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How To Invest In The Halloween Season

How To Invest In The Halloween Season

Image Source: Pexels Halloween, celebrated on October 31st, has roots that stretch back thousands of years to ancient Celtic traditions. The holiday is believed to have originated with the festival of Samhain, a pagan celebration marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter, or the “darker half” of the year. Samhain was […]
Bitcoin Poised For Minimum 60% Rally As 3 Critical Signs Align

Bitcoin Poised For Minimum 60% Rally As 3 Critical Signs Align

Image Source: Unsplash Henrik Zeberg, a macroeconomist known for his expertise in business cycles, has pinpointed an upcoming rally of at least 60% for the Bitcoin price in his latest technical analysis. The seasoned analyst has identified a pattern across three critical technical indicators that have historically signaled major upward price movements when all aligned. Bitcoin Price Set […]
Ranked: Top Countries By GDP Per Hour

Ranked: Top Countries By GDP Per Hour

This chart ranks countries by GDP per hour worked, or their labor productivity. Data is sourced from the International Labour Organization, as of 2023.Labor productivity measures the amount of output (GDP) produced per unit of labor (hours worked) over a specific time period.It’s measured in International dollars (Int$), a hypothetical currency used to compare the purchasing power of different […]
Is LNG Cleaner Than Coal? A Controversial Study Sparks Debate

Is LNG Cleaner Than Coal? A Controversial Study Sparks Debate

Image Source: Pexels A new article in Financial Times discusses a controversial academic paper by Cornell University professor Robert Howarth that has reignited the debate over liquefied natural gas (LNG) and its environmental impact.Howarth’s peer-reviewed paper, published in Energy Science and Engineering, claims that LNG has a 33% larger emissions footprint than coal over a 20-year period, challenging the oil […]
Slow Grind Higher, Bonds Trying, Crude Not So Much

Slow Grind Higher, Bonds Trying, Crude Not So Much

No matter how many times people argue with me, I am not changing my position. The election has almost no bearing on the markets nor economy until at least Halloween, if at all until the big day. Sorry not sorry. Data bear that out.Many of you know that we run a purely quantitative election model […]
3 Small-Cap AI Stocks Worth Holding In October 2024

3 Small-Cap AI Stocks Worth Holding In October 2024

Image courtesy of pexels.com Nvidia (Nasdaq: NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD), Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Meta Platforms (Nasdaq: META), Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), and Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOGL) have become household names when it comes to large-cap AI stocks.But small-cap AI stocks represent a greater high-growth potential despite the higher risk. Their lower market caps also make for extra volatility. […]
How To Play The Market Ahead Of The Election

How To Play The Market Ahead Of The Election

Stocks continued their bid this week and breakouts are happening left and right. Sentiment is growing increasingly bullish as traders and investors see their portfolios hit new all-time highs with the market.I still think this bull market has legs, but with the election less than three weeks away now, I’m urging you to not get […]
Fed’s Waller says DeFi can improve efficiency in centralized finance

Fed’s Waller says DeFi can improve efficiency in centralized finance

Key Takeaways Christopher Waller discussed the potential for DeFi to complement traditional finance. Waller highlights the benefits and risks associated with stablecoins. Share this article DeFi can be a complement to centralized finance as these technologies can improve efficiency in traditional financial activities, said Fed Governor Christopher Waller at the Vienna Macroeconomics Workshop on Friday. […]
S&P 500 Earnings Dashboard 24Q3 – Friday, Oct. 18

S&P 500 Earnings Dashboard 24Q3 – Friday, Oct. 18

Image Source: UnsplashS&P 500 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions 24Q3 Y/Y earnings are expected to be 4.0%. Excluding the energy sector, the Y/Y earnings estimate is 6.5%. Of the 71 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported earnings to date for 24Q3, 83.1% reported above analyst expectations. This compares to a long-term average of 66.9%. The 24Q3 Y/Y blended revenue growth estimate is 4.0%. If the energy sector is excluded, […]
Housing Starts And Permits Slip Again In September

Housing Starts And Permits Slip Again In September

Building Permits Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,428,000. This is 2.9 percent below the revised August rate of 1,470,000 and is 5.7 percent below the September 2023 rate of 1,515,000. Single-family authorizations in September were at a rate of 970,000; this is 0.3 […]