Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Is Dominion Resources A Potential Buy?
As mentioned earlier this week there are couple of potential candidates for my fund. My favorite one is Dominion Resources as it is a high quality utility company at a cheap price. At the moment it is priced at $63.94 USD which means in the last 3 month there is a decrease of -15.05% and -25.04% from its 52 week high. […]
USD/CAD Forecast April 16-20 – Moving On From Syria To The Big BOC Decision
Dollar/CAD had a lot of good reasons to fall, with the Canadian dollar enjoying oil, NAFTA, and other hopes. Can the trend extend? The loonie faces the all-important rate decision by the BOC, inflation data, and also the implications of the airstrikes on Syria which happened after markets closed. Here are the highlights and an updated […]
Still Looking For Terra Firma
The weekend strike by the US, British and French forces against Syria appears to have been conducted in ways that minimize the risks of escalation by Russia. The limited nature of the strike and objectives suggest that the impact on the constellation of forces in Syria will be minimal. There is unlikely to be much of […]
Above The 40 – The Bears Engulf An Otherwise Uplifting Week For The Stock Market
The S&P 500 (SPY) gained 2.0% for the week. Yet the week felt like a loser given the way it ended. The S&P 500 dropped marginally on Friday, just 0.3%, but the close represented a fade from a gain and a near test of downtrending resistance at the 50-day moving average (DMA). The S&P 500 (SPY) melted […]
Don’t Hate Bitcoin, It’s A Free Market Construct! But “Wishes Aren’t Fishes”
There is a huge difference between disliking Bitcoin as an investment and disliking Bitcoin as a construct. Some of the flaws of Bitcoin are by now well-understood: It does not scale, it is nearly useless for routine purchases, and its use of energy in mining is problematic in many ways. Forbes contributor Peter Tchir […]
Why These 5 Top Dividend Stocks All Share A ‘Strong Buy’ Rating
Dividend stocks are a savvy way to ride out the choppy markets right now. According to Bank of America, dividends can be a sign of corporate financial health. It says: “Dividends may help to mitigate portfolio losses when stock prices decline, and over long-time horizons, stocks with a history of increasing their dividend each year […]
Saudi Oil Policy Risks Creating Perfect Storm For Aramco Flotation
Good business strategies generally create good investments over the longer term. And so Aramco needs to ensure it has the best possible strategies, if it wants to maximise the outcome from its planned $2tn flotation. Unfortunately, the current oil price strategy seems more likely to damage its valuation, by being based on 3 questionable assumptions: Oil demand […]
E SPX And G6 Prices For The Week Of April 16th
Below is a brief recap of last week’s price projections and the price targets for next week. The SPX advanced 52 points but couldn’t break out of its March–April trading range, and fell 0.7% short of our upside target. In the process, it painted itself into a corner between the pivot line, trend support and […]
Crude Oil: JPMorgan Sees $80 A Barrel
JPMorgan on Friday said global oil prices may jump further following a three-year record high. Brent crude oil could surge to $80 a barrel if the U.S. and European Union reimpose sanctions on Iran and western powers expand Syrian civil war, JPMorgan strategists said in a note on Friday. While this might be considered as […]
Profit Taken On GBP/USD Long
EUR/USD was flat on Friday. We took profit on our GBP/USD long trade and will be hunting for lower levels to buy this pair again, unless the market picture changes.We don’t see a fundamental reason for a continuation of USD/JPY rise and will be looking for an opportunity to open a short position there. Our […]
