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                        Top 5 Charts Of The Week

FV Top 5 Charts Of The Week

In this video we run through the weekly email newsletter “The Top 5 Charts of the Week”. In this week’s edition we look at US economic confidence reaching almost record highs, the Energy Sector at a cyclical/structural low point in the S&P500, the astonishing performance of a select group of sectors, factors, and styles in […]
How Low Can Natural Gas Storage Levels Get?

How Low Can Natural Gas Storage Levels Get?

Natural gas prices were relatively stable today, eventually settling up modestly on a day where they traded positive through most of the trading session.  The theme of small trading ranges continued, with just a 3.5-cent trading range again today. This pulled the daily trading range far below what we tend to see this time of […]
Mother Nature’s Deflationary Forces

Mother Nature’s Deflationary Forces

I like free stuff. Free delivery, free wireless, free breakfast… you name it. I think most people share this view, and I know that companies and countries around the world are definitely on board. That’s what makes solar and wind power so interesting. The basic resources are free. Yes, there’s the bit about environmental concerns, […]
Inflation Hysteria(s)

Inflation Hysteria(s)

On May 16, 2000, the FOMC gathered around in Washington to debate taking more extreme measures. For nearly a year, Greenspan’s Federal Reserve had been “raising rates” in the now-familiar pattern. Adjusting their target for interest on federal funds, the Committee had by then increased it at all of the five previous policy meetings, each […]
5 Tech Stocks Lifting The Nasdaq ETF To New High

5 Tech Stocks Lifting The Nasdaq ETF To New High

The Nasdaq Composite Index staged a stunning comeback, recouping all losses incurred early last month when the index had slipped into a correction territory. In fact, it hit a record high for the second consecutive session and has been outperforming major indices, which are yet to fully recover from February’s selloff, by a wide margin […]
Why Quanta Services Inc Has A Safe 20% Upside

Why Quanta Services Inc Has A Safe 20% Upside

Infrastructure companies can be a safe play in uncertainty, especially low beta stocks like Quanta Services Inc (NYSE: PWR). Market volatility has risen, but margin debt and market recession flags have not tripped, and economists don’t see one soon either. Quanta’s guidance and order backlog, as well as a history of execution, point to robust […]
Are There Any Good Buying Opportunities Still Left In Tech, Or In Any Industry For That Matter?

Are There Any Good Buying Opportunities Still Left In Tech, Or In Any Industry For That Matter?

Audio Length: 00:47:15 This week, I am joined by Sean Udall, CIO at Quantum Trading Strategies. We review Q4 tech results, with small and mid cap enterprise tech still putting up the biggest beats and finally getting rewarded for it. With inflation likely to rise as interest rates normalize, the group takes a look at […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Jumping The Shark

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Jumping The Shark

The big news was when President Trump fired his Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Trump and Tillerson disagreed on a number of points, particularly the current accord with Iran, and the general approach of using diplomacy and partnering with allies, rather than beating the war drums and trying to go it alone. I think there are […]
Market Breadth: Foreign Investors Fleeing US Bond Market

Market Breadth: Foreign Investors Fleeing US Bond Market

Though we’ve seen markets swing a bit recently, we’re still in positive territory for the year. This time on Financial Sense Newshour, we spoke with Dave Nicoski of Vermillion Research for his take on whether recent pullbacks hint at a more significant correction, or if this is just a pause for markets to catch up. Nicoski discusses […]