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Should You Buy Biotech IPOs?

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Biotech is arguably the most exciting sector to invest in. This year, the NYSE Arca Biotechnology Index has more than doubled the S&P 500’s 14.6% total return with a 32.5% gain. That being said, the swings can be large. For example, on January 8, Pain Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTIE) closed at $4.45. The next day it spiked […]

Why Boston Beer Company Is Ranked BUY

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The Boston Beer Company (SAM) is America’s leading brewer of world-class beer. The Company has won more than 500 international awards for its better-tasting beers. Samuel Adams Boston Lager is the Company’s flagship brand, celebrated worldwide for its high-quality ingredients and traditional brewing techniques. The result is a beer renowned by drinkers for its full […]

A Market Restrained

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Hoop dancers take small steps yet vary in the speed of their movements. The hoops themselves represent the never-ending cycle of life. Furthermore, they are meant to remind us that we are all connected. Thus, the market began the week in its seemingly never-ending cycle of red to green, then green to red. Like the […]

Nasdaq And Russell 2000 Looking At 50-Day MA Support

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Tech and Small Caps are starting to slip from their summer advances. This may be a simple change in pace but longs for these indices will be looking to 50-day MAs to attract buyers; if these are swept it will leave support lacking until July swing lows and/or 200-day MAs. The Nasdaq fell outside of […]

FedEx Misses Expected Earnings Per Share

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(Video length 00:01:29) CNBC’s Leslie Picker reports FedEx missed its expected EPS.

Oil Update – Monday, Sept. 17

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

We are up 86% in this trade and I think there is another jump higher in oil prices coming. “Davidson” submits: Many use activity indicators to provide investing insight. The rig count is one of these. The issue is that indicators represent a simple view of dynamic conditions which often make simple interpretation misleading. The […]

Oracle Shares Tumble After Revenue Miss

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Despite beating EPS expectations (+71c vs +68c exp), ORCL shares are tumbling over 5% after hours following a top-line miss (Q1 $9.20bn vs $9.26bn exp). Goldman said, before the results hit, that the company needed to have a “clean” earnings report and forecast to ease investor concerns about its change in reporting disclosure. In terms of its segments, […]

January All Over Again?

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Midway through last month, as emerging markets crumbled amid the collapse of the Turkish lira, it became abundantly clear that the dollar needed to take a breather if U.S. equities were going to escape unscathed from the latest bout of EM weakness. Since March, the effects of U.S. fiscal policy have largely shielded U.S. stocks […]

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Sky Is Crying – Storm Warnings

Sep 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

“In economics, it is often professionally better to be associated with highly respectable error than uncertainly established truth. Wealth is the relentless enemy of understanding.” John Kenneth Galbraith Stocks were a bit wobbly from the open. But they sold off more decisively in the afternoon when it was announced that Trumpolini would have something to say […]

Industrial Production Up For Third Straight Month: 4 Funds

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Industrial production increased considerably in August, following an increase in production of motor vehicles and parts. Additionally, output related to utilities and mining also rose, which also supported the surge in manufacturing output. Given these positive trends, the addition of mutual funds that have significant exposure to the industrials and utilities sector could be a […]