Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Printing Power: The Central Bank And The State
Image Source: Pixabay This essay is adapted from a speech delivered at the Mises Institute’s Supporters Summit in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on October 12, 2024.“Printing Power” in our title has a double meaning: It can mean “printing power”—the power to print money, which central banks have. But we will focus on “printing power”—the central bank’s […]
Is SentinelOne Watch List Worthy?
Image Source: Unsplash SentinelOne (S) makes money primarily through a subscription-based model for its cybersecurity solutions. The company offers its Singularity Platform, which provides endpoint protection, detection, and response capabilities, along with other security features like cloud security and identity threat detection. These services are sold on a per-device, per-year basis, allowing businesses to scale their subscriptions […]
Red Cat Holdings Stock Analysis. Unlocking New Heights And The Future Of AI Drone Technology
Image Source: Unsplash Red Cat Holdings Stock Analysis. Red Cat Holdings Inc. (RCAT) is making waves in the rapidly growing drone technology sector.Specialising in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for military, government, and commercial applications, Red Cat’s innovative solutions are reshaping how organisations approach situational awareness and precision missions.Headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the company operates through […]
Rates Spark: Not As Dovish As Hoped
The European Central Bank cut by 25bp as widely expected but EUR rates moved higher coming out of the press conference with the belly underperforming. Lagarde sounded more balanced than a central bank geared to supporting growth if pressed. Up next is the Fed next week. We look at a technical adjustment in the works for the Fed’s reverse repo […]
This Fundamental Factor Can Boost Your Trading Game
Image Source: Unsplash We’ve been spending time on fundamental analysis, which is really the absolute best way to get a handle on a company’s medium- and long-term prospects. Is it worth your money? That’s a question this kind of analysis can help you answer.Last week, we looked at free cash flow. In tonight’s video, we’re going […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – On A Sea Of Troubles
The PPI came in a little higher than expected this morning.The markets took it hawkishly for Fed policy decisions on rates.The Dollar moved up to just below the 107 handle.Gold and silver were hammered from the beginning, down from their recent highs.I suspect that some of the small specs were leaning into this one.Stocks lost […]
General Electric, Spin-Offs, And Dividends
Back in March, long-standing blue chip company General Electric (GE) spun-off and merged its energy businesses (formerly GE Power, GE Digital, and GE Renewable Energy) into GE Veranova (GEV). Since the spin-off on March 27, GEV is the second best performing stock in the S&P 500 with a 161.9% gain. That is second only to the […]
Google’s Quantum Computer And Bitcoin
Ok, let’s address the elephant in the room. Recently, Google (GOOGL) hit the tape announcing the development of a 105-qubit superconducting processor chip named Willow.And immediately, Bitcoin (and all of crypto) sold off. Bitcoin fell from roughly $104k to $92k on the news. Bitcoin is a cryptographically secured network. Everyone is scared that this new quantum […]
Human Nature Is Prone To Self-Harm In Financial Bubbles
Twenty-four years ago, I was studying to become a financial analyst while working at a stock brokerage. Equity markets and animal spirits were soaring; the Nasdaq doubled in 1999 alone. Nortel was Canada’s pride and joy, accounting for over a third of Canada’s TSX stock index. In September 2000, Nortel was trading at C$124 a […]
Could A New Misery Index Help Explain The Election Outcome?
Image Source: Pexels 0In 1970 everyone was feeling bad about the economy. How bad? To put a number to the pervasively negative vibe, Arthur Okun created the “misery index:” the sum of inflation and unemployment rates.But now everyone is puzzled. Why was the economic vibe of 2024 bad enough to get the Democrats thrown out of […]
