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Residential REITs Stock Outlook: Near-Term Pain Inevitable

Residential REITs Stock Outlook: Near-Term Pain Inevitable

The U.S. residential REIT industry’s growth in rent is slowing and there is no near-term respite in sight. Per the latest report from the real estate technology and analytics firm RealPage, with several markets experiencing flat rents, U.S. apartment rents increased at an annual pace of just 2.3% as of mid-2018, denoting its slowest pace in eight […]
Tech Stocks: Trump Out On Trade Today?

Tech Stocks: Trump Out On Trade Today?

Tech stocks could face a hurdle today as President Trump’s official decision on trade could be out today. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday, “we expect that to be out soon.” Reports from news agencies expected a decision by today. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said discussions were expected Friday but not necessarily an […]
American Factory Growth Slowed In June

American Factory Growth Slowed In June

What is the ‘Markit Manufacturing PMI’? In the United States, the Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) measures the performance of the manufacturing sector and is derived from a survey of 600 industrial companies. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index is based on five individual indexes with the following weights: New Orders (30 percent), Output (25 […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Friday, June 29

S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Friday, June 29

S&P 500 The S&P 500 initially dipped during trading on Thursday to continue with the selling pressure, but we turned right back around to break above the 2700 level as it appears there is a significant amount of support at the round figure. The 50 day DMA is just above, and I think at this […]
Snapshot Of Cumulative Dividends Cuts Through The End Of 2018-Q2

Snapshot Of Cumulative Dividends Cuts Through The End Of 2018-Q2

We’re completing the picture that our real-time sampling of dividend cuts during the second quarter of 2018 has been painting. Through Wednesday, 27 June 2018, with 2018-Q2 all but over, this remarkably simple measure of the near-real time health of the private sector of the U.S. economy is signaling that while some recessionary conditions are […]
Expensive Valuations & Late Cycle Indicators

Expensive Valuations & Late Cycle Indicators

Investors are trying to figure out what it will take for the bull market to reach a new record high. Records have been set in the Russell 2000, the tech sector, and the S&P 400, but the most followed index, which is the S&P 500, hasn’t broken its January 26th high. There have been several failed […]
Stocks Outlook – Friday, June 29

Stocks Outlook – Friday, June 29

Thoughts The Options Put/Call Ratio just spiked. A short term bullish sign for the stock market. Sentiment suddenly became extremely bearish. A short term bullish sign. Initial Claims are still trending lower. A medium-long term bullish sign for the stock market and economy. Continued Claims are still trending lower. A medium-long term bullish sign for […]
After The EU Summit Surge, These Are The Levels To Watch On EUR/USD

After The EU Summit Surge, These Are The Levels To Watch On EUR/USD

The EUR/USD jumped on the news about an agreement on migration in the EU Summit. What’s next? The Technical Confluences Indicator shows that there is a good reason why the pair struggles with 1.1650. This is the convergence of the 1h-low, the Fibonacci 23.6% one-month, the Bolinger Band one-hour Upper, the Simple Moving Average 10-15m, the Pivot Point one-day Resistance […]
EUR/USD Bullish Reversal At 1.15 After Breaking Resistance Line

EUR/USD Bullish Reversal At 1.15 After Breaking Resistance Line

EUR/USD 4 hour The EUR/USD bounced strongly at the 1.15 support zone, as indicated in the wave analysis yesterday. The bullish reversal could be part of a larger wave B (pink) correction and price could move up now for an impulsive wave C (pink) in wave B (purple). In any case it seems likely that […]
AUDUSD Daily Analysis – Friday, June 29

AUDUSD Daily Analysis – Friday, June 29

AUDUSD’s downside movement from 0.7676 extended to as low as 0.7322. Further decline could be expected after a minor consolidation and next target would be at 0.7200 area. Resistance is now at 0.7375, a breakout of this level could bring the price back into 0.7500 zone.