October 2018 - Page 53 of 262 -

USD/JPY Bull Trend Vulnerable To Swings In Risk Sentiment

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

USD/JPY bounces back from a fresh weekly-low (111.82), with benchmark equity indices reflecting a similar dynamic, but the exchange rate may continue to threaten the upward trend from earlier this year as it extends the series of lower highs from earlier this week. USD/JPY BULL TREND VULNERABLE TO SWING IN RISK SENTIMENT It seems as though […]

7Y Auction Prices At Highest Yield Since April 2010 As Directs Disappear Again

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

After two consecutive mediocre auctions, today the US government concluded its near-record weekly haul of Treasury issuance, selling $31 billion in 7 Year paper, which it sold at a yield of 3.074%, stopping through the When Issued 3.069%, up from 3.034% last month and the highest yield since April 2010. Confirming the weak demand for […]

Why Does The Stock Market Rise And Fall?

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Whenever the market falls people wonder why it’s happening. There are always lots of creative stories and they’re probably right to some degree, but the reality is that the stock market is like a mutating organism whose changing mutations have ever-changing causes. We don’t really know what causes it to change each time and we can’t necessarily […]

Chip Stocks See Worst Day In A Decade: ETFs In Focus

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Once a hot and soaring corner of the broader technology sector, semiconductor is now stuck in the web of woes amid U.S.-China trade showdown and waning demand for memory chips. Now, a deluge of disappointing earnings from leading chipmakers and a sell-off in the broader markets have compounded the chaos. In fact, semiconductor stocks took […]

E The Bank Of Canada Is Way Too Optimistic In Its Outlook

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Everyone likes to hear an optimist speak, yet optimism needs to be tempered with reality and that is what is missing in the Bank of Canada’s recent policy statement. The statement starts off with a simple bold assertion that “The global economic outlook remains solid. The US economy is especially robust”. Let’s examine those two […]

Future Of Oil Is A Coinflip

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Earlier this week, oil prices did something they have only done a couple times in the past. After spending 262 consecutive trading days above the 200-DMA, oil closed below this average. Similar streaks of more than a year (254 trading days) above the 200-DMA has only happened two other times in the past 3 decades. […]

Tesla Rises As Analysts Digest First Profit In Two Years

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Shares of Tesla (TSLA) are on the rise after the company reported third-quarter results, with a net profit of $312M, the electric-vehicle maker’s largest ever. Tesla also said deliveries of its Model 3 grew to 56,000, adding that it “was the best-selling car in the U.S. in terms of revenue and the 5th best-selling car […]

Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday – Thursday, Oct. 25

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

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ECB Recap: Draghi Sticks To The Script, EUR/USD Bears Eye 16-Month Low Near 1.13

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

As my colleague Fawad Razaqzada noted earlier this morning, there was little reason for the European Central Bank to provide a boost to the euro and that the odds favored a slightly more dovish tone (see “Will ECB Drag EUR/USD Lower?” for more) …and that’s exactly what we’re seeing in the wake of the meeting. ECB President […]

An Explanation Of What An ETF Is And Why A Crypto ETF Matters

Oct 25, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

In recent years, there has been a major debate among the investment community on the difference between active and passive management. Inactive asset management, investors spend their time buying and selling financial securities while in passive management, they buy indices and ETFs. As a result of this debate, the ETF market has continued to grow. […]