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Five Straight

Five Straight

Image Source: Unsplash Barring a 2% sell-off in the final hour of trading today, the S&P 500 will end March with a gain of more than 1%, making it the 5th straight month with 1%+ gains. Since WW2, there have only been twelve prior five-month streaks like this, and they’re shown in the table below. Next […]
Calm Before A Financial Crisis? 3 Charts Investors Must Watch

Calm Before A Financial Crisis? 3 Charts Investors Must Watch

Image source: Pixabay These Charts Say a Financial Crisis Could Be Ahead There are some weird/odd/uncanny things happening in the financial world these days. Each one is as scary as the other, but all of them continue to get underreported or simply overlooked. They hint that a financial crisis could be nearing.There are three developments in […]
Stocks Going Ex Dividend In April 2024

Stocks Going Ex Dividend In April 2024

Image Source: Pixabay The following is a short list of some of the many stocks going ex-dividend during the next month, which can be helpful for traders and investors interested in the stock trading technique known as “Buying Dividends” or “Dividend Capture.” This strategy involves purchasing stocks before the ex-dividend date and selling them shortly after the ex-date […]
AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 28

AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 28

Image Source: Pixabay In this video, trading pro Steve Miller and his team share unique analysis and commentary on the financial markets.Video Length: 00:42:29More By This Author:AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 22 AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 8 AskSlim Market Week – Friday, March 1
Gold Stocks’ Spring Rally ‘24

Gold Stocks’ Spring Rally ‘24

Image Source: Pixabay With gold forging deeper into record territory, interest in gold stocks is mounting. They’ve started to mean revert higher, on the way to catch up with and surpass the surging metal their profits leverage. The timing of this gold-stock upleg is fortuitous, coinciding with spring-rally seasonals. They’ll generate a strong tailwind on top […]
Canadian Dollar Rallies On Upbeat GDP Data And A Softer USD

Canadian Dollar Rallies On Upbeat GDP Data And A Softer USD

Photo by Michelle Spollen on Unsplash The Canadian Dollar (CAD) is trading higher for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, yet with price action contained within previous ranges. Canada’s Gross Domestic Product bounced up strongly in January with preliminary estimations for February pointing to further economic expansion. These figures have restored confidence in Canada’s economic outlook, cooling off market expectations of […]
The Fastest Rising U.S. Housing Markets In 2024

The Fastest Rising U.S. Housing Markets In 2024

The U.S. housing market has been on a tear, with median sales prices rising more than 40% since February 2020.While cities in southern states like Florida have witnessed some of the strongest price growth, more affordable cities across the Midwest are also seeing growing demand as buyers seek out cheaper options.This graphic shows the U.S. metros with […]
The Market Will Soon Hit An Air Pocket And Drop 20% In A Matter Of Months

The Market Will Soon Hit An Air Pocket And Drop 20% In A Matter Of Months

Yesterday, in a presentation to investors, Dubravko Lokas-Bujas, JP Morgan’s Chief Global Equity Strategist, called for an “out of the blue” stock market crash to finish 2024 at 4200 – about 20% below current levels. The reason he gave is that investors have piled into The Magnificent 7 – which have been the engine behind the […]
The Masses Said Small Caps Were Death & Going To Spiral Lower

The Masses Said Small Caps Were Death & Going To Spiral Lower

Today is the last day of the week, month, and quarter as markets are closed in observance of Good Friday. March and Q1 definitely flew by! As a reminder I will be conducting my quarterly webinar on Wednesday at 7:30 pm where I review the events of Q1, discuss our strategies and their performance as […]
Real GDP For The Fourth Quarter Revised Up, GDI Jumps

Real GDP For The Fourth Quarter Revised Up, GDI Jumps

GDP and GDI data for the fourth quarter from the BEA, chart by MishChart Notes Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Gross Domestic Income (GDI) are two measures of the same thing. Product produced should match sales and income. They do over time, but this is a large ongoing discrepancy. Real Final Sales is the bottom line […]