Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Donald Where’s Your Tweeters?
Another Monday and the start to a new trading week, which not so long ago would have simply prompted a quick look at the economic calendar to check on any important item of fundamental news, but instead the first question most of us asks is what is Donald likely to be tweeting about today? Having […]
Banca Mediolanum Counts On Europe
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 my Safari portfolio is open to a company from […]
4 High Dividend ETFs & Stocks Yielding 5% Or More
The latest job report has rekindled interest in high dividend ETFs and stocks. This reflects the highest number of job addition by the economy in February since July 2016 with a slowdown in wage growth, easing fears of rising inflation. The news has dismissed chances of faster-than-expected rate hikes, which would sharply increase borrowing costs […]
E U.S. Dollar Approaching A Critical Juncture
The inverse relationship between the U.S. dollar and most commodities is no secret so currently approaching crossroads the greenback is of extra importance right now. The improved economy gets a lot of credit for what I see as the resurgence of industrial assets such as base metals. However, I’ve been less sanguine about gold and […]
March 2018 Conference Board Employment Index Growth Rate Strong Improvement
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index – which forecasts employment for the next 6 months improved with the author’s saying “The six month growth rate of the index is the highest since 2014. The stable unemployment rate in recent months is a statistical illusion. The labor market is tightening and with such strong job growth, […]
USD/JPY Downtrend Remains; Potential Pennant In GBP/USD
Video Length: 00:05:28 The US Dollar (via DXY Index) has given up earlier gains as traders continued to digest the ramifications of US President Trump’s tariff announcement late last week. With Canada, Mexico, and now Australia exempted from the aluminum and steel tariffs, it’s increasingly looking like the plan is more ‘bark’ than ‘bite.’ That said, a […]
Sound And Fury
How fast the extraordinary becomes routine. Swings of hundreds of points in the Dow Industrials, rarely seen for decades, are now so common that they barely merit comment even in the financial media. Since many Dow stocks are priced above 100, 200 and 300, small percentage moves in a few issues impact the Dow by […]
Stock Markets For Monday, March 12
Today, I perform a technical analysis of the charts using candlestick charting. Indicators used are the relative strength indicator as well as the stochastic. A review of stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies and stock market indexes. Video Length: 00:28:05
Worried About Extreme Down Markets? Consider Formal Portfolio Risk Models
Do risk management practices work? Evidence from hedge funds Gavin Cassar and Joseph Gerakos Review of Accounting Studies A version of this paper can be found here. Want to read our summaries of academic finance papers? Check out our Academic Research Insight category. What are the research questions? Are there variations in the methods that funds use to […]
