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Metals Market Report – Friday, October 5, 2018

Metals Market Report – Friday, October 5, 2018

Ira Epstein reviews the days trading in the metal markets. Video length: 00:07:57
Elliott Wave Weekend Review – Did Stocks Just Top Out?

Elliott Wave Weekend Review – Did Stocks Just Top Out?

Elliott wave analysis on Gold, Crude Oil, Dow Jones, S&P500, US10yr, Silver, USDFX, EURUSD, GBPUSD, and USDJPY. Video Length :00:24:52
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                        Apple Shows How Successful Companies Deploy Their Capital

E Apple Shows How Successful Companies Deploy Their Capital

Apple (AAPL) is not only the most valuable company in the world and a world-class hardware manufacturer, the company also is a showcase in corporate capital allocation. Company Overview            Apple, which was founded in the 1970s, has turned into a hardware giant that offers smartphones, tablets, computers, media devices, etc. On top of that Apple […]
Yale Provides Update On Its Asset Allocation

Yale Provides Update On Its Asset Allocation

There’s a lot to learn from college endowments but very little to directly copy. The Yale Endowment posted its results and its asset allocation. It said the return was 12.3% for the year ending June 30th, 2018 which is almost identical to the return of the S&P 500 but the endowment’s allocation looks nothing like 100% […]
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                        Q3 Earnings Season Brings Growth Deceleration

EC Q3 Earnings Season Brings Growth Deceleration

Here are the key points: The big banks will put the spotlight on the Q3 earnings season when they start reporting results on October 12th, but the reporting cycle has officially gotten underway already, with results from 19 S&P 500 members out. It is premature to draw any conclusions from the results thus far, but […]
Did Rising Rates Just Prick The Bubble?

Did Rising Rates Just Prick The Bubble?

Think You’re Prepared For The Next Crisis? Think Again

Think You’re Prepared For The Next Crisis? Think Again

Scottish poet Robert Burns aptly penned the famous phrase: “The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men/Gang aft a-gley.” (commonly adapted as “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”). How right he was. History has shown time and time again that the only 100% predictable outcome to any given strategy is that, when […]
Energy ETF (FXN) Hits New 52-Week High

Energy ETF (FXN) Hits New 52-Week High

For investors seeking momentum, First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund FXN is probably on their radar now. The fund just hit a 52-week high, and is up more than 42% from its 52-week low price of $12.83/share. But are more gains in store for this ETF? Let’s take a quick look at the fund and the near-term outlook on […]
Mystery Trader Bets $2.5 Million That Rates Will Soar To 3.6% In Two Months

Mystery Trader Bets $2.5 Million That Rates Will Soar To 3.6% In Two Months

Benchmark Treasury yields have jumped to a new 7 years high of over 3.24% following today’s strong, if weather-affected jobs report, rising at a furious speed that has prompted the biggest two-day selloff in US stocks since May. Yet with concerns mounting that this selloff would be similar to the January rout, the key difference between the […]
Einhorn’s Greenlight Exits Apple, Buys Altice USA And BT Group

Einhorn’s Greenlight Exits Apple, Buys Altice USA And BT Group

David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital sold the last of its Apple (AAPL) long position on August 31 at a price of $228 per share, the firm announced in its quarterly letter sent to investors, a copy of which was obtained by The Fly. Greenlight says its “differentiated thesis” from 2011 on Apple has now “become consensus” […]