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U.S. Shale Oil Industry: Catastrophic Failure Ahead

U.S. Shale Oil Industry: Catastrophic Failure Ahead

While the U.S. Shale Industry produces a record amount of oil, it continues to be plagued by massive oil decline rates and debt. Moreover, even as the companies brag about lowering the break-even cost to produce shale oil, the industry still spends more than it makes. When we add up all the negative factors weighing down […]
Areas Of Tech That Analysts Are Cautious On This Season

Areas Of Tech That Analysts Are Cautious On This Season

This week we are joined by Rob Defrancesco, founder and managing editor for Tech-Stock Prospector and Sean Udall, CIO at Quantum Trading Strategies. We discuss the general sentiment around tech heading into Q3 earnings reports, and let’s just say it’s not as upbeat as it has been, but certain areas of cloud computing, semiconductors and […]
VIX Curve Moving Back Towards Contango A Positive For Stocks

VIX Curve Moving Back Towards Contango A Positive For Stocks

The level of the VIX is one measure to gauge fear in the equity markets. When the near-term VIX index is trading at a higher level than the VIX further in the future, for example, the 3 month VIX (or ticker VXV), then the VIX curve is said to be in backwardation. This is not the normal […]
GBP/USD Has More Room To The Downside Than The Upside As May Struggles For Her Political Life

GBP/USD Has More Room To The Downside Than The Upside As May Struggles For Her Political Life

The GBP/USD is trading below 1.3000 once again, amid concerns about Brexit negotiations and the political future of PM Theresa May. What’s next? The Technical Confluences Indicator shows that the pair faces fierce resistance at 1.2983. This is the convergence of the Simple Moving Average 5-15m, the Fibonacci 61.8% one-day, the SMA 5-1h, the SMA 10-4h, and the Fibonacci 61.8% […]
Indian Indices Open On A Positive Note; Sensex Up Over 250 Points

Indian Indices Open On A Positive Note; Sensex Up Over 250 Points

Asian shares are trading on a positive note today. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.5%, while the Hang Seng is up 0.9%. The Shanghai Composite is trading up by 1.5%. Back home, India share markets opened the day on a positive note. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 253 points (up 0.8%) while the NSE Nifty is trading up by 83 points (up 0.8%). The BSE […]
Gold & Gold Stocks Rally & Uranium

Gold & Gold Stocks Rally & Uranium

In this video we look at upside targets for Gold and the gold stocks as well as the fundamental catalyst for the sector. We also opine on the reversal in uranium stocks. Video Length: 00:13:08  
The Last Holdout

The Last Holdout

True to form, whoever holds the government it is for them the best economy ever. It doesn’t matter political parties or otherwise affiliations. The rhetoric has become so unhinged that in the US former President Obama is trying to take credit for current President Trump’s economic “miracle” – that doesn’t actually exist. In India, the Modi […]
S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Wednesday, Oct. 24

S&P 500 And Nasdaq 100 Forecast – Wednesday, Oct. 24

S&P 500 The S&P 500 broke down rather significantly during the trading session on Tuesday, slicing through the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level but late in the day started to see a lot of buyers jump back into the market. I think a lot of the market participants came in to pick up value, and I […]
Today’s Pick: Timken

Today’s Pick: Timken

This week I’m seeking a prestigious and long-term dividend paying stock from the industrials business sector.  That industrials sector includes twenty-three industries all related to designing, fabricating and servicing stuff we know, want and use. The industrials industries range from aerospace and defense to waste management with all the transportation, business services, and equipment required […]
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                        Housing Construction In Canada Is Slowing

E Housing Construction In Canada Is Slowing

“The national trend in housing starts stood at a 19-month low in September,  following declines in four of the last five months. The slowdown in the pace of new residential construction activity in recent months is a result of both lower single-detached and multi-starts units.” (CMHC, Housing Observer, October 9, 2018) Canadian housing starts fell […]