Trump’s Trade War Should Set Warning Bells Ringing For Every Company And Investor
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
There should be no surprise that President Trump has launched his trade war with China.The real surprise is that financial markets, and business leaders, are so surprised it is happening.He was, after all, elected on a platform that called for a trade war, as I noted originally back in November 2016 – and many times since, even […]
Did A New ‘Risk Off’ Cycle Start? Are Stock Markets About To Decline Sharply?
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Not only have stock markets been volatile since January, also the fear of a stock market crash in 2018 is rising. Is this legitimate or not? In this alert Stock Market Crash 2018 About To Start published 2 months ago we concluded the following: This is intermarket dynamics, this is how many flows across markets, this is where […]
Facebook: Too Big To Fail? Too Big To Regulate?
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
We’ll see how Congress grapples with those issues, and others, when they grill Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg when he testifies before them this Tuesday and Wednesday. Facebook faces similar scrutiny by other countries over the coming weeks, so their issues are global and not likely to be resolved overnight. Source: Investing.com Meanwhile FB is hovering above its very long-term 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of 153.37, […]
Portfolio Update – March 2018
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
It is already April 2018 and the first three months of the year are already history. I just want to give you a quick update of my independence fund. Currently the portfolio has reached a size of 55 720.05 EUR or as promised $68 446.51 USD. The portfolio contains of 31 companies and three ETF’s so far. […]
Goldman Sachs: These 5 Stocks Are Perfect For Trade War Volatility
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
As global trade tensions play havoc with the financial markets, one strategy is to consider stocks with relatively large domestic sales exposure. This is the tactic recommended by Goldman Sachs. “Below the surface of the market, trade conflict would benefit the performance of the most domestic-facing U.S. stocks relative to the most foreign-facing firms,” the […]
Trump Attempts To Talk Down Trade War As Farm Belt Anger Rises
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Trump says US and China will remain friends and China will take down trade barriers because it’s the right thing to do. President Xi and I will always be friends, no matter what happens with our dispute on trade. China will take down its Trade Barriers because it is the right thing to do. Taxes […]
Oil Looks To OPEC Monthly Report, US CPI And Trade Developments
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
OIL FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST: NEUTRAL Talking Points: Crude oil prices hurt by sentiment declines, Trump ordered consideration of more China tariffs Next week brings typical event risk such as EIA inventories and even March’s US inflation data Atypical events include the monthly OPEC oil market report and International Energy Forum Crude oil prices came under pressure this past […]
Trading Support And Resistance – April 8, 2018
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
This week we’ll begin with our monthly and weekly forecasts of the currency pairs worth watching. The first part of our forecast is based upon our research of the past 16 years of Forex prices, which show that the following methodologies have all produced profitable results: Trading the two currencies that are trending the most strongly over the […]
Above The 40 – Barbarians Posturing At S&P 500’s Support
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
AT40 = 37.6% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs)AT200 = 40.2% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 21.5Short-term Trading Call: neutral Commentary via GIPHY The week ended badly with a 2.2% drop in the S&P 500 (SPY). The week began with the exact same loss. Between the bookends market participants breathed […]
Gold Stays Tight Despite Helpful Plights
Apr 08, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Four fast figures facts: As depicted above in the Scoreboard through these first 14 weeks of 2018, Gold’s weekly closes have been tightly arrayed between 1314 and 1349. That’s all: a range of 35 points, (or +2.7% from low-to-high). Thus price sits tight despite so many plights from tariffs and thievery to a stock market […]