Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
E Market Briefing For Monday, April 16
Technical trading alternates as markets continued to be embattled by a perception that ‘issues’ (like politics and social media or geopolitical risk alone) are the challenge. Sure, the market has to juggle all these balls on a daily basis. However what’s really going on is a market depending itself shy of breakdown levels (again; the […]
The 6% Solution
The 6% Solution Think back to last October. Imagine you or someone you know had $100,000 to put to work, but was extremely risk averse. In a worst case scenario, such as a major market correction, they were unwilling to risk a decline of more than 6%. What approach would you have taken? Maybe […]
How To Kickstart Your Kickstarter
vHave you ever wanted to start a business or project but been put off by the inability to raise funds to kickstart your idea? Traditionally, banks and large business finance corporations were the only option for securing financial investment but today many entrepreneurs are turning to crowdfunding, including the popular platform Kickstarter. Having the right […]
E Inflation Is Not Our Biggest Threat
The United States Federal Reserve Bank has left a century-long trail of damage in its wake. A misguided attempt to manage the stages (growth, prosperity, recession, depression) of the economic cycle has led to nearly complete destruction in the value of our money. The ongoing loss in value of the U.S. dollar since inception of […]
China Considers Taking Its Boot Off Equity Market’s Throat
It appears that China is ready to re-enable some speculative excess once again in its stock market. Bloomberg reports that China is considering a relaxation of stock-index futures trading curbs that were introduced during the nation’s 2015 market crash, people familiar with the matter said. No, that is not a misprint on the chart, volume dried up in 2015 after regulators […]
Time For The Gold Bulls To Show Their Mettle
For the last three months gold had been chopping out a rectangle trading range which has completed four reversal points so far. Wednesday of this week it looked like gold may breakout above the top rail but the bears stopped the advance just when it looked like the bulls were finally going to win. Many […]
US Dollar Range Continues As Inflation Prints At One-Year Highs
Talking Points: Dollar Down-Trend Pulls Back, EUR/USD to Support After ECB Minutes. US Dollar Grinds at Support as Inflation Prints at One-Year-Highs. Fundamental Forecast for USD: Neutral The US Dollar started the week on a rough note, continuing the bearish move that started to show around last Friday’s Non-Farm Payrolls report. In short order, DXY had fallen back-below the […]
Beyond Facebook: The Multi-Billion Dollar Personal Data Ecosystem
In the ocean ecosystem, plankton is the raw material that fuels an entire food chain. These tiny organisms on their own aren’t that remarkable, but en masse, they have a huge impact on the world. Here on dry land, the massive volume of content and meta data we produce fuels a marketing research industry that […]
The Budget Deficit Won’t Affect Stocks This Year
In a previous article, I discussed the CBO’s projection for a 96% public debt to GDP ratio by 2028. It was the catalyst for a modest decline in stocks that afternoon. It’s a weird response because the deficit projections for the next 10 years have little impact on the hour by hour trading. Sometimes the […]
Here Are The Biggest Risks Facing Tech
Obviously, regulatory risk has grabbed the spotlight in tech of late. I’ve written so much about this over the past two months I’m having a hard time going back and digging up all of the posts, but here are a couple of notables, with the last one documenting the bloodbath that unfolded in the sector […]
