Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Crude Oil Bulls Turn Spotlight To Demand Ahead Of Trade War Clarification
Fundamental Forecast for US OIL: Bullish Talking Points: Inventory drawdowns in the US keep hopes alive while the Oil price remains above $58/60 IEA forecasts global supply deficit in H2 2018 despite US shale due to Venezuelans production drops Downside risk remains in lack of bearish positioning, but fundamentals support upside for now Per BHI, U.S. Oil Rig […]
E MagicJack VocalTec Communications: B Riley’s Benefit But Tradeable
MagicJack VocalTec Ltd. (Nasdaq:CALL) is the company behind the invention of the magicJack and a pioneer in Voice over IP (VoIP) technology and services. Remember the majicJack commercials? We have followed this company on and off for years. The future growth of this company is now more dependent on its cloud communications strategies. However, it […]
Growth Is The New ‘Value’ – If You Just Divide Up The Numbers ‘Right’
There’s (more) bad news for anyone who is waiting around on the tide to turn in favor of value stocks (versus growth) or just generally waiting for the world to start making some measure of sense again (we’re looking at you David Einhorn). In their latest weekly kickstart note (which contains the “conversations with clients” […]
Bitcoin Bandwagon Roundup: $91,000 By 2020; FUD; Trainwreck; Criminals
Bitcoin is in the news again today, and as typically the case, you can find any opinion you want. My favorite of the bunch involves the Companies That Jumped on the Bitcoin Train Right Before it Derailed. Name Change Long Blockchain may epitomize this craze, as this time last year it traded as Long Island […]
Week In Review: Alibaba Bids $1.4 Billion For IKang, A Chain Of China Healthcare Clinics
Alibaba’s (NYSE: BABA) investment arm and Yunfeng Capital offered $1.4 billion to acquire iKang Healthcare (Nasdaq: KANG), a chain of private China healthcare clinics (see story). Yunfeng is a venture capital firm co-founded by Jack Ma, the founder and CEO of Alibaba. Most likely, if the deal succeeds, Alibaba will incorporate iKang’s 110 clinics into its own network of […]
Are You Prepared For The Fed 2.0?
Stocks end a volatile trading week on the edge of the lower weekly expected move. In this crucial weekend video update we review the positive trading week and look forward to what to expect next week. Watch the video now to find out the trading opportunities in store for you.
Investors Jump Back In
Let’s start with last week’s newsletter: As I noted in my blog entitled “Eating Sardines”: “For now, it is important to note the ‘bullish trend’ remains solidly intact and, therefore, we must give the ‘benefit of the doubt’ to the bulls. The market is currently in the process of building a consolidation pattern as shown by the ‘red’ triangle below. Whichever […]
Gold Prices At Risk If Fed Echoes Jerome Powell Outlook At Hike
Gold Fundamental Forecast: Bearish Talking Points: Gold prices fell to a 2-month low last week as the markets pre-positioned for the Fed Back in February, Chair Jerome Powell hinted at the chance for four hikes in 2018 Gold could be at risk next if the FOMC echoes Powell’s outlook at its March meeting Gold prices were originally up to a […]
Procter & Gamble: Is This Dividend King Interesting Again?
Procter & Gamble (PG) stock has lost 16% since it peaked, six months ago. The stock has dramatically under-performed the S&P in almost any time frame one can check out. To be sure, it has under-performed the market index during the last 5 years (2% vs. 79%!), 2 years (-5% vs. 36%) and the last […]
