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Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, August 19

Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, August 19

GBP/USD The British pound had a very indecisive week, and I think this could be the first signs of life. If that’s the case, buying the dips could work out, but as soon as we break down below the lows of the week, that would be very dangerous. I would be much more comfortable buying […]
EURUSD: Halts Weakness, Eyes Further Recovery Higher

EURUSD: Halts Weakness, Eyes Further Recovery Higher

The EURUSD pair looks to correct further higher in the new week as it faces further recovery threats. On the upside, resistance comes in at 1.1450 level with a cut through here opening the door for more upside towards the 1.1500 level. Further up, resistance lies at the 1.1550 level where a break will expose the […]
Growth & Income? Try Pipelines

Growth & Income? Try Pipelines

The chart below is a sobering one for pipeline investors. Over the past five years, the S&P has returned 13.1% p.a., versus -2.7% for the Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index (AMZIX). An allocation to AMZIX contributed almost a 16% p.a. performance drag, such that $100 invested in the S&P500 in July 2013 would now be worth […]
A Chinese Frankenstein, Fallen Angels, And A Pitch To Buy T-Note

A Chinese Frankenstein, Fallen Angels, And A Pitch To Buy T-Note

Articles I’m reading — Hayden Capital’s latest investor letter is out and as always, it’s a great read. Fred Liu, Hayden’s managing partner, has quickly become one of my favorite investors to follow. Each of his letters offer a master class in fundamental value investing. In his latest, he talks about the global competitive landscape, […]
Five Traps In The Week Ahead

Five Traps In The Week Ahead

Turkey: Officials have taken steps to make it more difficult and more expensive to short the lira, but that did not prevent a 5% slide ahead of the weekend. There is no interest rate, within reason, that can compensate for such currency risk. When S&P cut its sovereign credit rating to B+ from BB- and […]
Blockchain-Backed Money Vs. Paper-Backed Money

Blockchain-Backed Money Vs. Paper-Backed Money

This episode is brief and covers the essential differences between using blockchain-backed money (like Bitcoin) and using paper-backed money. For those who only know of Bitcoin from the Bitcoin mass media hype of 2017, and now the Bitcoin ‘crash’ of 2018: this one minute 30 second episode was made for you. Audio length 00:01:24 Episode […]
Book Review: Getting To Plan B By John Mullins And Randy Komisar

Book Review: Getting To Plan B By John Mullins And Randy Komisar

Katy Aucoin’s original plan when she founded Dearduck in 2015 seems exciting and profitable, to my untrained eyes. Three years later, following an investment by startup accelerator RealCo and a move from the City of Houston to San Antonio’s tech hub on Houston Street, Dearduck plans to make money in a very different way than when Aucoin […]
August 19th Week In Review: How Trump’s Policies Moved Stocks

August 19th Week In Review: How Trump’s Policies Moved Stocks

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Trump and his administration with this weekly recap compiled by The Fly: 1. HARLEY-DAVIDSON: Shares of Harley-Davidson (HOG) were under pressure on Monday after President Donald Trump renewed his criticism […]
Facebook Mistakenly Censors Conservative Education Company For “Hate Speech Violations”

Facebook Mistakenly Censors Conservative Education Company For “Hate Speech Violations”

Facebook says it “mistakenly” removed several videos and censored the reach of conservative educational organization PragerU, short for Prager University. On Friday, Prager tweeted evidence that they were being “heavily censored” by Facebook – writing “Our last 9 posts are reaching 0 of our 3 million followers. At least two videos were deleted last night […]