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And It’s Still Pitch Black

And It’s Still Pitch Black

No, I’m not referring to the corners of my soul. I’m speaking of the lack of light in the early morning of Palo Alto’s suburban streets. In spite of just having woken up, I am treated to the following: (1) Equities are continuing to weaken (2) Crude oil has lost its energy (3) Bitcoin is […]
ForeScout Climbing Steadily

ForeScout Climbing Steadily

The proliferation of devices in organization these days driven by cloud, mobility, Internet of Things (IoT), and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) trends has exponentially increased the vulnerability points. The Cyber Security market is projected to grow at 11% CAGR to $231.94 billion by 2022. ForeScout (Nasdaq: FSCT) is a cyber security company that specializes in […]
How Much Lower Can The Metals Stocks Go?

How Much Lower Can The Metals Stocks Go?

As the continued sell-off in the metals stocks continued yesterday I chatted with David Erfle, Founder of The Junior Miner Junky, about what levels the sector could see in the near-term. We also balance out gold’s relative strength against the other metals. (Audio length 00:10:26)
Ethereum Still Has One Last Support Line Left Before A Total Disaster

Ethereum Still Has One Last Support Line Left Before A Total Disaster

After a period of relative calm, cryptocurrencies suffered a sudden crash. Ethereum was under pressure for a long time and took quite a hit at the recent sell-off. The ETH/USD chart shows it has one critical support line left. The Technical Confluence Indicator demonstrates that Vitalik Buterin’s brainchild enjoys a cluster of potent technical support levels at […]
Nike The New Social Justice Warriors

Nike The New Social Justice Warriors

A review of stocks, ETFs, stock market indexes and cryptocurrencies. Video Length: 00:10:34
Gold Should Prepare For Further Fed Hikes

Gold Should Prepare For Further Fed Hikes

98.4 percent. That are the market odds of the September Fed hike. But what will happen later? In this edition of the GNM, we dig into the recent FOMC minutes to answer this question.  September Is Certain At the end of August, the Fed released minutes from the recent FOMC meeting. They signal broad support for another interest-rate […]
July Trade Deficit At $50.08B

July Trade Deficit At $50.08B

The U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, also known as the FT-900, is published monthly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis with data going back to 1992. The monthly reports include revisions that go back several months. This report details U.S. exports and imports of goods and services. The Bretton Woods agreement, which established a […]
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                        Markets: Isolation

E Markets: Isolation

The US divergence in growth, monetary policy and in trade drives markets today. This isn’t that different than yesterday or the summer overall, but the isolationism of US policy on trade is seen as the key driver for pain abroad and indifference at home. The sharp bounce in US Manufacturing ISM to 14-year highs highlights this point.  Isolationism […]
What Turkey Can Teach Us About Gold

What Turkey Can Teach Us About Gold

If you were contemplating an investment at the beginning of 2014, which of the two assets graphed below would you prefer to own? Data Courtesy: Bloomberg In the traditional and logical way of thinking about investing, the asset that appreciates more is usually the preferred choice. However, the chart above depicts the same asset expressed […]
Morning Call For Wednesday, Sept. 5

Morning Call For Wednesday, Sept. 5

Overnight Markets And News Sep E-mini S&Ps (ESU18 -0.27%) this morning are down -0.22% at a 1-week low and European stocks are down -0.62% at a 4-month low on concern about contagion from weakness in emerging markets. The Indonesian rupiah, Mexican peso, Turkish lira and South African rand all sold-off and raised concerns that their slumping […]