Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Comparing The 25 Most Notable Cryptocurrencies
Comparing the 25 Most Notable Cryptocurrencies Since garnering more mainstream attention, the rise of Bitcoin has been debated openly by government officials, financial institutions, and mass media outlets. A segment on Bitcoin was even recently broadcast to millions of viewers on the popular The Ellen DeGeneres Show. While Bitcoin remains the undisputed bellwether for digital currencies, […]
GrubHub – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to GrubHub (GRUB). I found the food delivery stock by using Barchart to sort today’s New 52 Week High list first by the highest Weighted Alpha, then again by technical buy signals of 80% or more.I then use the Flipchart feature to review charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy […]
Will ECB Drive EUR To 1.25?
After rising for 4 straight days, EUR/USD pared its gains ahead of Thursday’s European Central Bank monetary policy announcement. The ECB is widely expected to leave monetary policy unchanged but among all of this week’s rate decisions, theirs should be the most market moving. Policymakers have been very clear that sometime this year, their guidance […]
E Dollar Tree: This Panic Selloff Is Way Overdone
We highlighted Dollar Tree (DLTR) as a key stock to watch this week, among a dozen others. For those who may not know, Dollar Tree is discount store chain that sells its items for $1 or less. It operates in the United States and Canada and is one of our top plays in the space. As you […]
E Do Not Look To The Bank Of Canada To Raise Rates In 2018
It is not often that we see a central banker look at the future with as much concern as Governor Stephen Poloz did today, when he announced there will no change in the central bank’s policy rate currently set at 1.25%. The Governor does not like what he has seen so far and is very […]
Why Is Trump’s Tariff Talk Attractive (To Some)?
One of the first things I learned in undergrad economics was the idea that free trade is one of the only things that most economists agree about. The idea is simple and was probably said best by Joan Robinson: “If your trading partner dumps rocks into their harbor, you do not make yourself better off […]
The Fed Is Set To Repeat Errors Of The 1930s
Tariffs are back in the news. But policymakers seem unable to understand what that means to consumers. President Donald Trump announced that he would impose a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on aluminum. Some economists and consumers worry this will raise prices. Billionaire Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross explained this won’t […]
Are Alternatives Substitute For Equities?
The Washington Post had an article about compounding stressors from everyday routine leading to serious health problem. By everyday routine, they were talking about things like commuter traffic or just generally running late. The article implied that only big, life-event stressors like spouse dying could be harmful so if routine stressors are new for being harmful then […]
What’s Next For Blockchain?
What’s next for blockchain? Everyone got very excited a few years ago about blockchain technologies, the ledger system that was spawned by the arrival of bitcoin in 2009. It allows the recording of transactions to be automated and completely trusted, as the ledger system is tamperproof. The resulting excitement was that this could, therefore, replace […]
