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Bulls Continue To Buy The Dip

Bulls Continue To Buy The Dip

My Swing Trading Approach I booked my profits in NFLX at $354 for a +3.2% profit yesterday. I added one additional long position, but that is all I am working with in this market. I am not looking to get aggressively long, and may even flip to the short side, if the bulls lose the 50-day moving average.  Indicators […]
What Next For Bitcoin?

What Next For Bitcoin?

All historical manuscripts show that people have always been involved in commerce. It started with barter trade which involved exchanging one good for another. In many civilizations, gold then became the means of exchange. As the 19th century ended and as globalization started to become common, gold was adopted as the main means of exchange. As […]
Check Point’s Market Share Is Slipping

Check Point’s Market Share Is Slipping

According to a recent Visiongain report, the global Cyber Security market is expected to generate $98.8 billion in revenues in 2018 driven by increasing cyber-attacks, coupled with the higher penetration of cloud, mobility, and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trends. Tel Aviv, Israel-based, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP) is seeing strong traction in the segment. Check Point’s Financials […]
Long-Term Trends In Employment By Age Group – Wednesday, Oct. 10

Long-Term Trends In Employment By Age Group – Wednesday, Oct. 10

The Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR) is a simple computation: You take the Civilian Labor Force (people age 16 and over employed or seeking employment) and divide it by the Civilian Noninstitutional Population (those 16 and over not in the military and or committed to an institution). The result is the participation rate expressed as […]
Small Cap Stocks Getting Crushed Across Sectors

Small Cap Stocks Getting Crushed Across Sectors

In a post yesterday, we highlighted the fact that while large-cap stocks in the S&P 500 were down an average of 13.2% from their 52-week highs, small-cap stocks were faring much worse, with stocks in the S&P 600 Small Cap index down an average of over 20% from their respective highs. Today, we wanted to go into […]
US Stocks Plunge Below Critical Support, Everything’s Red In October

US Stocks Plunge Below Critical Support, Everything’s Red In October

The Dow just tumbled back into the red for October but it is Trannies, Small Caps, and Nasdaq that are bloodbathing this month as risk-parity deleveraging slams US equity markets below critical technical levels… The Ides of October… Trannies now up only 1.5% YTD… As the major US equity indices break below critical support… Small Caps […]
How Long Is Cardinal Health’s Record Of Annual Dividend Increases?

How Long Is Cardinal Health’s Record Of Annual Dividend Increases?

According to the last list of Dividend Champions, Contenders and Challengers, compiled by the late David Fish, Cardinal Health (CAH) has managed to increase dividends for 21 years in a row. This track record is impressive, as there are only a couple of hundred companies in the US with this impressive record of annual dividend increases. According […]
RBC Capital: These 2 Stocks Are Super Cheap Right Now

RBC Capital: These 2 Stocks Are Super Cheap Right Now

These two tech stocks sport extremely compelling valuations right now, says five-star RBC Capital analyst Mark Mahaney (Track Record & Rating). With tech sentiment shifting, is now the time to jump in for some bargain buys or is it better to steer clear? These are the questions investors are left asking following a choppy start […]
Commodities & Yields Attempting Multi-Decade Breakouts

Commodities & Yields Attempting Multi-Decade Breakouts

This chart looks at Commodity ETF (DBC) over the past 12-years as well a 2 & 5-Year yields over the past couple of decades. DBC peaked in 2007 and has created a series of lower highs ever since. The rally over the past couple of years has DBC testing falling resistance that started 11-years ago. While commodities are testing long-term […]
Look At These 3 Best Dimensional Mutual Funds

Look At These 3 Best Dimensional Mutual Funds

Dimensional Fund Advisor offers investment solutions from different asset classes to institutional and individual investors, investment consultants and financial advisors. With a workforce of more than 1200, Dimensional Fund Advisor has 13 offices in nine different countries, including the United States. It invests in both domestic and foreign equities, fixed income securities, retirement income funds, […]