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5 Stocks Paying A Juicy Yield Over 5%

5 Stocks Paying A Juicy Yield Over 5%

Each year, they would receive juicy dividends, see their payments increasing and their portfolio growing in value. Wow! This really looks like buying a seafront house in Hawaii for $200K, doesn’t it? Unfortunately, however, many 5% yielders end-up cutting their dividend. A 5% yield is only good if it keeps getting paid Over the past […]
Market Talk – Tuesday, Nov. 13

Market Talk – Tuesday, Nov. 13

Although the Asian markets opened weaker, that proved to be the days low and all recovered from then on. That said, the Nikkei, New Zealand, KOSPI and ASX all finished lower with Japan actually losing 2%. In late trading, we are seeing a small recovery for the Nikkei futures but with that, the Yen is […]
Commodities: Critical Support

Commodities: Critical Support

Gold, Silver, and GDXJ are at critical support while the dollar appears to be breaking out of a 3-month bullish consolidation. Oil is down 28% in just 6-weeks; prices are approaching support. The decline has been relentless and taken on a life of its own. I think oil is capitulating and I’ll look to enter […]
Which Observation Is Not Like The Others: US Inward FDI Again

Which Observation Is Not Like The Others: US Inward FDI Again

Plotting nominal dollar value of inward FDI understates the collapse in inflows. Here is the ratio to GDP, and — considering how FDI covaries with the stock market’s level — the real S&P 500 (As I recall, working on this topic during the dot.com boom, the dollar’s strength was the other important factor — but […]
Silver Cheapest To Gold In 25 Years – Watch China

Silver Cheapest To Gold In 25 Years – Watch China

With decelerating global (most notably Chinese) economic growth curbing industrial demand for silver just as gold benefits from financial market volatility-inspired safe-haven appeal – amid tightening financial conditions – Silver is the cheapest to gold since 1993 as slowing economic growth clouds the outlook for metals with industrial uses. Spot silver has tumbled 17 percent this year to […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Kicks Keep Getting Harder To Find

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Kicks Keep Getting Harder To Find

Gold and silver were off a bit today, along with the US dollar, and crude oil. Stocks had another volatile, wide-ranging day that managed to finish closer to unchanged than not.  Nice rescue guys. As a reminder, there will be a stock option expiration on Friday. I don’t sense a lot of fear in this […]
Trading Volatility Through Market Downturns With A Long-Term Thesis

Trading Volatility Through Market Downturns With A Long-Term Thesis

A discussion on trading volatility, the current state of the global markets and the possible year-end outlook. Video Length: 00:30:02
NZD/USD Correction Still In Play Amid Hope For U.S.-China Trade Deal

NZD/USD Correction Still In Play Amid Hope For U.S.-China Trade Deal

NZD/USD pares the decline following the Federal Reserve meeting amid renewed hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, and recent price action raises the risk for a larger correction as the exchange rate snaps the series of lower highs & lows carried over from the previous week. NZD/USD CORRECTION STILL IN PLAY AMID HOPE FOR U.S.-CHINA TRADE DEAL Comments […]
Global Growth Falters: Italy Faces A Recession

Global Growth Falters: Italy Faces A Recession

Global Growth Falters – Classic Late Cycle Economy The latest catalyst for stock market weakness is global growth. Global growth weakness matters a lot more when the American economy is also weakening. Fiscal stimulus delayed this weakness from impacting America for the first 3 quarters. But unfortunately, global growth has fallen further. And, the fiscal […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Tuesday, Nov. 13

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Tuesday, Nov. 13

Data Courtesy of Trade Alert