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How To Use MACD To Spot Trend Reversals

How To Use MACD To Spot Trend Reversals

Image Source: PexelsWhen you start trading, you see that identifying trend reversals can make a huge difference to your success. One tool that has proven it’s reliability to me and many others is the Moving Average Convergence Divergence, or MACD. While the name might sound intimidating, the MACD is actually a straightforward and powerful indicator that […]
Financial Markets Report For Friday, June 28

Financial Markets Report For Friday, June 28

Image Source: PixabayIn this video, Ira Epstein reviews the activity in the Financial Markets after the day that just ended, Friday, June 28.Video Length: 00:11:03More By This Author:Financial Markets Report For Thursday, June 27Metals Markets Report For Tuesday, June 25SPDR ETF Report For Tuesday, June 25
Q2 Earnings Growth Forecasted To Hit Two-Year High

Q2 Earnings Growth Forecasted To Hit Two-Year High

Image Source: UnsplashNike (NKE – Free Report) and Walgreens Boot Alliance (WBA – Free Report) became the latest S&P 500 members to release quarterly results for their respective fiscal quarters ending in May. Including these two bellwether operators, we now have May-quarter results from 18 S&P 500 members. We and other research organizations engaged in tracking earnings results in real-time, […]
5 Sector ETFs That Beat The Market In Q2

5 Sector ETFs That Beat The Market In Q2

Image Source: PixabayAfter the worst monthly decline in many months in April, Wall Street staged a nice comeback on renewed Fed rate cut bets, ongoing artificial intelligence (AI) developments, and strong corporate profits. With just a trading day left to end the second quarter, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index outperformed, rising 9%, while the Dow Jones […]
Like Dividend Aristocrats? Try These 3 Dividend Kings Stocks

Like Dividend Aristocrats? Try These 3 Dividend Kings Stocks

Image Source: PixabayMost are familiar with Dividend Aristocrats, companies that have increased dividend payouts for at least 25 consecutive years.However, a step above that is the elite Dividend Kings group, which consists of companies that have boosted their payouts for a minimum of 50 consecutive years.These companies have shown incredible resilience historically, surviving through many economic […]
Target Finally Gets Serious About Out-Of-Control Thefts, Lowers Intervention Threshold To Just $50

Target Finally Gets Serious About Out-Of-Control Thefts, Lowers Intervention Threshold To Just $50

Image Source: UnsplashA new Bloomberg report reveals that retailer Target (TGT) is finally cracking down on thieves by lowering the staff intervention threshold from $100 to $50. Target management has complained on earnings calls about ‘shrink’ in recent quarters and surging thefts that have squeezed margins. People familiar with the new policy say employees will soon be able to intervene […]
First Half 2024 — That’s A Wrap

First Half 2024 — That’s A Wrap

Image Source: UnsplashWith the first half of 2024 now behind us, below is a snapshot of asset class performance across the financial landscape using US-listed ETFs and other exchange traded products. For each ETF, we provide total returns for the first half (YTD), Q2, and June. The S&P 500 (SPY) and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) posted strong […]
Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference, reshaping crypto policy

Supreme Court overturns Chevron deference, reshaping crypto policy

Key Takeaways The Supreme Court’s overturn of Chevron limits the SEC’s interpretive authority over crypto. The decision mandates judicial resolution of statutory ambiguities, impacting broader regulatory practices. The US Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine marks a significant shift in federal regulatory power, with potential far-reaching implications for crypto policy.The ruling, led […]
U.S. Inflation Relief And Consumer Cooldown Boosts Chances Of Rate Cuts

U.S. Inflation Relief And Consumer Cooldown Boosts Chances Of Rate Cuts

The Federal Reserve’s favoured measure of inflation came in at just 0.1% MoM, offering hope that the first quarter “hot” prints are firmly in the rear-view mirror. US consumer spending is also slowing with first quarter growth set to come in at less than half the rate recorded in the second half of 2023. This combination boosts the […]
Inflation Slows, AI Soars: Unpacking Q2’s Key Market Themes

Inflation Slows, AI Soars: Unpacking Q2’s Key Market Themes

Video Length: 00:07:21 On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Senior Director and Chief Investment Strategist for North America, Paul Eitelman, and Regional Director for North America Advisor & Intermediary Solutions, Lam Guluka, discussed key market themes from the second quarter. They also chatted about the potential market impacts of upcoming elections in […]