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IPOs: The Lesson Investors Should Take Away From Birkenstock’s Flop

IPOs: The Lesson Investors Should Take Away From Birkenstock’s Flop

Image Source: Kevin Smith on FlickrWe made the right call skipping Birkenstock Holding (BIRK) on opening day. For that matter, we’ve dodged a lot of big bullets lately by refusing to jump into the deals the underwriters have been haphazardly serving up, opting instead to go back for a few of the most promising orphaned stocks Wall Street left […]
Pivotal Week Coming Up: Big Tech Earnings, Geopolitics, Technicals, Treasury Yield…

Pivotal Week Coming Up: Big Tech Earnings, Geopolitics, Technicals, Treasury Yield…

Image Source: PixabayPivotal Week Coming Up-Can Healthcare Stocks Overcome MACRO Headwinds? Biotech at 3-year lows with IBB at $117 handle down 4.73% since 10/23/20; XBI at $66 handle down 4.7% since 10/23/18…5 years loss. SMID Cap stocks are deemed too risky for traders. Needs M&A catalyst. Big Cap earnings week features market leaders: MSFT, META, AMZN, MRK, ABBV, then […]
Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Drops To Near $23 As 10-Year US Yields Soar To 5%

Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD Drops To Near $23 As 10-Year US Yields Soar To 5%

Image Source: Pixabay Silver price slips to near $23.00 amid higher US bond yields. Iran’s intervention in the Israel-Palestine conflict would widen Middle East tensions. Silver price aims to climb above the 61.8% Fibo retracement at $23.36. Silver price (XAG/USD) eases from monthly highs around $23.70 as 10-year US Treasury yields rose to 5% in the New […]
Mortgage Rates Top 8.0 Percent, Good Luck Affording A Home

Mortgage Rates Top 8.0 Percent, Good Luck Affording A Home

Image Source: UnsplashMortgage News Daily says mortgage rates officially top eight percent. Let’s crunch some mortgage payment numbers.Monthly mortgage calculations based on existing and current mortgage rates using Mortgage Rate Daily calculator and the Case-Shiller home price index.I have previously crunched housing affordability numbers before, but never at 8.0 percent.Case-Shiller is based on repeat sales of […]
Japanese Yen Eyes Potential Intervention Amid Rising USD/JPY

Japanese Yen Eyes Potential Intervention Amid Rising USD/JPY

Image Source: UnsplashThe USD/JPY currency pair, after almost breaching the significant 150.00 threshold, retreated slightly. As of Monday morning, the pair stands close to this pivotal mark at 149.93.This temporary pullback is hinged on the anticipation that the US Federal Reserve might uphold the prevailing interest rates for an extended duration at its upcoming meeting.However, the […]
Wolf’s Weekly Trade Ideas

Wolf’s Weekly Trade Ideas

Image Source: UnsplashIn this Wolf’s Weekly Wavelist, we will go over: – Market Sentiment – Top Movers – High conviction trades – Elliot Wave Analysis – and of course our high possibility trades for the wavelist.Video Length: 00:08:39More By This Author:Middle East Conflict: Its Impact On Markets And OilMacro-To-Micro Power Hour: Is The Worst Over?Semis Soften As […]
Morning Flash Video For Monday, Oct. 23

Morning Flash Video For Monday, Oct. 23

Image Source: PexelsIn this video, Ira Epstein prepares you for today’s trading and informs you of market conditions.Video Length: 00:05:08More By This Author:Metals Report For Friday, October 20Morning Flash Video For Friday, Oct. 20Financial Markets Report For Thursday, October 19
Target Corporation: Bruised Retailer Fights For Survival

Target Corporation: Bruised Retailer Fights For Survival

Image Source: Unsplash Target Corporation has been one of the worst-performing American retailer. The company is in the midst of a culture war, which has seen its stock collapse. It is also dealing with an elevated level of retail theft in major cities. Target (TGT), once a beloved retailer, is going through one of its biggest […]
The Bear’s Lair: Suffolk Bank Beats Bankman-Fried

The Bear’s Lair: Suffolk Bank Beats Bankman-Fried

Two groups of people from elite backgrounds, Boston merchants of the early 19th century and Stanford professorate alumni of the early 21st century, founded institutions that made important changes to the U.S. financial system.PixabayYet the financial institution founded by the Boston merchants played an important stabilizing and constructive role, while that founded by Stanford alumni […]
EURUSD Tends To Fall Over The ECB Rate Meeting

EURUSD Tends To Fall Over The ECB Rate Meeting

Image Source: UnsplashShort-term interest rate markets currently see a 100% chance of the ECB keeping rates unchanged at the October 26th meeting. The terminal rate is seen as being around the current level of 4%. The question is will the ECB recognise that perhaps they need to look at when they will cut rates? With headline inflation […]