Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Salesforce Under Pressure After Paying Steep Price For MuleSoft
Shares of Salesforce (CRM) are sliding after the company announced that it is acquiring MuleSoft (MULE) for $6.5B. Commenting on the news, several Wall Street analysts pointed out that while the acquisition makes strategic sense for Salesforce, the company paid a high valuation for the deal. MULESOFT ACQUISITION: Last night, Salesforce announced a definitive agreement […]
February 2018 Headline Existing Home Growth Rebounds
The headline existing home sales growth rebounded with the authors saying sales “Affordability continues to be a pressing issue because new and existing housing supply is still severely subpar.“. Analyst Opinion of Existing Home Sales The rolling averages have been slowing since the beginning of 2017, and they marginally decelerated this month. The rolling averages […]
3M: A Dividend King With A Long History Of Growth
Founded in 1902, 3M (MMM) was intended to be a mining company that would find minerals used in sand paper and grinding wheels. While the company wasn’t successful in this initial adventure, the founders’ turned to working with different materials to produce innovative new products for customers in order to grow their business. That spirit […]
Break Through The Clutter
The news cycle has been thick and heavy lately with updates about so many different major stories flying from the press. Sometimes it’s hard to keep on top of all of it. The markets have been hyper-focused on the US interest rate decision coming today from the new Fed chair Jerome Powell but at this point, I’m not even […]
Additional Signs For PMs Amid Increasing FOMC Tension
Are you feeling lucky? We all should. Whether you’re short or long gold (or you’re waiting on the sidelines), the additional day of signals is truly a blessing. That is, if you know what to look at. The previous days and weeks provided us with multiple signs and yesterday’s price action served as the – […]
Wheat World Price May Block 4th Quarter Export Advance To Hit US Goal
Market Analysis The wheat market’s focus may be split between the up-coming quarterly stocks and the US producers’ prospective planting survey since both USDA reports will be released on March 29. The upcoming March 1 stocks report is important to see if wheat’s current demand trends for exports, feed and food are remaining on their […]
Fasten Your Seat Belt, Turbulence Ahead
U.S. Treasury securities across the maturity spectrum are reaching yield resistance levels that have proven for decades to be extremely valuable to investors engaged in technical analysis. We believe it is possible the reaction of interest rates to these resistance levels will hold important clues about future economic activity and the direction of the stock […]
AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Why 0.7780 Level Matters
The Australian Dollar started its decline on March, 14 following tepid economic data and the statement from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). Yesterday, the decline continued after the RBA released its minutes for the meeting it held last week. In the past week, the AUD/USD pair fell from a high of 0.7916 to a […]
No Light At The End Of The Tunnel For This Stock
Investors will ignore a lot of red flags if they think they’ve found a diamond in the rough. This company has an alarming number of red flags. Its shrinking cash flows can’t cover its debt burden, its accounting is confusing and possibly unreliable, its industry faces technological disruption, and its valuation assumes implausibly high profit […]
Transport ETFs To Ride High On Huge Earnings Beat By FedEx
After the closing bell yesterday, transport bellwether FedEx (FDX – Free Report) reported robust 2018 third-quarter earnings results. The courier company outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate on both the top and bottom lines and lifted its full-year earnings guidance. Earnings per share came in at $3.72, way above the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.08 and up from […]
