Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Of Rules And Slack, And The Real Rule Of Slack
In 1993, Stanford economist John B. Taylor wrote an influential paper that introduced the economics profession (statisticians, almost all) to what was later called the Taylor Rule. The need for such a “rule” was an unspoken outgrowth of monetary evolution. In the 1960’s and 1970’s long-established regression models estimating the influence of then-defined money on […]
First Glimpse Of Harvey Impact Shows Biggest Crude Build In 5 Months, Smaller Gasoline Draw Than Expected
Amid all the chaos of Harvey’s outages and Irma’s expectations, tonight’s API inventory seems relatively irrelevant but we are sure the machines will be all over it – no matter that it will be guesstimated more than normal. WTI was at one-month highs above $49 as API printed and knee-jerked lower despite a smaller than expected crude build […]
Forex Strength And Comparison September 2017
In the Currency Strength table, the EUR was the strongest currency while the GBP was again the weakest. There were some significant changes last month with the CHF gaining 3 points, the CAD 2 points, while the NZD lost 4 points. The other currencies remained around the same level of last month with a maximum change in the […]
Reliq Health Is Quickly Becoming A Cash Cow
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. During the course of the last year, we highlighted Reliq Health Technologies Inc. (RHT.V) (RQHTF) as an undervalued and underappreciated investment opportunity. While we saw significant upside potential due to the company’s numerous […]
Market Cap To GDP – An Updated Look At The Buffett Valuation Indicator
Note: This update incorporates the latest monthly close and the GDP Q2 Second Estimate data. Market Cap to GDP is a long-term valuation indicator that has become popular in recent years, thanks to Warren Buffett. Back in 2001, he remarked in a Fortune Magazine interview that “it is probably the best single measure of where valuations stand at […]
Volatility Futures Refuse To Back Down
Video length: 00:11:14 Stocks rebound slightly today, but the game of hot potato continues with today’s winner being FB holding the overall market higher. In tonight’s video market update we look at the risks in the financial sector and what volatility futures are foretelling. Watch now and don’t miss out…
What’s Ahead For Copper, Gold, And US Markets
(Audio length 00:15:04) We wrap up the markets today with Rick Ackerman. He shares his outlook for copper, gold and US equity markets. We discuss what copper is usually telling us when heading higher but we do not see that in the global economy. As for gold Rick still, wants to see some technical levels […]
Is This Billionaire’s Dividend Safe?
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that a share of stock is a piece of ownership of a business… a business that was created by people who poured their blood, sweat and tears into it. Some of these businesses are still run by the person who started the company or their family. While most executives work […]
Forex Metrics And Chart Month September 2017
The Top 10 of the Ranking and Rating list for the coming month shows the following stronger currencies being well represented for going long: the CAD(3X) with the AUD(3X) and EUR(3X). The weaker currencies are the GBP(4X) followed by the NZD(3X) with the JPY(3X). By diversifying a nice combination can be traded in the coming month […]
