Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson

First Capital, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

First Capital, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

CORYDON, Ind., Nov. 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Board of Directors of First Capital, Inc. (Nasdaq:FCAP) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.22 (twenty-two cents) per share of common stock, according to William W. Harrod, President and Chief Executive Officer. The dividend will be paid on December 29, 2017 to shareholders of record […]
Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Friday, Nov. 24

Hot Options Report For End Of Day – Friday, Nov. 24

The most active equity options and strikes for end of the day: AAPL, JNJ, FB, DKS, BABA.  
Taxes, Macro Signals, Seasonality, US Stocks And Gold Miners

Taxes, Macro Signals, Seasonality, US Stocks And Gold Miners

While politicians hammer out the details it is generally accepted that corporations and by extension the investor and asset owner classes are targeted for benefits under the coming Republican tax plan. The logical implication of that beneficial treatment is that barring a market meltdown in the interim, people looking to unload stock positions and take […]
USD/CAD: Break Of 1.2675 To Confirm Downside Remains Intact; Staying Short

USD/CAD: Break Of 1.2675 To Confirm Downside Remains Intact; Staying Short

The Canadian dollar was pushed higher by rising oil prices but held back by worries about the Canadian economy. What’s next? Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: TD FX Strategy Research discusses USD/CAD outlook in light of the downside surprise in Canada’s retail sales report this week. “In spite of the deceleration in data surprises in […]
Inflation Picked Up In October

Inflation Picked Up In October

Inflation Picked Up The latest CPI report for October gives support to that prediction as we saw core CPI accelerate for the first time since January as you can see in the chart below. The CPI increased 0.1% month over month and 2% year over year. Core CPI was up 0.2% month over month and […]
FDA Approves J&J, Glaxo HIV Drug, Roche Presents Data

FDA Approves J&J, Glaxo HIV Drug, Roche Presents Data

Pipeline and regulatory updates were the focus this week with the FDA approving the first two-drug HIV treatment in the United States and the European Commission (“EC”) granting approval to Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ – Free Report) Tremfya and expanding the label of Novartis’s (NVS – Free Report) Tasigna. Recap of the Week’s Most Important Stories J&J, Glaxo HIV […]
Golden Entertainment – Chart Of The Day

Golden Entertainment – Chart Of The Day

The status of Barchart’s Opinion trading systems are listed below. Please note that the Barchart Opinion indicators are updated live during the session every 10 minutes and can therefore change during the day as the market fluctuates. Barchart technical indicators: 196.96% Weighted Alpha 96% technical buy signals Trend Spotter buy signal Above its 20, 50 […]
Ethereum Surges To New Record Highs – Bigger Than Capital One, ICE, & Ebay

Ethereum Surges To New Record Highs – Bigger Than Capital One, ICE, & Ebay

Following its big surge on Thursday, Ethereum has broken through the psychologically important threshold of $400, establishing a new all-time high – currently hovering above $450. image courtesy of CoinTelegraph image courtesy of CoinTelegraph, despite some market stagnation caused by the news of the $280 mln Parity wallet hack in early November, the second-most-popular cryptocurrency looks stronger than ever, now […]
Famous Traders: Richard Dennis – “The Prince Of The Pit”

Famous Traders: Richard Dennis – “The Prince Of The Pit”

  The Prince of the Pit In the world of financial markets trading, Richard Dennis is a legendary figure. Not only did he achieve huge success as a commodities trader, earning the moniker “Prince of the Pit”, he also went on to launch the famous “Turtle Traders Group”. Dennis’ story is the type of inspirational […]
Healthcare Is Making A Legitimate Recovery

Healthcare Is Making A Legitimate Recovery

My Swing Trading Approach I may add a new swing-trade to the portfolio today, but likely will stay put on a shortened, light volume trading session.  Indicators VIX – 4-day sell off stopped with a small bounce back up to 9.88. A total move of 1.5%. T2108 (% of stocks trading below their 40-day moving average): Up […]