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Some Helpful Swaps Geography

Some Helpful Swaps Geography

Inflation hysteria in some places hasn’t just faded, it has disappeared almost entirely. The old saying is that shooting stars burn out the fastest. One of the hottest systems was in Europe. The ECB, we were told, had done it. Even though QE hadn’t achieved anything of substance in its first or second year, the […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Friday, March 23

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Friday, March 23

 
Here’s Why You Should Invest In Robotics & AI ETFs

Here’s Why You Should Invest In Robotics & AI ETFs

Audio Length: 00:23:09 In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I talked with Jeremie Capron, Managing Partner & Director of Research at ROBO Global. Robo Global is the creator of the first index to track the global robotics, automation and artificial intelligence industry. This index is the benchmark for ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF […]
Global Indices Below 200-DMAs With Death Crosses To Boot

Global Indices Below 200-DMAs With Death Crosses To Boot

It’s been a week to forget for global equity indices. In the charts below we chart local currency prices for indices in the US (S&P 500), Europe (Stoxx 600), Italy (FTSE MIB), Spain (IBEX 35), the UK (FTSE 100), Germany (DAX), Japan (Nikkei 225), and Australia (ASX 200). All are now below their 50-DMAs and […]
Market Talk – Friday, March 23

Market Talk – Friday, March 23

If you were in any doubt what Asia thinks about the possibility of a trade war, you saw the answer today. All major indices lower with losses between 2% and Japan’s Nikkei -4.5%. The Yen saw the flight to quality and even this evening is trading with a 104 handle. Market looks to have priced-in […]
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                        Plug Power: Do Sales Justify A Sub-$2 Price Tag?

E Plug Power: Do Sales Justify A Sub-$2 Price Tag?

Plug Power (PLUG) stock is back under $2 a share. In the column, we discuss shipments, sales, and the balance sheet as we head into 2018. We believe shares have faltered because while earnings have eluded the company, sales had kept the stock strong. That said, sales have now begun to show some pain too. […]
Carnage… Everywhere

Carnage… Everywhere

“It’ll be fine,” they said… “You buy the dip,” they said…”just follow my tracks”… Post-Powell, Gold is the big winner… Only Nasdaq remains in the green for the year, as Small Caps joined the rest in the red this week… But it was an ugly week for global markets. Equities be like.. pic.twitter.com/1dzfOf4e8t — Eric […]
GDPNow “Real Final Sales” Forecast Remains 1.1%

GDPNow “Real Final Sales” Forecast Remains 1.1%

GDPNow and Nowcast GDP estimates came out today. I believe the GDPNow estimate is closer to the right track. The GDPNow forecast continues its trend of “falling like a rock” over the course of a quarter. Meanwhile, “I am a Rock” best describes the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) Nowcast. GDPNow Latest Forecast: 1.8 Percent – […]
4 Low Beta Stocks To Buy As Trade War Looks Real

4 Low Beta Stocks To Buy As Trade War Looks Real

President Donald Trump finally set in motion tariffs on as much as up to $60 billion in Chinese imports on Thursday. Consequently, China too has announced plans for reciprocal tariffs on $3 billion of imports from the United States, giving rise to fears of an ensuing trade war. This saw the Dow once again tumbling […]
Dell’s Pivotal Software Files For Initial Public Offering

Dell’s Pivotal Software Files For Initial Public Offering

Pivotal Software, whose majority stockholder is Dell Technologies (DVMT), filed this afternoon with the SEC for an initial public offering. Pivotal, which listed an initial offering size of $100M in its filing, describes itself as a “leading cloud-native platform that makes software development and IT operations a strategic advantage for our customers.” It says it […]