Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Sienna Senior Living Takes Good Care
Every New York stock exchange trading day I’m posting a daily dividend stock or fund review. I’ll share the three chief qualities of just one equity or fund that could be selected for a dividend stock portfolio I’ve named the Safari to Sweet Success. This week’s slot in the Safari portfolio is reserved for the […]
Weekend Reading: What You Do Matters Most
Confidence is soaring…everywhere. Last weekend we showed multiple charts of surging investor confidence all at, or near, record levels. But while investors are indeed confident about the markets over the coming year, business and manufacturing surveys (sentiment) have also surged to near record levels. The National Federation Of Independent Businesses (NFIB) just released their December survey which […]
Bailout Bank Monte Dei Paschi Sub Deal Three Times Over-Subscribed As Euro Hits 3-Year High
On Thursday, Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s subordinated debt offering received orders for more than three times the 750 million-euro debentures it was offering on Thursday. Meanwhile, on Friday, the euro climbed to a three-year high on the back of a German government Grand Coalition deal. These events highlight the confidence European investors have as 2018 […]
Momentum Continues To Dominate Factor ETF Performances
The US stock jumped to another record high yesterday, providing more fuel to keep the momentum factor sizzling. All the major factor strategies are posting solid one-year returns these days, but momentum’s trend remains a bullish outlier, based on a set of proxy ETFs. The outsized return for the momentum-factor strategy, which targets equities that […]
EUR/USD, GBP/USD Key Bullish Break Above Bull Flag Patterns
EUR/USD 4 hour The EUR/USD made a bullish bounce at the Fibonacci levels of wave 4 vs 3 (blue) and then broke above the resistance trend line (dotted orange) plus previous top (dotted reds). The bullish break confirms the wave 4-5 pattern that has been mentioned here this week and could indicate a potential continuation […]
Macroeconomic Outlook For 2018 And Gold
Luckily or not, 2017 is behind us. It was a positive year for the gold market, as the yellow market gained more than 12 percent. However, investors are forward-looking, so let’s focus on what the coming months will bring. The next year will be shaped mostly by the following broad economic trends: Global activity is […]
Dividends Are Losing Their Allure
Investors have long looked to dividend stocks as a means to generating investment income.For decades this has been an effective strategy to increase cash from investing. However, in today’s market investors are more uncomfortable on how to identify new income opportunities.They should consider allocating a portion of their portfolio to selling options for premium income.The […]
Euro Surges To 3 Year High After German Parties Reach “Grand Coalition” Breakthrough
The euro jumped to its highest level in three years after German negotiators reached a preliminary accord on a coalition. The report sent EURUSD surging over 100 pips, breaking above the resistance at Sept. 8 high of 1.2092 to jump as much as 0.7 percent to 1.2136, the highest since Dec. 2014. As Germany’s DPA […]
Silver Antidote To Bubble Craziness
CHARACTERISTICS OF BUBBLE CRAZINESS: U.S. stocks, according to many measures, are the most over-valued in history. We live in a Bubble Zone! Bitcoin and other cryptos are definitely in a bubble, but they could rise even higher. Bonds yield little, and in many European countries, less than zero. Central banks have created this distortion to the detriment […]
Indian Indices End At Fresh Record High; Energy Stocks Witness Buying
After trading on a volatile note in the afternoon session, Indian share markets witnessed buying interest at the end of the day and ended their session at a fresh record closing high. Losses were largely seen in the FMCG sector and realty sector, while energy stocks ended the day higher. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood higher by 89 points (up 0.3%) […]
