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Key Events This Extremely Busy Week: Fed, Treasury Refunding, Jobs, JOLTS, ISM And Tons Of Earnings

Key Events This Extremely Busy Week: Fed, Treasury Refunding, Jobs, JOLTS, ISM And Tons Of Earnings

Apr 29, 2024 Finance 0

Image Source: Pixabay As DB’s Jim Reid notes, with just two days left in a rollercoaster April for markets – and FX – last week actually saw the best week for the S&P 500 (+2.67%) and NASDAQ (+4.23%) since November, following several weeks of declines, as earnings gave markets a boost even if the US inflation […]
The Media Infotainment Complex Strikes Back

The Media Infotainment Complex Strikes Back

Apr 29, 2024 Finance 0

Photo by Rivage The Media Infotainment Complex defined what is wrong?I am part of it, although I would not classify what I do as information or opinion that entertains. What I attempt to do is give you some perspective garnered over the past 6 decades to help you process the fire hose of opinion and commentary on the […]
Do You Really Want To Sell In May And Go Away?

Do You Really Want To Sell In May And Go Away?

Apr 29, 2024 Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: Unsplash It’s time to sell in May and go away! Or is it?Calendar anecdotes are not ironclad rules. Seasonal factors can play a role in your trading success, but your odds may only be slightly better than a flip of a coin. This is especially true when you’re trading options.Options are contain only two […]
Looking At Historical “Mid Cycle Indicators” – What Do They Say Now?

Looking At Historical “Mid Cycle Indicators” – What Do They Say Now?

Apr 29, 2024 Finance 0

About 10 years ago, I went looking for what I called “mid cycle indicators.” In other words, I wanted to go beyond leading or lagging indicators to find at least a few that tend to peak somewhere near the middle of an expansion.That synapse was jangled when I read the title of a recent update […]
Samourai Wallet founders’ arrests are ‘a wake up call for crypto’ — Bitcoin pioneer Amir Taaki opines

Samourai Wallet founders’ arrests are ‘a wake up call for crypto’ — Bitcoin pioneer Amir Taaki opines

Apr 29, 2024 Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Amir Taaki, an anarchist revolutionary, hacktivist, and programmer known in the crypto space as one the first Bitcoin core developers, has spoken out on the Samourai Wallet indictment.In a recent blog post, Taaki urged the crypto community to “step up” its game in the face of heightened state-sanctioned regulation and governmental oversight. Taaki regards the […]
For TSLA, Future And Present; Plus Hang Seng

For TSLA, Future And Present; Plus Hang Seng

Apr 29, 2024 Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: Unsplash For the second time in less than a week, I find myself writing about Tesla (TSLA) on the heels of yet another double-digit percentage gain. Last week, the story was about TSLA’s stunning post-earning rise. At that time, we wrote: With results like these [huge misses on revenues, EPS, and cash flow], any normal […]
Is PayPal Stock A ‘Buy’ Ahead Of Q1 Earnings

Is PayPal Stock A ‘Buy’ Ahead Of Q1 Earnings

Apr 29, 2024 Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: Pexels PayPal Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: PYPL) has returned about 20% since early February but a Deutsche Bank analyst is convinced the stock could gain further in coming weeks.  PayPal stock has upside to $74 Bryan Keane reiterated his “buy” rating on the financial technology giant last week and said its shares could climb to $74 – […]
Yen’s Dramatic Rally: Surges From 160.245 To 154.40 USD

Yen’s Dramatic Rally: Surges From 160.245 To 154.40 USD

Apr 29, 2024 Finance 0

Yen. Image Source: Pixabay In a remarkable display of market dynamics, the Japanese yen surged significantly against the US dollar on Monday. This surge was catalysed by what market participants have identified as a concerted intervention by Japanese authorities. This intervention is a strategic move to support a currency that has been struggling at levels not seen in […]
Clash Of AI Giants: Microsoft Or Alphabet For Long-Term Exposure?

Clash Of AI Giants: Microsoft Or Alphabet For Long-Term Exposure?

Apr 29, 2024 Finance 0

Image courtesy of 123rf.com According to Indeed’s report on job postings at the end of 2023, software development, IT, mathematics, and finance had the most significant year-over-year decline, ranging from 44.8% to 32.2%. This signals that the automation of white-collar jobs is taking root.While experts in these fields will always be needed, much of entry-level to mid-tier work […]
Gold: Signals From Stocks And USDX Should Not Be Ignored

Gold: Signals From Stocks And USDX Should Not Be Ignored

Apr 29, 2024 Finance 0

Markets are connected, and what happens in stocks and currencies is likely to impact gold as well.Today’s analysis is going to be short as very little happened on the markets on Friday and in today’s pre-market trading, and whatever happened was pretty much in tune with what I wrote previously.Gold didn’t do much overall – […]