately 80% of total jobs, 60% of GDP and 50% of government’s tax income. Potential impact to […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Wednesday, Nov. 15

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Wednesday, Nov. 15

Top Tickers For End Of Day November 15th – BAC, CBS, RDS-A, AAPL, CVX 
Looking To Buy The Dips? Here Are ETF & Stock Picks

Looking To Buy The Dips? Here Are ETF & Stock Picks

Though the flattening of the yield curve, uncertainty over tax reform plan and falling oil prices have been making investors jittery lately, the overall sentiment has been hugely positive. This is especially true given that the global economy has picked up momentum with every major economy witnessing growth in almost a decade.  According to the […]
Bespoke’s FAANG+ Trading Range Screen

Bespoke’s FAANG+ Trading Range Screen

Even with the market in pullback mode over the last week, the five largest Nasdaq 100 stocks remain just barely in overbought territory as shown in our trading range screen below. There’s plenty of downside room for these “five horsemen” to drop before they get anywhere near oversold territory…
Three Strikes And You’re Out!

Three Strikes And You’re Out!

As we keep insisting, monetary central planning systematically falsifies asset prices and corrupts the flow of financial information. That’s why bubbles seemingly inflate endlessly and egregiously, and also why financial crashes and economic corrections appear to come out of the blue without warning. Back in the winter of 1999-2000, for example, we were allegedly in the midst […]