Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Hidden No More, The Currency Wars Take Center Stage
The market stands on a sinkhole, waiting for the next feather to drop. A feather that will bring down the system and send us into another economic crisis that will make the 2008 crash look like an opening act. For years, I and many others within the precious metals space have written about a hidden […]
March 2018: ECRI’s WLI Growth Index Rate Insignificantly Slows
ECRI’s WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward remains in expansion. ECRI also released their coincident index this week. Analyst Opinion of the trends of the weekly leading indices This index is indicating modest growth six months from today. Here is this week’s update on ECRI’s Weekly Leading Index (note – a […]
Hide The Women And Children
You’ll recall that the title of our weekly wrap last week was “Different Week, Same Joke.” Here’s what we said last Friday: Another week and the same joke continues to apply: this was the worst week for the Trump administration since last week. Well, this week easily eclipsed last week as the craziest 5-day stretch yet […]
S&P 500 Extremes
For some time we have talked about 2 specific extremes in the S&P 500. But as a confluence of 3 key themes have transpired to reveal a more complex and dynamic risk environment so far in 2018 we are steadily seeing a reset of these extremes, and the two charts below could have a massive impact on […]
3 Top Ranked Sector ETFs To Buy As Fed Hikes Rates
The financial sector is attracting a lot of investor attention lately. After President Donald Trump passed the tax reform last year, analysts are highly optimistic about the financial sector’s performance owing to recent trends in the sector. The Fed hiked interest rates by 25 basis points for the sixth time since it started going on […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Darkness Deepens
Stocks sold off again today in a big way. They were able to stabilize the markets this morning, led by buying of the SP 500 futures, long enough to shove the Dropbox IPO out the door, and even gain a bit off the initial pricing. But alas, the happy go lucky bully boys were not […]
Nike Makes A Huge Data Move
Nike (NYSE:NKE) has acquired Zodiac Inc., a consumer data analytics firm. This is a deal that “demonstrates our commitment to further accelerating Nike’s digital transformation and enhancing our consumer data and analytics capabilities to help us serve consumers globally,” says Chief Digital Officer Adam Sussman. “We’re adding world-class data-science talent and best-in-class tools to power 1:1 […]
Some Helpful Swaps Geography
Inflation hysteria in some places hasn’t just faded, it has disappeared almost entirely. The old saying is that shooting stars burn out the fastest. One of the hottest systems was in Europe. The ECB, we were told, had done it. Even though QE hadn’t achieved anything of substance in its first or second year, the […]
Here’s Why You Should Invest In Robotics & AI ETFs
Audio Length: 00:23:09 In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I talked with Jeremie Capron, Managing Partner & Director of Research at ROBO Global. Robo Global is the creator of the first index to track the global robotics, automation and artificial intelligence industry. This index is the benchmark for ROBO Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF […]
