November 2018 - Page 76 of 209 -

The Perfect Time Frame For The Retail Trader

Nov 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

I’ve been running a variety of my algos, both for the BK chat room and for my own account, and the longer I trade the variations the more it becomes evident that the one hour chart is the perfect frame for the retail trader. There are two principal reasons for this. The one hour is […]

Pop Quiz, Hotshot

Nov 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Okay, so you all know I am all about operational reality. And although the financial markets and the economy aren’t exactly like the physical world there are certain operational and fundamental aspects to it all. So, I was intrigued by this tweet by Ron Paul and the lop-sided responses: Okay, so Ron Paul has a […]

Marin Katusa: Tax Loss Selling Season Will Produce Some “Particularly Juicy Gold Stock Opportunities”

Nov 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Investors with beaten-down gold/silver mining shares in their portfolio have three choices: Dump those losers for the tax loss before year-end; hold on in the hope that they’ve bottomed and will go up next year; or take advantage of others’ tax loss selling to pick up the bargains thus created. Commodities analyst Marin Katusa recommends the last option. Here’s […]

Retail & Infrastructure Offer High Yield Dividend Stocks

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In today’s video, Ryan McQueeney highlights one of the newest additions to the Zacks Income Investor portfolio: Chico’s FAS CHS. Chico’s FAS is a retailer and women’s clothing company. It operates Chico’s, White House Black Market, and Soma branded stores and e-commerce platforms. The stock has had a rough few years, but its earnings outlook has […]

GBP: Brexit Chaos Leaves Sterling Still Vulnerable To Whiplash Moves

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FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST FOR GBP: NEUTRAL STERLING (GBP) TALKING POINTS: UK PM may still face a leadership challenge. Sterling roiled by a constant flow of Brexit bad news. With the current fractured political backdrop within the UK, taking a position in Sterling has become a very risky trade as technical and fundamental analysis can be rendered […]

The Fed-Related Chart That Most Concerns The Stock Market

Nov 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

An ongoing debate rages about whether or how fast the Fed should hike rates in 2019. Some even question the need for a rate hike in December. Indeed, the market has priced in a “only” a 65% chance of a rate hike next month. I say only because before the October sell-off and November’s weakness, […]

The Power Of The Dow Jones Cycle

Nov 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Once again the data confirms cycles exists in the market. Value and other fundamental investors must concede cycles are in the stock market. (You can learn more about our Hurst Cycle tools here). Our previous Post Kitchin Cycle warned of market volatility . In the past this blog has posted the chart below, the Kitchin cycle or 900 periods, […]

Danske Bank Probe Expands As JPM, Deutsche Bank, BofA Face Scrutiny

Nov 17, 2018 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Pretty soon Baltic banks might find themselves effectively cut off from the global dollar system, regardless of how stringent their money laundering controls or how spotless their compliance records. Even banks with no exposure or involvement to Danske Bank’s Estonian branch – the nexus of an unprecedented global money-laundering scheme that went uninterrupted for years […]

RecessionAlert Weekly Leading Index Update – Saturday, Nov. 17

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The latest index reading came in at 8.8, up slightly from the previous week. RecessionAlert launched an alternative to ECRI’s Weekly Leading Index Growth indicator (WLIg). The Weekly Leading Economic Index (WLEI) uses fifty different time series from these categories: Corporate Bond Composite, Treasury Bond Composite, Stock Market Composite, Labor Market Composite, Credit Market Composite. RecessionAlert emphasizes that […]

A Look At Mortgage REIT ETFs Post Q3 Earnings

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Flattening of the yield curve has acted as a headwind for mortgage REITs (mREITs) lately. This is because mortgage REITs borrow money at short-term interest rates and when they buy mortgages, they lend it at rates near the higher long-term rates. But overall, rising rate environment is a negative for the space known for hefty yields. (read: Fed […]