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25% Off At Amazon.Com

25% Off At Amazon.Com

It’s hard to believe but less than two months ago, Amazon.com (AMZN) was trading over $2,000 a share and briefly enjoyed a market cap of over $1,000,000,000,000.00.That’s right a trillion dollars! Those days seem long gone now, though, as today AMZN is trading under $1,500 and down more than 25% from its recent highs. He may still […]
Risk Management In The Metals Sector

Risk Management In The Metals Sector

David Erfle, Founder of The Junior Miner Junky joins me today to share his thoughts on the importance of risk management for metals investors. We review some of his recent trades which include shorting the gold stocks after the failed inverse head and shoulders breakout. Liquidity is also important to note for investors looking to […]
Fundamentals Matter: Is The Bottom In For Stocks?

Fundamentals Matter: Is The Bottom In For Stocks?

Most of our articles are fundamental assessments on the drivers of equity prices. In late-October 2018, it’s specifically pertinent to bring this up because there has been increased downside volatility in U.S. equities. Corrections are tests to see if the economy is about to fall into a recession. It’s difficult to time corrections, but since the […]
Market Volatility

Market Volatility

“OCTOBER: This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.”  Mark Twain The volatility that’s been missing all year suddenly appeared this month with stocks headed south. In knee-jerk fashion, some people sold stocks as rates ticked […]
September 2018 Median Household Income Up 3.7% Year-Over-Year

September 2018 Median Household Income Up 3.7% Year-Over-Year

from Sentier Research New data from the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) indicate that the median annual household income was $63,007 in September 2018. Median household income for September of this year was higher than for any other month since January 2000, but only 3.7 percent above the median for that month of $60,734 after […]
R.I.P. Fed-Fueled Bull Market (2009-2018)?

R.I.P. Fed-Fueled Bull Market (2009-2018)?

The Nasdaq composite enters this week’s trading down over 10% in the month of October. For what it’s worth, market technicians consider a 10% pullback an official “correction.” So far it’s just that – a correction. It may, therefore, be a bit premature to carve the stock market’s tombstone. But investors should be prepared for […]
Facebook Q3 Earnings Coming Up: ETFs In Focus

Facebook Q3 Earnings Coming Up: ETFs In Focus

Social media giant Facebook (FB – Free Report) is set to release third-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Oct 30 after market close. The company witnessed a tumultuous ride in the recent months in the wake of the broad tech sector turmoil, losing 17.1% over the past three months. This compared unfavorably with the industry decline of 16.6%. […]
Should You Use The VIX To Time The Market?

Should You Use The VIX To Time The Market?

A discussion on whether or not you should use the VIX to time the market and its nuances.  Video Length: 00:04:00  
JPMorgan Says Buy JetBlue, Sell Southwest As Market De-Rates

JPMorgan Says Buy JetBlue, Sell Southwest As Market De-Rates

In a research note this morning, JPMorgan analyst Jamie Baker downgraded United Continental (UAL) and Spirit Airlines (SAVE) to Neutral, cut Southwest Airlines’ (LUV) rating to Underweight, and upgraded JetBlue Airways (JBLU) to Overweight. While the analyst acknowledged that the industry remains on a path toward margin expansion for the first time since 2014, he […]
Cryptocurrencies ‘Come Of Age’ As Bitcoin Turns 10?

Cryptocurrencies ‘Come Of Age’ As Bitcoin Turns 10?

As Bitcoin celebrates its tenth anniversary and with the UK government’s Cryptoassets Taskforce releasing its final report, the cryptocurrency market is “unquestionably coming of age.” This is the message from Nigel Green, founder and CEO of deVere Group, one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations. It comes as the original and still dominant […]