Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson

Gold Down — But Never Out

Gold Down — But Never Out

Two-thirds of the calendar year are gone. What else is gone? Gold. Gone down. Gone bad. Gone to hell in a hand basket. Gone to begging for handouts into said basket…as is Silver.  “She’s gone … oh I, oh I’d … better learn how to face it”–(Hall & Oates, 1973) Back then in ’73, the […]
IAngels Israeli Deal Digest – August 2018

IAngels Israeli Deal Digest – August 2018

Welcome to the iAngels Monthly Deal Digest, a summary of movements in the Israeli startup market. This August we tracked 17 announced investment rounds totaling $326 million, with a notable focus towards later stages. This month there were no Seed rounds announced and only $26 million raised in A rounds across six startups.  August 2018 Investment Highlights Series A Rounds Driivz, a company […]
Market’s Not Over Until….

Market’s Not Over Until….

She’s dancing, not singing! Not yet anyway. The market, after making new all-time highs in all four indices- three of which had runaway gaps, saw some light selling at the week’s and month’s end. The S&P 500, for example, after topping out midweek at 291.74, corrected for the last 2 days of the week. Until the last-minute […]
Google Tracking 70% Of Retail Purchases Thanks To Secret Deal With Mastercard

Google Tracking 70% Of Retail Purchases Thanks To Secret Deal With Mastercard

Over the past year, certain Google advertisers have been able to use a “potent new tool” which allows them to track whether ads they run online translated to sales at physical stores throughout the United States, thanks to a secret deal between the Silicon Valley tech giant and Mastercard, reports Bloomberg.  Illustration: Tam Nguyen, AdAge Most […]
What Warren Buffett Is Buying These Days

What Warren Buffett Is Buying These Days

“I don’t know when to buy stocks, but I know whether to buy stocks,” said investor Warren Buffett on a CNBC interview. Buffett recently celebrated his 88th birthday and promoted the idea that even though the stock market is at record highs today most investors are still better off owning a basket of diversified equities than long-term […]
Gold: Bull Or Bear?

Gold: Bull Or Bear?

       
Google: I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means

Google: I Don’t Think That Word Means What You Think It Means

  President Trump recently tweeted: “Google search results for ‘Trump News’ shows only the viewing/reporting of Fake News Media. In other words, they have it RIGGED, for me & others, so that almost all stories & news is BAD. Fake CNN is prominent. Republican/Conservative & Fair Media is shut out. Illegal? 96% of…. ….results on […]
EURUSD: Loses Upside Momentum, Faces Pullback Risk With Eyes On 1.1534 Zone

EURUSD: Loses Upside Momentum, Faces Pullback Risk With Eyes On 1.1534 Zone

The EURUSD pair looks to pull back in the new week after turning lower the past week. On the upside, resistance comes in at 1.1650 level with a break through there opening the door for more upside towards the 1.1700 level. Further up, resistance lies at the 1.1750 level where a break will expose the […]
Exploring Tesla Share Price Vs Short Interest

Exploring Tesla Share Price Vs Short Interest

On June 17, Kusk Tweeted “Shorts have about three weeks before their position explodes.” Let’s track short interest. Share Price vs Short Interest (in Millions of Shares) Data Feeds From Nasdaq Price Data Short Interest Short interest data comes out twice monthly. Musk’s Tweet set off a controversy when on Tweeted “Am Considering taking Tesla private at […]
USD/JPY Forecast Sep. 3-7 – Torn Between USD Strength And Risk Off

USD/JPY Forecast Sep. 3-7 – Torn Between USD Strength And Risk Off

Dollar/yen wobbled amid a barrage of news related to trade. NAFTA, China, and Brexit all played a role in rocking the pair. The upcoming week features top-tier figures such as the Non-Farm Payrolls and also new US tariffs on China. USD/JPY fundamental movers The week began with optimism related to NAFTA. The US and Mexico reached an accord […]