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Small Businesses The Most Optimistic Since 1983

Small Businesses The Most Optimistic Since 1983

Small Businesses Optimistic Even though it seems impossible, the small business optimism increased even more in the most recent report. As you can see from the chart below, the index was up 0.7 points to 107.6. The improvements came because of the tax cuts and the improvement to the regulatory situation. We often hear about […]
4 Stocks With Low Price-To-Cash Flow Ratio For Safe Bets

4 Stocks With Low Price-To-Cash Flow Ratio For Safe Bets

Value style is considered one of the best practices when it comes to picking stocks. There are different valuation metrics to determine a stock’s inherent strength but a random selection of a ratio cannot serve your purpose if you want a realistic assessment of a company’s financial position. For this, we would suggest Price to Cash […]
Michelin Intends To Acquire Fenner For 610p Per Share

Michelin Intends To Acquire Fenner For 610p Per Share

Michelin (MGDDY) announced that it intends to acquire Fenner (FNERF). Fenner provides conveyor belt solutions and reinforced polymer products for the mining and general industrial markets. It had 2017 annual revenues of GBP 655M. The boards of both companies have reached an agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition by Michelin. Each shareholder […]
Recent Stock Market Swing Trade Examples And Explanations

Recent Stock Market Swing Trade Examples And Explanations

It continues to be a great time for swing trading. Here are some recent trade ideas that were publicly posted my TradingView feed. It has been a while since I posted “swing trading examples” on VantagePointTrading; the last one was in November.  Yet as mentioned above, you can always check my TradingView profile for swing trade examples […]
The Lonely Island

The Lonely Island

Facebook is pissing all over the bullish party. It’s not an intriguing enough pattern for me to trade, but I’d say the key support coming up is at 167.18.   The cool thing is that all the Nasdaq bully boys have been abandoned on an island pattern. It’s game over, fellas. Your bull market is dead.    
Four Days To Trade Wars: Can Stupidity Be Avoided?

Four Days To Trade Wars: Can Stupidity Be Avoided?

US steel and aluminum tariffs start Friday. Germany’s economy minister is in D.C. But Trump has stringent demands. No one wins trade wars. The notion is ludicrous. I have more on the “meaning of win” in a moment. But first, let’s consider the Eurointelligence view. This is not a trade war the EU can ever win, as […]
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                        Opportunities In A Wrecked Shipping Industry: Overview

E Opportunities In A Wrecked Shipping Industry: Overview

So far 2018 has proven to be a much more difficult year for investors then 2017. Strong gains in January were followed by a sharp and brutal correction in February which brought something that has been missing from the stock market these last few years, volatility. Some traders like billionaire hedge fund mogul, David Einhorn, […]
March US Soybean Stocks

March US Soybean Stocks

Market Analysis A larger-than-expected decline in the USDA’s Argentine monthly soybeans output, an adjustment of 7 mmt, and limited rainfall in this major competitor’s main central crop region has tried to counter a rise in the US old-crop ending soybean stocks earlier this month. The trade will note the USDA’s quarterly soybean stocks level on […]
VIX Term Structure Inverts As Dow Dumps Below Key Technical Level

VIX Term Structure Inverts As Dow Dumps Below Key Technical Level

Friday’s OPEX decline has led to Monday’s explosion higher in vol with VIX nearing 22…   And seeing its term structure invert (dramatically) once again…   The Dow is now down 450 points and has broken back below its Fib 38.2% retracement level (and its 100DMA)…   Nasdaq futures are now down 3%…   But for […]
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                        GameStop Faces Stiff Competition But It Is Hard Not To Like Here

E GameStop Faces Stiff Competition But It Is Hard Not To Like Here

Will GameStop (GME ) be able to recover? This is a stock that has been absolutely beaten down thanks to vicious competition from big box stores and individual used game outlets. Many believe the stock could go the way of BlockBuster, as digital sales are also a threat. That said, GameStop’s recent sales data was […]