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Innovate Biopharmaceuticals: Why Is This Stock Flying?

Innovate Biopharmaceuticals: Why Is This Stock Flying?

We have searched far and wide for why Innovate Biopharmaceuticals (INNT) is flying high. The news is absolutely scarce other than a recent a reverse recapitalization with Monster Digital (Nasdaq: MSDI). At the end of Q3 2017, the company had $174K in cash and operations consumed an average of ~$1M during the first three quarters of 2017 so it […]
The Current Macro Environment And Fed Policy

The Current Macro Environment And Fed Policy

Audio Length: 00:54:00 On last week’s “Behind the Markets” podcast, we had a great discussion on the current macro and political environment— in the U.S., Europe and emerging markets—with Manish Singh, CIO of Crossbridge Capital, and long-time Federal Reserve (Fed) watcher and academic Tim Duy. Singh oversees more than $3 billion in assets at Crossbridge Capital and employs a top-down macro […]
Morning Call For Tuesday, March 6

Morning Call For Tuesday, March 6

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH18 +0.43%) this morning are up +0.46% and European stocks are up +0.92% on signs the U.S. may not go through with plans to put tariffs on metal imports. White House economic adviser Cohn is said to have summoned executives from U.S. companies that depend on aluminum and […]
Technically Speaking: Eating Sardines

Technically Speaking: Eating Sardines

This past weekend, I discussed the recent weekly violation of the market back below its respective 50-dma and the triggering of actions in our underlying portfolios. ‘If the market fails to hold the 50-dma by the end of this week, we will add our hedges back to portfolios, rebalance risk in portfolios and raise cash as […]
US Dollar, Japanese Yen Sink As ’Risk On’ Sentiment Surges

US Dollar, Japanese Yen Sink As ’Risk On’ Sentiment Surges

Is the US Dollar rally over? Developments since FX markets opened up Sunday in New York would suggest that traders may think so. While US President Trump’s comments about starting a global trade war via aluminum and steel tariffs may have been the initial catalyst, knock-on developments have given traders little reason to continue to […]
Corby Has That Canadian Spirit

Corby Has That Canadian Spirit

Every New York stock exchange trading day I’m posting a daily dividend stock or fund review. I’ll share the three chief qualities of just one equity or fund that could be selected for a dividend stock portfolio I’ve named the Safari to Sweet Success. This week my Safari portfolio is adding a company from the […]
Ebay’s (EBAY) Marketplace Is Expected To Do Well In 2018

Ebay’s (EBAY) Marketplace Is Expected To Do Well In 2018

eBay Inc. (EBAY – Free Report) is a well-established player in the e-commerce space and also has a first-mover advantage. To maintain its dominance, eBay has introduced several measures to fuel growth in its Marketplaces business. eBay has been giving more data to its marketplace sellers. These data include price guidance, restocking guidance and more insight into inventory […]
Whether Volatility Is High Or Low, Gamma Trading Can Exploit Opportunity

Whether Volatility Is High Or Low, Gamma Trading Can Exploit Opportunity

Written by Alternatives Team at Calamos Investments In 2018, volatility kicked into high gear. So far, there have been 11 days when the S&P 500 has moved at least 1%. Investors may not like the return of volatility, but it can strengthen the tailwinds for the gamma trading we do in our market neutral income […]
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                        U.S. House Prices Continue To Rise Three Times Faster Than Inflation

E U.S. House Prices Continue To Rise Three Times Faster Than Inflation

According to the S&P Case-Shiller survey of housing prices, year-over-year increases in national prices (as of January 30, 2018) has been 5% or more over the past 16 months. The 20-City house price index has climbed at this same fast pace over the last 28 months. Why is housing inflation so much faster than general […]
AUDUSD Daily Analysis – Tuesday, March 6

AUDUSD Daily Analysis – Tuesday, March 6

AUDUSD is now facing the resistance of the bearish trend line on its 4-hour chart. As long as the price is below the trend line, the bounce from 0.7712 could be treated as consolidation for the downtrend from 0.7988, and another fall towards 0.7600 could be expected after the consolidation. On the upside, a clear […]