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DAX: Correction Ended

DAX: Correction Ended

DAX is correcting higher degree cycle from February 2016. Short-term Elliott Wave view suggests that Primary wave ((X)) ended with the rally to 12597.51. The decline from there is unfolding as a Zigzag Elliott Wave structure where Intermediate wave (A) ended at 11725 and Intermediate wave (B) is proposed complete at 12270.50 high in New York earlier today. However, Index […]
Morning Call For Wednesday, March 7

Morning Call For Wednesday, March 7

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH18 -0.74%) this morning are down sharply by -0.95% and European stocks are down -0.33% as global stocks slide on concern over U.S. trade policies. The resignation late yesterday of President Trump’s economic adviser, Gary Cohn, a free-trade proponent, has bolstered concern President Trump will go ahead with […]
Bull Of The Day: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV)

Bull Of The Day: Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV)

Hilton Grand Vacations Inc. (HGV – Free Report) is riding the wave in travel. This Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) is expected to see double digit earnings growth in 2018. Hilton Grand Vacations is a global timeshare company in vacation destinations around the world. It manages two club membership programs: Hilton Grand Vacations Club and The Hilton Club […]
Dollar Softer On Trade War Worries

Dollar Softer On Trade War Worries

The US Dollar is higher but remains close to a 14-month trough versus the Japanese Yen. Once again, it is turmoil in the Trump White House that is to blame for the geopolitical uncertainty in the United States and has effectively ratcheted up worries of a global trade war. Analysts say that Donald Trump took […]
Stocks: Sawtooth

Stocks: Sawtooth

Well, the world seems to be treating it as a huge surprise that Gary Cohn is ditching the White House, even though he’s been dropping broad hints about it for a while now. Sadly, the marvelous plunge we saw instantly when trading opened Tuesday night has been cut about in half. The markets are still […]
In The Next 30 Years, ASEAN Demographics Supports Good Economic Growth

In The Next 30 Years, ASEAN Demographics Supports Good Economic Growth

Currently, Asia ex Japan has a larger share of its population in the labor force at 69% ASEAN is just above the world at 67%, note though, that its share of young people is large   By 2050, the ASEAN population is expected to grow by 26%, much more than Asia ex Japan The larger […]
First Look At February: ADP Says 235K New Nonfarm Private Jobs

First Look At February: ADP Says 235K New Nonfarm Private Jobs

The economic mover and shaker this week is Friday’s employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This monthly report contains a wealth of data for economists, the most publicized being the month-over-month change in Total Nonfarm Employment (the PAYEMS series in the FRED repository). Today we have the ADP February estimate of 235K new nonfarm private employment jobs, a decrease […]
Sensex Finishes On A Weak Note; ICICI Bank Falls On SFIO Probe

Sensex Finishes On A Weak Note; ICICI Bank Falls On SFIO Probe

Indian share markets continued to trade negative following losses in Asian and US stocks and as PNB fraud investigation widened. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex finished lower by 284 points. While, the NSE Nifty finished lower by 95 points. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Midcap Index and S&P BSE Small Cap Index ended down by 1.3% & 2.1% respectively. Barring consumer durables stocks & FMCG stocks, all sectoral […]
Anheuser-Busch InBev Has 500 Beers For You

Anheuser-Busch InBev Has 500 Beers For You

Every New York stock exchange trading day I’m posting a daily dividend stock or fund review. I’ll share the three chief qualities of just one equity or fund that could be selected for a dividend stock portfolio I’ve named the Safari to Sweet Success. This week my Safari portfolio is adding a company from the […]
Profiling Asset Allocation Strategies With Style Analysis

Profiling Asset Allocation Strategies With Style Analysis

In a series of recent articles I reviewed how style analysis can be used to replicate investment strategies and indexes using only historical returns (see here, here, and here). That’s a powerful application, but it only scratches the surface for productive uses of style analysis. What else can you do? Monitoring asset weights via a broad set of asset allocation […]