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Sensex Ends Volatile Day In Green; Oil & Gas Stocks Lead Gains

Sensex Ends Volatile Day In Green; Oil & Gas Stocks Lead Gains

After opening the day in red, share markets in India witnessed volatile trading activity throughout the day and ended the day in above the dotted line. Sectoral indices traded mixed, with stocks in the energy sector and stocks in the banking sector, leading the gains. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood higher by 97 points (up 0.3%) and the NSE Nifty closed up […]
Stocks For You To Swing-Trade: HAS, HPQ, DDD

Stocks For You To Swing-Trade: HAS, HPQ, DDD

Monday’s Swing-Trades: Take a look at three trading ideas to prep you for the next trading session. Long Hasbro (HAS)   Long HP Inc. (HPQ) Short 3D Systems (DDD)
Irobot Downgraded To Neutral From Overweight At Piper Jaffray

Irobot Downgraded To Neutral From Overweight At Piper Jaffray

Piper Jaffray analyst Troy Jensen downgraded iRobot (IRBT) to Neutral with an unchanged price target of $90. The Roomba creator closed Friday up 92c to $106.06. The analyst continues to believe the robotic vacuum market is in a secular uptrend and that iRobot will “maintain its dominant position in the market.” However, Jensen has become […]
USD/CAD Daily Analysis – Monday, Oct. 8

USD/CAD Daily Analysis – Monday, Oct. 8

USD/CAD broke above 1.2930 resistance and extended its upside movement to as high as 1.2954. Further rally is still possible and next target would be at 1.3050 area. Near term support is at 1.2880, only a breakdown below this level could trigger another fall towards 1.2700.
Will AmTrust CS Dividend Survive Enstar Merger?

Will AmTrust CS Dividend Survive Enstar Merger?

This week I’m seeking a prestigious and long-term dividend paying stock from the financial services sector.  Financial Services includes twenty industries ranging from Asset Management to 8 kinds of Banks, Credit, Exchanges, 6 kinds of Insurance, Savings, and all such financial concerns. Today I’m reviewing a  mid-cap insurance – property & casualty firm named AmTrust […]
FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) Wars Escalate

FIRE (Financial Independence/Retire Early) Wars Escalate

The latest pros and cons from the FIRE ground. I’ve written a lot of posts about FIRE which stands for Financial Independence/Retire Early. I’ve been all in on financial independence but I think for a lot of people, retiring too early is regret waiting to happen. By retire I mean not working. Earlier this week […]
“Fess Up To Reality” – Former Google Exec Exposes Silicon Valley Hypocrisy In Scathing Essay

“Fess Up To Reality” – Former Google Exec Exposes Silicon Valley Hypocrisy In Scathing Essay

After overcoming the temptation to publish under a pseudonym, former Google (GOOGL) PR executive Jessica Powell has finally dropped her long-awaited satirical novel/memoir “The Big Disruption” last week. In the highly anticipated book – and in an accompanying personal essay published on Medium – Powell offers what may be one of the most scathing critiques […]
Justice Deserved? Justice Served? Market Reaction To Kavanaugh?

Justice Deserved? Justice Served? Market Reaction To Kavanaugh?

* N.B. This article was originally begun and posted on October 2…I’m re-posting it here, along with numerous UPDATES & my final conclusion below…   As the U.S. Senate vote of Judge Kavanaugh approaches with respect to his nomination to the Supreme Court (pending the submission of an awaited FBI report), we’ll see what the majority of the U.S. Senate […]
Simplifying Your Investments

Simplifying Your Investments

Investors continue to seek simplicity even as Wall Street keeps coming up with more complicated financial instruments and derivatives. The reason is simple. Once you reach a certain age (or perhaps a certain net worth), you start to realize that your time is better spent pursuing your dreams with friends and family. Simplifying your investments […]
Weekly Gold And Silver Flows In Funds And ETFs

Weekly Gold And Silver Flows In Funds And ETFs

History suggests that gold and silver are both putting durable bottoms based on the composition of the positions in the futures market and the extreme of the decline in price.. The dichotomy between gold and silver outflows with both metals in price declines is interesting, to say the least. Physical gold is flowing out of […]