Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
UnitedHealth (UNH) Beats On Q4 Earnings, Revises 2018 View
UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH – Free Report) came up with earnings of $2.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.50. Earnings also rose 22.7% year over year. Higher revenues, strength in both its segments, UnitedHealthcare and Optum, and membership growth led to the outperformance. UnitedHealth has a tradition of guiding conservatively and then beating its own […]
Speculating Our Way To Prosperity
We have been discussing the consumption of capital. Last week, for example, we concluded with: “We see people eating more of the seed corn.” Morally, socialism is the enslavement of man to man. If you create something, they want not just to take it from you, but to render you unable to create anything else. […]
Large Gap In SPX Chart
My Swing Trading Approach I may look to add another 1-2 long positions to the market today, but the parabolic nature provides a great deal of concern for me going forward, and how long this kind of momentum can be sustained. Indicators VIX – Up six out of the last seven days – surprising, considering the […]
ETFs: Quintet Of Death
I’m so glad to be back home, I can hardly stand it. It even kept me cheerful through the insane mega-ramp. I remain long January 2019 puts on these five ETFs. The industrials: The NASDAQ: Treasury bonds (this is my favorite): Financials: And, finally, consumer durables:
The Next Major Time And Cycle Cluster Is Due This Week
This Bull market has been relentless and is in a blow off mode, bullish momentum remains strong and all trends remains Up. The various Time and Cycles can go haywire in the current giddy Euphoric rally phase and picking a swing High is virtually impossible. With this in mind, the next major Time and Cycle Cluster is due this Option […]
US Markets, VIX, Base Metals, And Oil Show Massive Liquidity
Chris Temple kicks off today with comments on the US markets as well as base metals and oil. Another day and see are seeing US markets continue their strong rise. It is interesting to see the VIX also rising today. This show traders are trying to be at least a little protected for a coming […]
The Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday – Tuesday, Jan 16
Top tickers for midday: AAPL, BAC, PBR, BABA.
Gold Stocks Are Bullion On Fed Steroids
Gold and related investments are off to a very positive start in 2018.I don’t expect any major pause in the action until China’s Golden Week holiday celebrations get underway. Chinese gold dealers will be on holiday this year from about February 15 to February 21.This creates a significant vacuum in gold demand. As dealers and […]
Audentes Therapeutics – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to Audentes Therapeutics (BOLD). I found the biomedical stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stock first by the highest Weighted Alpha, then I used the Flipchart feature to review the cahrts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/11 the stock gained 4.78%. Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. […]
US Corn & Bean Crops Smaller Than Whispers, But SA Is Focus
Market Analysis The USDA’s January reports provided some surprises again this year. Instead of hefty output jumps that were whispered within the trade this past week, both corn and soybeans had modest 2017/18 production changes on their final crop reports. Both crops didn’t have any big ending stock changes either. US wheat producers provided the […]
