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April Housing: Uh-Oh, Housing Units Under Construction Has Stopped Levitating

April Housing: Uh-Oh, Housing Units Under Construction Has Stopped Levitating

This morning I pointed out that manufacturing production is -1.8% below its 2022 high, and may be in a slightly declining trend. Which means that added attention has to be paid to whether the other leading production sector, construction, is holding up. Instead, this morning brought the first sustained evidence that housing units under construction, the […]
Platinum Enters Its Second Year Of “Substantial” Deficit

Platinum Enters Its Second Year Of “Substantial” Deficit

Image Source: Unsplash Platinum is entering its second year of substantial deficit, according to the Platinum Quarterly report from the World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC).Report authors labeled the Q1 deficit of 369k oz “significant” and predicted that the deficit will continue to deepen throughout the rest of the year, hitting 476k oz in total. “High inflation, interest rates remaining higher for longer, and political uncertainty will […]
ETH/BTC Ratio Declines To Three-Year Low Despite Market Recovery: What’s Next For ETH Price?

ETH/BTC Ratio Declines To Three-Year Low Despite Market Recovery: What’s Next For ETH Price?

Image Source: Pixabay Bitcoin’s price surged robustly towards $66K following softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. This push has brought the crypto market close to resistance levels. However, the ETHBTC ratio has been declining sharply. Analysts see this as a sign of declining interest in Ethereum’s price as Bitcoin’s ETF hype continues to attract altcoin investors. Negative Sentiments […]
Streaming Cannot Save Disney, For Now

Streaming Cannot Save Disney, For Now

Image source: Unsplash The Walt Disney Company (DIS) shares fell almost 10% on May 7 after the company reported second-quarter earnings for Fiscal 2024. The company topped Wall Street projections for earnings per share and also guided for 25% growth in EPS for the current fiscal year, compared to previous expectations for 20% growth in EPS. […]
Bitcoin ETFs attract 937 professional firms in Q1: K33 Research

Bitcoin ETFs attract 937 professional firms in Q1: K33 Research

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) appeared in 937 professional firms’ 13F filings in the US, shared Vetle Lunde, senior analyst at K33 Research. In stark contrast, gold ETFs only saw investments from 95 professional firms in the same period, according to data from Bitwise. Retail investors continue to hold the majority of the float, but […]
Which Is The Best Investment For You? High Yield Pfizer Or Higher Growth Merck?

Which Is The Best Investment For You? High Yield Pfizer Or Higher Growth Merck?

Image Source: Pixabay Which Is The Best Investment For You? If you are interested in investing in a high-quality large pharmaceutical company, two of your primary choices would be Pfizer (PFE) or Merck (MRK), of course, Merck being the largest. Which one of these investments would suit you better as an investor? In this video, Chuck […]
The Ides Of… May?

The Ides Of… May?

Image source: Pixabay In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Power Hour from 05/15/24, Samantha LaDuc and Craig Shapiro discuss the current economic landscape and its impact on market dynamics. Samantha focuses on market direction, sector rotation, and stock picking, while Craig delves into macroeconomic data and modeling. They address the implications of recent CPI and PPI data, […]
Pump.fun hit by exploit, nearly 2,000 SOL stolen

Pump.fun hit by exploit, nearly 2,000 SOL stolen

Solana’s meme coin marketplace Pump.fun got exploited this Thursday after its bonding curve contracts have been compromised. In an X post, the team behind the platform claimed to have upgraded the contracts so the attacker cannot withdrawl more funds, and paused the trades for all the tokens.The X user identified as “staccoverflow” claimed to be […]
Q1 2024 U.S. Retail Scorecard – Update

Q1 2024 U.S. Retail Scorecard – Update

Image Source: Unsplash To date, 143 of the 201 companies in our Retail/Restaurant Index have reported their EPS results for Q1 2024, representing 71% of the index. Of those companies that have reported their quarterly results, 73% announced profits that beat analysts’ expectations, while 2% delivered on-target results and 25% reported earnings that fell below estimates. […]
Everything Is AI Play – Copper And Utilities Edition

Everything Is AI Play – Copper And Utilities Edition

Image Source: Unsplash Last week, we wrote about the crazy run-up and subsequent pullback in cocoa futures. Lately, we have seen a parabolic rise occurring in copper futures. The price movement is similar, but to the best of my knowledge, no one put an AI spin on cocoa’s move. The same can’t be said for copper.This is […]