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Bailout Bank Monte Dei Paschi Sub Deal Three Times Over-Subscribed As Euro Hits 3-Year High

Bailout Bank Monte Dei Paschi Sub Deal Three Times Over-Subscribed As Euro Hits 3-Year High

On Thursday, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s subordinated debt offering received orders for more than three times the 750 million-euro debentures it was offering on Thursday. Meanwhile, on Friday, the euro climbed to a three-year high on the back of a German government Grand Coalition deal. These events highlight the confidence European investors have as 2018 […]
Momentum Continues To Dominate Factor ETF Performances

Momentum Continues To Dominate Factor ETF Performances

The US stock jumped to another record high yesterday, providing more fuel to keep the momentum factor sizzling. All the major factor strategies are posting solid one-year returns these days, but momentum’s trend remains a bullish outlier, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The outsized return for the momentum-factor strategy, which targets equities that […]
EUR/USD, GBP/USD Key Bullish Break Above Bull Flag Patterns

EUR/USD, GBP/USD Key Bullish Break Above Bull Flag Patterns

EUR/USD 4 hour The EUR/USD made a bullish bounce at the Fibonacci levels of wave 4 vs 3 (blue) and then broke above the resistance trend line (dotted orange) plus previous top (dotted reds). The bullish break confirms the wave 4-5 pattern that has been mentioned here this week and could indicate a potential continuation […]
Macroeconomic Outlook For 2018 And Gold

Macroeconomic Outlook For 2018 And Gold

Luckily or not, 2017 is behind us. It was a positive year for the gold market, as the yellow market gained more than 12 percent. However, investors are forward-looking, so let’s focus on what the coming months will bring. The next year will be shaped mostly by the following broad economic trends: Global activity is […]
Dividends Are Losing Their Allure

Dividends Are Losing Their Allure

Investors have long looked to dividend stocks as a means to generating investment income.For decades this has been an effective strategy to increase cash from investing. However, in today’s market investors are more uncomfortable on how to identify new income opportunities.They should consider allocating a portion of their portfolio to selling options for premium income.The […]
Euro Surges To 3 Year High After German Parties Reach “Grand Coalition” Breakthrough

Euro Surges To 3 Year High After German Parties Reach “Grand Coalition” Breakthrough

The euro jumped to its highest level in three years after German negotiators reached a preliminary accord on a coalition. The report sent EURUSD surging over 100 pips, breaking above the resistance at Sept. 8 high of 1.2092 to jump as much as 0.7 percent to 1.2136, the highest since Dec. 2014. As Germany’s DPA […]
Silver Antidote To Bubble Craziness

Silver Antidote To Bubble Craziness

CHARACTERISTICS OF BUBBLE CRAZINESS: U.S. stocks, according to many measures, are the most over-valued in history. We live in a Bubble Zone! Bitcoin and other cryptos are definitely in a bubble, but they could rise even higher. Bonds yield little, and in many European countries, less than zero. Central banks have created this distortion to the detriment […]
Indian Indices End At Fresh Record High; Energy Stocks Witness Buying

Indian Indices End At Fresh Record High; Energy Stocks Witness Buying

After trading on a volatile note in the afternoon session, Indian share markets witnessed buying interest at the end of the day and ended their session at a fresh record closing high. Losses were largely seen in the FMCG sector and realty sector, while energy stocks ended the day higher. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood higher by 89 points (up 0.3%) […]
USD/JPY And NZD/USD Forecast – Friday, Jan 12

USD/JPY And NZD/USD Forecast – Friday, Jan 12

USD/JPY The US dollar initially tried to rally against the Japanese yen, but struggled at the 112 level, and then rolled over as we received less than stellar economic numbers coming out of the United States during the day. Because of this, it’s likely that the market will continue to drift a little bit lower, […]
Stocks To Trade: IAC, XPO, CCE

Stocks To Trade: IAC, XPO, CCE

Friday’s stock picks: Long InterActiveCorp (IAC) Long XPO Logistics (XPO) Short Coca-Cola European Partners (CCE)