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A Submerging Global Economy

A Submerging Global Economy

Many emerging markets are now turning to submerging markets as country after country is experiencing falling economies, currencies and stock markets. The currency is often the best indication of a country’s economic health. Just look at these six currencies submerging into obscurity: CURRENCY CONTAGION IS SPREADING But these are just some of the worst ones. […]
Compass Minerals Sources Salts Of The Earth

Compass Minerals Sources Salts Of The Earth

Today I’m reviewing a mid-cap industrial metals and minerals firm named Compass Minerals International, Inc. It’s trading ticker symbol is CMP.  Compass Minerals International Inc is associated with the mining industry. It produces minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. It serves customers in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and the […]
Why 99% Of Cryptocurrencies Are Bitcoin Copycats And Are Possibly Scams

Why 99% Of Cryptocurrencies Are Bitcoin Copycats And Are Possibly Scams

(Video length 00:52:18) Tone Vays speaks with SBTV about the future of bitcoin and why bitcoin is an amazing store of value that is decentralized. Tone also shares why 99 percent of cryptocurrencies are bitcoin copycats and are possible scams.  Discussed in the interview:03:00 Tone Vays before bitcoin14:18 Impact of Cyprus bank confiscation23:28 Bitcoin vs […]
The Next Recession Could Be In 2019

The Next Recession Could Be In 2019

With Q2 S&P 500 earnings growth at 26.58%, core PCE inflation only at 2%, and small business optimism at the highest level in the 45-year history of the NFIB survey, there’s not much reason to be bearish on equities in the intermediate term. The biggest concern in the next few months is a potential trade war. FactSet determined in […]
GBP/USD Prepares For Bullish Wave C Pattern

GBP/USD Prepares For Bullish Wave C Pattern

GBP/USD 4 hour Source: Admiral Markets MT5 with MT5 GBP/USD motive wave – 13 September 2018 at 5:00 AM GMT The GBP/USD has broken above the resistance trend line (dotted orange), but the breakout has been slow and choppy. The price will need to break above the resistance zone (red) before a new breakout is possible. The target could […]
What Do The Top Stocks Of 2018 Have In Common?

What Do The Top Stocks Of 2018 Have In Common?

Looking across the top performers of 2018, you’d see something that you probably haven’t seen since coming out of The Great Recession: large-cap names that performed exceptionally well. We’re talking names that literally doubled when they were already massive, to begin with. Take Amazon for example. Starting the year the company was already one of […]
Toll Brothers: Examining The Mystery Of The Stock’s Weakness

Toll Brothers: Examining The Mystery Of The Stock’s Weakness

“Haters gonna hate.” That phrase was a great way for CNBC’s Jim Cramer to begin his monologue introducing his interview with Toll Brothers CEO Douglas C. Yearley. In 2018, investors have exhibited plenty of loathing for the stocks of home builders despite an on-going string of strong earnings results and the backdrop of a strong economy. […]
Gold Prices Climb As Dollar Weakens

Gold Prices Climb As Dollar Weakens

Gold prices rose $7.76 an ounce on Wednesday, marking the third consecutive rise, as a weaker U.S. dollar index lured investors back into the market. Signs of easing in trade tensions also prompted some renewed buying interest in the gold market. In economic news, the Labor Department reported that the producer price index slipped 0.1% […]
Does Currency Hedging Reduce Volatility?

Does Currency Hedging Reduce Volatility?

“Currency adds volatility – and that can be costly.” – Sales Pitch One of the main selling points for hedging currency exposure in foreign equities is a reduction in volatility. The argument typically goes as follows: as a U.S. investor, why take on additional currency volatility if you don’t have to? Simply hedge the foreign currency exposure, […]
Long And Short Of Short Interest – Thursday, Sept. 13

Long And Short Of Short Interest – Thursday, Sept. 13

Here is a brief review of period-over-period change in short interest in the August 16-31 period in nine S&P 500 sectors. XLB (SPDR materials ETF) XLB (59.20) continues to go back and forth around its 50- and 200-day moving averages (currently in between).  Late August, it rallied to 60.29, but only to get rejected at a […]