Madrigal Pharmaceuticals: What Is Going On?
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals (MDGL) had an incredibly very productive 2017, what is more, 2018 looks to be equally transforming. The stock has reacted in kind, moving from the mid-teens to $150 in a few months. However, it looks like the Street is using any, and we mean ANY excuse it can to sell the stock. At the […]
Trump Wants A Global Trade War, Instead, He’ll Get Economic Collapse
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Alex Wong/Staff/Getty Images If This Is What “America First” Means, Then Prepare for Global Economic Collapse When Donald Trump started talking about enforcing tariffs and rebuilding trade barriers during his presidential campaign, few believed him. That is starting to change now, and the world fears he will do just that. By rewriting the rules of […]
EURUSD – The Anti-Dollar Returns?
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
After Mario Draghi’s speech at the ECB presser the euro seemed destined to correct towards the 1.2200 figure as the ECB Chief made perfectly clear that there would be no quick taper or monetary tightening on ECB’s agenda. But the pair has remained remarkably resilient holding bid underneath the 1.2300 figure and now looks destined […]
Manufacturing Jobs Are Overrated
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
One of the reasons that Donald Trump gives for slapping new protectionist tariffs on steel and aluminum is that it will create manufacturing jobs, and by extension, greatly enhance income growth and standards of living in the United States. Trump is capitalizing on an enduring myth of American economic history in which it is believed […]
5-Day Moving Average Is Now Above All Major Moving Averages
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
My Swing Trading Approach Looking to see if the morning gap up can hold early on. Multiple news pieces are hitting the market (Tillerson outster, CPI reading). I will look to add 1-2 new positions early on if the market holds it together. Indicators VIX – Broke its six day losing streak by popping 7.8% higher. […]
USD/CAD Can Still Manage A Move Towards 1.31
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
USD/CAD continues to respect the bullish channel it is currently in. Support at 1.28 holds, while price today managed to go towards 1.2865-75 where the previous support (now resistance) is found. A new move above today’s highs will strengthen the bullish scenario as price would have made a higher low and a higher high. In […]
February Jobs Report: 313K New Jobs, Surprises Forecast
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Friday morning’s employment report for February showed a 313K increase in total nonfarm payrolls, which was much better than forecasts. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. The Investing.com consensus was for 200K new jobs and the unemployment rate to drop to 4.0%. Here is an excerpt from the Employment Situation Summary released this morning by the Bureau of Labor […]
Billion Dollar Unicorns: How Will Nutanix Control Dell?
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
San Jose-based Nutanix (Nasdaq: NTNX) was set up to deliver invisible infrastructure for enterprise computing. Its proprietary software-driven Xtreme Computing Platform converges compute, virtualization, and storage into a single solution to provide a simpler solution to the datacenter. The company was a pioneer in the development of a compute and storage infrastructure that could implement enterprise-class virtualization […]
Bank Stocks Lead Gold Stocks Higher
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
As the world transitions from deflation to inflation, investors need to engage in serious sector rotation or they risk being left behind. Income growth in China/India, US government tax cuts, central bank rate hikes, and quantitative tightening are the main fundamental forces of this transition. The paint is barely dry on Trump’s first tranche of tax […]
Near Record Small Business Optimism
Mar 13, 2018
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Today the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reported small businesses are showing unprecedented optimism. The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index was reported at 107.6, the second highest reading in the 45-year history of the Index. The highest reading recorded was 108.0 in 1983. According to NFIB’s President and CEO, Juanita Duggan, “When small business owners […]