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Weekly Recap: Tracking Error And The “Mix Versus Integrate” Debate

Weekly Recap: Tracking Error And The “Mix Versus Integrate” Debate

Video length: 00:13:53 This week Ryan and Jack discuss several important topics. First, they discuss the tracking error associated with trend-following strategies. Second, they chat about a paper by researchers from Goldman Sachs, “Constructing Long-Only Multifactor Strategies: Portfolio Blending vs. Signal Blending.” Paper Links: How large is the tracking error created by trend following? Constructing […]
Knowing When To Exit A Winning Trade

Knowing When To Exit A Winning Trade

You’re in a big winning crypto trade. Your open profits continue to increase every day. Congratulations! But do you know exactly why and when to exit winning trades, before the smart money help themselves to some, or even all, of your hard-won gains? This article will demonstrate several prime, low-risk profit-taking setups that can help you […]
Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, Oct. 28

Weekly Forex Forecast – Sunday, Oct. 28

The New Zealand dollar has broken down significantly during the week but also bounced enough on Friday to form a nice-looking hammer. While I am not bullish of the Kiwi dollar, I recognize that perhaps we are due for a bit of a “bounce” from lower lows, so I think at this point you are […]
Consumer Products Industry Outlook: Soft Margin Blurs Prospects

Consumer Products Industry Outlook: Soft Margin Blurs Prospects

The Zacks Consumer Products – Staples industry comprises manufacturers, marketers and distributors of a variety of consumer products, including personal care items, stationery, bed and bath products, cleaning equipment and household goods like kitchen appliances, cutlery and food storage among others. Some of the industry participants provide batteries and lighting products, while the space also includes food […]
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                        Not Seeing Bear Market Yet

E Not Seeing Bear Market Yet

This is starting to feel like a repeat of the 2016 elections, financially speaking. Nervous capital exited the stock market in September/October 2016 before the elections. Gold rebounded in October 2016 as a safe-haven. Trump won, fear collapsed, and money rushed back into stocks and out of gold. We see a similar setup this year […]
Reasons To Avoid The Stock Market

Reasons To Avoid The Stock Market

Deflation seems to be the primary theme in the market as we come to the end of October. The last time the Dow Jones saw its BEV value at -8% was in early July of this year (BEV chart below). It took fifty-three NYSE trading sessions for the bulls to work up to a new […]
Weekly Economic And Political Timeline – Sunday, Oct. 28

Weekly Economic And Political Timeline – Sunday, Oct. 28

This week is likely to see more activity than last week, as there is central bank input due for both the Japanese Yen and the British Pound, plus U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls data. The market is likely to be most active on Friday. U.S. Dollar It will be an important week for the U.S. Dollar, starting with […]
AUD/USD Forecast Oct. 29 – Nov. 2 – Aussie Under Mounting Pressure

AUD/USD Forecast Oct. 29 – Nov. 2 – Aussie Under Mounting Pressure

The Australian dollar suffered from the global sell-off in stocks and the accompanying risk-off sentiment. What’s next? A busy week includes inflation and retail sales among other figures. Here are the highlights of the week and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD. RBA officials did not rock the boat in the past week and left AUD/USD to rock […]
IBM To Acquire Red Hat For $190 Per Share

IBM To Acquire Red Hat For $190 Per Share

IBM (IBM) and Red Hat (RHT) announced that the companies have reached a definitive agreement under which IBM will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34 billion. With this acquisition, IBM will remain committed to Red […]
Gold Garners Glamour But Gains No Ground

Gold Garners Glamour But Gains No Ground

Apparently excitable and sufficiently widespread were reports this past week on Gold going up such as to generate an email from a valued, non-financial media friend specifically quoting from the Dow wires that“… demand for the haven metal rose through the week amid broader market turmoil.” In turn, our friend leveraged this into the hopeful expectation […]