Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Once The Bubbles Pop, We’re Broke
I hate to break it to you, but the everything bubble isn’t permanent. OK, I get it–the Bull Market in stocks is permanent. Bulls will be chortling in 2030 that skeptics have been wrong for 22 years–an entire generation. Bonds will also be higher, thanks to negative interest rates, and housing will still be climbing higher, too. Household […]
VIX Flashes Warning Signals
(Video length 00:08:59) The $VIX flashed a warning flag early in the week as it began to diverge from the S&P 500 which is not normal. Yesterday the consequences of this divergence on the stock charts became a reality.
5 Best Stocks Of The Top ETF Of August
The cannabis-related ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ – Free Report) topped the list of the best performing ETFs of August, with impressive returns of about 22.5%. It also attracted $22 million in capital, putting it on track for the largest monthly inflow since February. The surge was primarily driven by the legalization of the nationwide recreational use of cannabis in […]
Final August 2018 Michigan Consumer Sentiment Up Marginally From Preliminary
The final University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment for August came in at 96.2, up from the August preliminary of 95.3 and down from the July final of 97.9. The Nasdaq/Bloomberg consensus range was 94.0 to 96.0 (consensus 95.3) Surveys of Consumers chief economist, Richard Curtin, makes the following comments: Although there was a small uptick […]
The First Global Domino Tips
It’s hard to believe it was only about three months ago. Time flies when disaster unfolds all around you. In early June, Brazil’s central bank arranged a press conference where its President Ilan Goldfajn would set everyone straight. The currency was falling, he admitted, but it would be easily handled by closely following the Portuguese […]
Silver Miners’ Q2’18 Fundamentals
The major silver miners’ stocks have been thrashed, pummeled to brutal multi-year lows. They suffered serious collateral damage as silver plunged on gold’s breakdown, driven by crazy-extreme all-time-record silver-futures short selling. All this technical carnage left investors reeling, devastating sentiment. The silver miners’ recently-reported Q2’18 results reveal whether their anomalous plunge was justified fundamentally. Four […]
AUD/USD Testing 20-Month Low On “Perfect Storm” Of Bearish News
As the final week of the month draws to a close, Aussie bulls are clearly licking their wounds. The Australian dollar has been the worst-performing over the month, week, and day so far as the currency faces a “perfect storm” of bearish developments: Industrial metals have come under selling pressure as the latest headlines suggest that US-China […]
Should You Buy Bonds During Equity Bear Markets?
Alex asked an excellent question in the Facebook group yesterday: Besides keeping cash, would it be a good idea to switch from stocks to treasury bonds? Do bonds usually rise when the stock market crashes? Do you have data to do a study on this? *Alex asked this question because a previous study demonstrated that the stock market […]
What Is Intuit’s Most Promising Long-Term Opportunity?
Earlier this week, Intuit’s (Nasdaq: INTU) CEO Brad Smith announced plans to step down after eleven years at the helm. He will exit by the end of the year. During his tenure, Brad has turned around the company from a desktop software provider to a leading cloud-based accounting and taxation subscription service provider. Last quarter […]
Gold Is The Sun, And An Anchor
The ‘Gold as Inflation Hedge’ Canard On the one hand you have the sons of Harvey & Erb, who called gold to $800/oz. and caused a stir in the gold “community”. Per Campbell Harvey in this video with Kitco’s Daniella (dig the flowing golden locks of hair)… “Gold is just too volatile” to be an effective inflation […]
