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T2108 Creates The Great Bullish Divergence

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

While I dipped my toes to the short side during the month of March, I didn’t nearly capitalize as much as I could have that month. That is because of this T2108 chart, which measures the percentage of stocks trading above their 40-day moving average. Despite to successive months of selling, the T2108 shows that 50% of […]

Trade Deficit Widens, Once Again More Than Consensus

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It’s a never-ending trade deficit story. And the pace is accelerating. The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that the goods and services trade deficit was $57.6 billion in February, up $0.9 billion from $56.7 billion in January. The bureau revised January slightly wider, from $56.6 billion as originally reported. Exports, Imports, and Balance February exports were $204.4 […]

Real Estate’s Main Weakness

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Right now, Millennials are the largest cohort of homebuyers in America. And even though they’re waiting longer to get married, start a family, and buy a home… and they’re more likely to skip buying a starter home and opt for a larger property… They have almost ZERO interest in the massive McMansions the Baby Boomers […]

A Breakout Here Could Produce Another Gold Rush

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Gold prices have chopped higher since bottoming in December 2015. The move has not been as exciting as precious metals bulls would like but it followed a trend of higher lows nonetheless. During the same time frame, Gold has tested the $1360 – $1375 price level on multiple occasions – see resistance line at (1). This […]

Why ABB Ltd’s Dividend Potential Should Tempt Investors

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

ABB Ltd (NYSE: ABB) is currently paying investors an above-average dividend yield of 3.7% while the Industrials sector median stands 1.5%. Even though this makes ABB look attractive relative to its peers, it’s useful to understand the company’s future dividend potential. Will ABB’s bottom line be the main catalyst driving future growth or maybe its payout […]

Stocks Impact Carryovers, But U.S. Plantings; Tariffs Impact Prices

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Market Analysis The US planting intentions garnered much of the market’s attention last week as the USDA’s 2018 corn and soybean survey results were lower than expected. The government won’t utilize this planting data until it issues its first 2018/19 US and World supply/demand outlooks on May 10, but its importance justifies balance sheet creation […]

Central Bank Weekly: US Dollar Taking Few Cues From Fed Rate Pricing

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

The start of the new month and quarter may bring new tidings for the US Dollar. After muddling around for most of March, proving unmoved by the Federal Reserve’s rate decision to raise rates at their March policy meeting, the greenback has entered April on somewhat uncertain ground: even though the Fed has signaled that […]

Gold Set For Sparkling Rally

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Latest Price – $1340.20. Daily Chart Pattern – price looks to have been consolidating these past few months and as the price rose into this consolidation pattern it should leave the same way – up. Breaking below the low of this consolidation phase at $1303 could be one area to place stops. Bollinger Bands – […]

E Trump’s Tariffs Hammer The EU, And Leave Canada And Mexico Alone, For Now

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

While Trump has persistently argued for steel and aluminum tariffs as a way to create jobs in beleaguered American industries, the formal legal rationale for the measures is actually an obscure national security clause. Ironically, Trump’s tariffs hit many U.S. allies harder than they hit China which potentially could be a national security threat. Not […]

Price Charts And Time Frames

Apr 05, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

For the average person, understanding price charts is hard enough, add multiple time frames to that and things get very confusing, very fast. Price Charts: Price charts represent the footprints of money, peoples’ buy and sell decisions. Areas on any price chart where you see lots of trading activity suggests relative equilibrium in supply and demand. […]