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E Markets: All Clear
The rally up in the USD dominates price action today. The EUR slips to 16-month low as the 1.13 barrier breaks with 1.1187 the next target all on fears about Italy and Brexit. GBP loses 1% as deals continue to elude for UK/EU and politics continue nag. Oil stabilizes as Saudi unilaterally cuts its output […]
Stocks Tumble After US Unveils New Anti-China-IP-Theft Plan
US equity futures are stumbling lower following a WSJ report that the Trump administration is expending its China trade war beyond tariffs to counter IP theft. Nasdaq futures are leading the decline.. Specifically, a WSJ report , the opening move in the new strategy came in the form of a recent crackdown by the Commerce and Justice Departments on a Chinese state-owned […]
Do You Really Need Half Your Money In Stocks?
We’ve all been conditioned to think the balanced portfolio is a touchstone of investing. For many investors, it provides enough exposure to the stock market (60%) to produce a healthy return and enough exposure to the bond market (40%) to provide ballast and a little income to a portfolio. Along the way, advisors like to […]
S&P 500 Below 2,800 Again, New Downtrend Or Just Correction?
The U.S. stock market indexes lost 0.7-1.7% on Friday, as investors took short-term profits off the table following the recent rally. The S&P 500 index got back below the level of 2,800. The index was 11.5% below September the 21st record high of 2,940.91 on Monday two weeks ago. And now it trades 5.5% below the […]
Line In The Sand
Today is Veterans Day in the USA so volumes could get a bit thin. Markets are scheduled to be open but for the short term traders out there you might want to take the day off. All eyes are on crude oil today. After a deep retracement from the highs, it looks like OPEC, led by Saudi […]
Morning Call For Monday, Nov. 12
Overnight Markets And News Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ18 -0.06%) this morning are down -0.09% in quiet trade with cash forex and Treasury trading closed in the U.S. today for the Veteran’s Day holiday. European stocks are down -0.44% and EUR/USD (^EURUSD-0.60%) fell -0.61% to a 16-month low on increased European political risks. GBP/USD is down -0.77% […]
US REITs Led Last Week’s Partial Rebound In Asset Classes
Roughly half of the major asset classes posted gains last week, led by a strong increase in US real estate investment trusts (REITs), based on a set of exchange-traded products. Vanguard Real Estate (VNQ) surged 3.3% for the trading week ended Nov. 9. The gain, which lifted the ETF close to its high for the year, marked […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal – Monday, Nov. 12
Last Thursday’s signals were not triggered, as there was no bullish price action when $6,440 was reached. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades must be entered before 5pm Tokyo time today, during the next 24-hour period only. Long Trades Long entry after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the […]
E Trump’s Trade Restrictions Are Pushing China To Speed Up Its Economic Rebalancing
“China’s leaders have long known that the economy has outgrown the world market and is desperately in need of rebalancing. But, thanks to Donald Trump’s trade war, they are now pursuing that goal with a new sense of urgency, suggesting that US pressure may well end up being a blessing in disguise for China.” (Yu […]
Six Companies Growing Dividends For Shareholders
I review the list of dividend increases every week, in an effort to monitor existing holdings as well as identify companies for further research. In my weekly reviews on the blog, I usually focus on companies that have raised distributions for at least a decade, unless I already own shares of said companies. Over the past week, […]
