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Misery Begets Misery: Navigating The Surge In Market Volatility

Aug 04, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

During major market meltdowns, analyst predictions start flying around like sushi on a conveyor belt in Tokyo, with some even daring to whisper the dreaded words: “Black Monday in Tokyo.” While we’re all hands on deck in plunge control mode, it remains a heated debate whether the Tokyo stock sell-off is truly the spark that […]

AUD/USD Weekly Forecast: RBA Cut Odds Rise Amid Cooling CPI Ups and downs of AUD/USD Next week’s key events for AUD/USD AUD/USD weekly technical forecast: Bears charge towards 0.6401 support

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Ups and downs of AUD/USDThe AUD/USD pair had a bearish week, and the Australian and US dollars struggled. At the start of the week, Australia released inflation data, which showed cooler-than-expected underlying price pressures. As a result, markets increased the likelihood of an RBA rate cut in November.Soon after, US data showed a faster-than-expected slowdown […]

What The UK’s $1.7 Billion AI Funding Cut Means For Future Technological Breakthroughs Immediate impacts on AI research and development Broader technological advancements at risk A shift in government priorities

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

The United Kingdom’s recent decision to cancel £1.3 billion ($1.7 billion) worth of computing infrastructure projects has sent shockwaves through the tech community, posing significant questions about the future of technological breakthroughs in AI. This move, seen as a substantial setback, threatens to hinder the UK’s ambition to become a global leader in artificial intelligence and […]

Dramatic 1-Day And 1-Week Changes In Bond Yields, What Happened?

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Economic data has been weakening for weeks, culminating in a horrible Jobs report on Friday, August 2.Treasury yields from the New York Fed, chart by Mish US Treasury Yield Changes 2-Year: Yield on the 2-year US Treasury note declined 28 basis points (.28 percentage points) on Friday leading the plunge. In the last three days, the […]

Where Is Soft Landing?

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

S&P 500 slide on non-farm payrolls revealing way weaker economy than expected, was outdone just by Russell 2000. Continuing in the “bad data are bad, and will be sold into” turn, Nasdaq was smashed as well. What‘s key though, is that consumer discretionaries and bond market with the dollar are now waking up to correct appreciation of […]

What Just Happened?

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

It is hard for me to rationalize Friday’s total market collapse based on the continuing facts on the ground It is hard for me to believe in a market where the publication of two single data-points (Unemployment Claims coupled with a weak ISM report) can wreck havoc on prices up and down the investment food […]

Can The Paris Olympics Reignite This Beaten Down Stock?

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image: BigstockThe market has enjoyed a great 2024 so far, with a resilient economy and favorable earnings results providing positive tailwinds.However, the positivity hasn’t been felt by all stocks, including long-time apparel favorite Nike (NKE – Free Report). Down 30% in 2024, shares have witnessed a tough showing, with its recent quarterly results causing pressure post-earnings.Image Source: Zacks […]

Bitcoin drops below $60,000 as recession fears escalate

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Cryptocurrency, No picture 0

Key Takeaways US job market downturn and high unemployment rate trigger Bitcoin’s fall to $60,000. Bitcoin’s MVRV ratio suggests it is undervalued, hinting at a potential market rebound. The price of bitcoin (BTC) fell below $60,000 on Saturday amid growing fears that the US could be sliding into recession, according to data from TradingView.The recent […]

The Newsletter For August 2024

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance, No picture 0

Image Source: UnsplashFor the month of July, many of our strategies outperformed the S&P 500 (SPY +1.2%), including our Universal Investment 3x Leveraged Strategy (+7.7%), the Crypto & Leveraged Top 2 Strategy (+5.7%), the Gold-Currency Strategy II (+4.5%), and the Dow 30 Strategy (+4.5%). The year-to-date best performer, the Maximum Yield Strategy, continued its strong performance, adding 4.5%.Below are the monthly returns for these strategies. Market […]

Weather Risks & Unemployment. The Corn & Ethanol Report

Aug 03, 2024 Jeremy Parkinson Finance 0

Image Source: UnsplashFriday was kicked off with Non Farm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Average Hourly Earnings month-over-month & year-over-year, Participation Rate, Average Weekly Hours, Government Payrolls, Manufacturing Payrolls Private, Nonfarm Payrolls Private, and U-6 Unemployment Rate data at 7:30 A.M.This was followed by Factory Orders month-over-month and Factory Orders ex Transportation numbers at 9:00 A.M. Next came the Baker Hughes Oil & […]