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NAS100 | Nasdaq Analysis & Forecast – Sunday, October 6

NAS100 | Nasdaq Analysis & Forecast – Sunday, October 6

Image Source: Unsplash In this video I cover my   technical analysis for the Nasdaq and for the week ahead. What is the outlook and setups I am looking to trade. Video Length: 00:03:39More By This Author:Gold Trading Strategy, XAUUSD Analysis & Forecast – Friday, Oct 4 Gold Trading Strategy, XAUUSD Analysis & Forecast – Thursday, Oct 3 […]
Europe, On The Brink Again

Europe, On The Brink Again

“There is a dynamism about nineteenth-century Europe that far exceeds anything previously known.  Europe vibrated with power as never before: with technical power, economic power, cultural power, intercontinental power.”  — Norman Davis  Europe. (2024, September 24). In Wikipedia.  Rob984, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons At the beginning of the 20th century, there were very few signs that this century might become […]
Primer: Introduction To Credit Spreads 
                    

Yield Up, Price Down (and Vice-Versa)

Discount Curve

Fixed Coupon Bonds

Floating Bonds

Amortising Bonds
 
Prepayment Option
 
What Should the Spread Be?

Banking

Concluding Remarks
 
References and Further Reading

Primer: Introduction To Credit Spreads Yield Up, Price Down (and Vice-Versa) Discount Curve Fixed Coupon Bonds Floating Bonds Amortising Bonds   Prepayment Option   What Should the Spread Be? Banking Concluding Remarks   References and Further Reading

DepositPhotos After a hiatus resulting from various disturbances, I am back with another book manuscript section. I just reworked this section, and hopefully did not introduce major issues into it. However, I wanted to get this out before next week. Right now, my main concern in life is getting my kitchen sink back.This section introduces credit […]
Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 7 & 14

Economic Data Forecasts For The Weeks Of Oct. 7 & 14

Here are my forecasts for upcoming economic data.     Prior     Forecast Observation           Week of October 7       October 7       Consumer Credit – August $12.0B 25.5           October 8       NFIB Small Business Optimism Index – September […]
Employment Overall, And At Smaller Firms

Employment Overall, And At Smaller Firms

While overall private employment has risen, firms with 1-49 employees have kept employment flat in recent months. Figure 1: Private nonfarm payroll employment from CES (light blue), incorporating preliminary benchmark (bold blue), ADP (bold red), ADP firms 1-49 employees. Source: BLS, ADP via FRED, and author’s calculations.In firms tracked by the NFIB, employment is down (per firm), […]
Novo

Novo

Here’s a new short idea: Novo Nordisk (symbol NVO). This is a rather impressive head and shoulders pattern.The longer-term chart shows the opportunity more plainly.More By This Author:Remain Calm And Buy Eggs Hot JobsImportant Triangle Failure
Ethereum: 108,000 ETH Sent To Crypto Exchanges; Will Price Revisit $2,200?

Ethereum: 108,000 ETH Sent To Crypto Exchanges; Will Price Revisit $2,200?

Image Source: Pixabay Ethereum [ETH] has seen a 10.3% drop from last week’s highs following the recent market downturn. Its performance has worried many analysts and investors, considering ETH could be near another correction. Ethereum Whales Send Millions To Exchanges Ethereum has struggled to reclaim some key resistance levels since the October 1 correction. On Tuesday, the cryptocurrency […]
FS KKR Capital Stock Yields 14%; Is It A Good Investment?

FS KKR Capital Stock Yields 14%; Is It A Good Investment?

Image Source: Pexels Income-focused investors have a wide variety of assets to invest in today. Treasury bonds are still offering a 4% return while boomer candy ETFs like JEPI and JEPQ are offering over 7% and a large potential for growth. The FS KKR Capital Corp (FSK) has become one of the highest-yielding companies in Wall Street, […]
GBPUSD Analysis And Price Prediction Forecast – Saturday, Oct. 5

GBPUSD Analysis And Price Prediction Forecast – Saturday, Oct. 5

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Raw Realities: AI, Data Centers, And The Global Energy Transition

Raw Realities: AI, Data Centers, And The Global Energy Transition

 The accelerating growth of AI, build out of hyperscale data centers, and the ongoing global energy transition are creating a large demand for various commodities: copper, silver, lithium, cobalt, rare earths, and others. Running Length: 00:44:06More By This Author:Central Banks Shock Investors OpenAI’s o1 Model: A Quantum Leap In AI Intelligence A Geopolitically Turbulent Fourth Quarter; […]