Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Housing History And Why The Yield Curve Got So Flat
The global economy was in very rough shape in 1980. Caught in the spiral of the Great Inflation, there was practically nowhere to hide from ripping upheaval – beyond just the economic problems. Despite trying seemingly everything for an entire decade, nothing Economists came up with would rebalance the system. They kept saying they only […]
E Trump Revenge And The Prediction Of A Soft Landing
A recession is inevitable, someday. However, the debate is about the severity of the recession and when it will happen. Will there be a soft landing or a hard landing? Scott Sumner has a great little post on his personal blog about this subject. He believes, in the end, there will be a soft landing […]
How Does The Fed Rate Hike Affect My Stock Portfolio?
Today the Federal Reserve is expected to hike rates for the 3rd time this year to 2.25%. This is good news for your savings account as you are likely to see a slight boost in your interest rates, but that is no guarantee as many major banks are still paying close to zero. More importantly, you may […]
Profit From Higher Rates With Leveraged Financial ETFs
The financial stocks have been surging lately in anticipation of another Federal Reserve rate hike, which is driving the yields higher. This is especially true as 10-year Treasury yields climbed to 3.11%, near its highest level of the year, just ahead of the two-day meeting concluded later in the day. Two-year yields hit a high […]
Battle Of The Altcoins: Ripple Ready For Another Assault On Ethereum, XRP/USD Levels
Ripple stands out from the other top cryptocurrencies by falling less than they do in times of trouble and rising more than others. Its market capitalization is breathing in Ethereum’s neck once again. What levels does it target? The Technical Confluence Indicator shows that the XRP/USD is around the convergence area of $0.5450 where we see the Bolinger […]
EOG Resources Looks To Break Out Of A Consolidation
Crude oil climbed sharply this week after the release of some very light inventory numbers last week and stronger demand estimates. With the commodity trading above $72 per barrel, many energy names got a strong boost up. No one came close to EOG Resources, which closed near its all-time high – and I don’t think […]
Weekly Technical Perspective On The Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD)
In this series, we scale-back and take a look at the broader technical picture to gain a bit more perspective on where we are in trend. The Canadian Dollar rallied to a 15-week high against the US Dollar last week (USD/CAD lower) with a near-term recovery in price likely to offer opportunities in the days ahead. Here are […]
Have You Driven A Ford Lately?
We’re in for a very interesting 72 hours, that’s for sure. As we await the Fed, however, here are a few charts. I’ll be watching this tinted yellow on the bonds quite carefully. This would be an appealing entry point for a short: The ES and NQ are both quite green at the moment, but […]
Trading The US GDP With EUR/USD
The final release of US GDP is closely watched to see if the robust growth number is confirmed. The Market Impact Tool shows trading opportunities in both upside and downside surprises on this event. The EURUSD moved, on average, 15 pips in the 15 minutes after the data release and 41 pips in the following […]
