Sensex Finishes Marginally Lower; Bharat Forge Rallies 3.3%
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Indian share markets continued to trade below the dotted line in the afternoon session and finished marginally lower as the RBI monetary policy panel starts its two-day meeting. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex closed lower by 67 points and the NSE Nifty finished lower by 10 points. The S&P BSE Mid Cap finished up by 0.6% while S&P BSE Small Cap finished […]
Snap Upgraded To Overweight From Equal Weight At Barclays
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Barclays analyst Ross Sandler upgraded Snap (SNAP) to Overweight from Equal Weight and raised his price target for the shares to $18 from $11. The stock closed yesterday down 30c to $13.57. With the company’s pricing transition in the later stages, Snap may start hitting or exceeding consensus revenue estimates and accelerating growth in 2018, […]
Fear Will Drive Oil Prices Higher In 2018
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Oil prices are governed by cycles, and recent indications are that we are moving back into a cycle that will be governed by fear of insufficient oil supplies. The price of oil has always been driven by cycles of fear and complacency. During the cycle of fear, geopolitical events can send the price of oil […]
Two Bar Reversal Delivers On Aussie Cross Pairs
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
One of my favorite candle patterns when trading forex is a pattern that occurs and recurs on all time frames, and it is the two bar reversal, which when complete can deliver a correction of the trend, herald the start of a breakaway from congestion, and even a full-blown reversal. This pattern can also be […]
Stop Searching For The Holy Grail
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
In a recent post, I came to the following conclusion: “the notion that simply ‘following the trend’ in Gold will lead to vast riches is a false one.” I made this statement after analyzing a simple trend following system (going back to 1975), using the 200-day moving average as a signal of when to get […]
There’s (Still) Deflation In Hyperinflation Forecasts
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Is it just me or has there been a resurgence in the number of people who worry about hyperinflation? I don’t engage in these conversations too often anymore because they’re almost always the same. That conversation usually goes something like this: Inflationista: The government has destroyed our purchasing power by printing too much money! CR: […]
The Cost Basis Of Our Economy Is Spiraling Out Of Control
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
What will it take to radically reduce the cost basis of our economy? If we had to choose one “big picture” reason why the vast majority of households are losing ground, it would either be the stagnation of income or the spiraling out of control cost basis of our economy, that is, the essential foundational expenses of […]
Asian Markets Stall On Mixed Data
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Asian stock markets were mixed on Tuesday following a choppy session in New York on Monday and after news that the Reserve Bank of Australia kept its cash rate stable at its December policy meeting. On Wall Street, the technology sector struggled on Monday, falling 1.9 percent and causing the benchmark S&P 500 to close […]
Will Dividends Or Interest Boost My Retirement Savings More?
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
In a well-diversified portfolio, you normally have three different type of earnings — appreciation, dividends, or interest. “Appreciation” is the growth in the value of your investment based on the market going up. Income investors receive “dividends” or “interest” on their investments. INTEREST Interest is what you earn on money you lend out. For example, when you […]
Brexit: Theresa May Failure To Reach Agreement EU Plunges Pound
Dec 05, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May failure to reach an agreement with the European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker on Monday deepened Brexit uncertainties. The talks which broke down after Arlene Foster, the DUP leader, ruled out any deal “which separates Northern Ireland economically or politically from the rest of the United Kingdom”. Took a surprise turn […]