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Bullish Sentiment Slightly Above Average
The media has been all over the place (wrongly) proclaiming that the current bull market is the longest ever while the S&P 500 touched an intraday all-time high earlier this week, so surely investor sentiment must be up to the rafters. Right? Not exactly. In this week’s sentiment survey from AAII, bullish sentiment increased from […]
EUR/USD Bullish Sequence Snaps Despite Less-Dovish ECB Rhetoric
EURO TALKING POINTS The near-term rebound in EUR/USD appears to have stalled even though the European Central Bank (ECB) remains upbeat on the economy, and fresh comments coming out of the Federal Reserve may undermine the recent advance in the exchange rate should the central bank prepare U.S. households and businesses for four rate-hikes in 2018. EUR/USD […]
The Signs Are Clear That The Bitcoin Euphoria Has Ended
Investor Appetite for Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Has Faded Bitcoin (BTC) fever is all but over. And for that matter, sentiment has also cooled on just about every other cryptocurrency. It was a bubble and it has burst. iStock.com/pinglabel A Bitcoin collapse is underway. As the chart below shows, the first and most famous cryptocurrency […]
FHFA House Price Index: Up 1.1% In Q2
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has released its U.S. House Price Index (HPI) for June. Here is the opening of the report: Washington, D.C. – U.S. house prices rose 1.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 6.5 percent […]
Aspen Technology Building Up Portfolio
According to a MarketsandMarkets report, the global Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software market is expected to grow 12% annually over the next few years to become a $6.05 billion industry by 2022 from $3.44 billion in 2017. A leading player in the EAM market is Aspen Technology (Nasdaq: AZPN), which recently hit an all-time high. Aspen Technology’s […]
Mr. Market Seems Asleep When It Comes To American Axel Post-2016
The Street has had a lot to worry about when it comes to auto-parts supplier American Axel (AXL), most notably a big drop-off in business with mega-customer GM and a lot of debt. But the stock’s valuation doesn’t seem close to reflecting the extent to which the company has and continues to progress beyond its […]
E World Economic Growth Is Expected To Remain Close To 4% In 2018 And 2019
Although many signs seem to suggest that a peak has been reached in the growth rates of the advanced economies, the outlook is more uncertain for the emerging market economies. Virtually all advanced economies are coming off relatively strong job markets with unusually low and stable inflation. China, India and the U.S. are expected to […]
Gold Price Mired In Downtrend – Key Levels To Watch
Talking Points: – Gold’s appeal as a safe haven has been called into question after a weak performance during the most recent period of market stress. – Rising short-term interest rates in the US, coupled with a strong US Dollar, have limited the appeal of Gold in the near-term. – Retail traders remain net-long Gold, but sentiment […]
Just Below New Record High, Which Direction Is Next?
The U.S. stock market indexes were mixed between -0.3% and +0.4% on Wednesday, as investors took some short-term profits off the table following the recent advance. The S&P 500 index reached the new record high at the level of 2,873.23 on Tuesday, as it broke slightly above its January’s 26th high of 2,872.87. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost […]
5 Common Ways Inflation Impacts Your Wallet
If you watch the news, you have most certainly heard the term inflation thrown around every so often. While you understand the basic concept of inflation, the rise of prices over time, you may still be left wondering how inflation impacts your wallet. So today, I am going to show you just this. The goal […]
