Natural Gas Shakes Off A Large Storage Injection
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
At 10:30 AM EDT the Energy Information Administration announced that last week we injected 87 bcf of natural gas into storage, coming in slightly above our 85 bcf injection forecast and above most other analysts who were clustered a bit lower. This indicates some week-over-week loosening in the natural gas market. Yet natural gas prices seemed to […]
Rail Week Ending October 2017: Finally A Good Week
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Week 40 of 2017 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) improved according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data. The economically intuitive sectors are now back into expansion. Analyst Opinion of the Rail Data We review this data set to understand the economy. If coal and grain are removed from […]
John Taylor Surges In The Fed Chair Betting Market
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Global Monetary Policy The chart below is unique because it shows 9 central banks, giving a more complete picture of the liquidity being added to the financial system. As you can see in the description, this includes the expectation that the ECB will taper to 30 billion euros per month for 9 months and then […]
Genesis Energy: A Hold After Today’s Dividend Cut
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The 8 Rules of Dividend Investing recommends selling a security whenever a dividend cut occurs. A dividend cut indicates one of two worrisome characteristics: A company is unable to continue paying its current dividend A company is unwilling to continue paying its current dividend In either case, investors have reason to avoid stocks that cut their dividends. Earlier today, Genesis […]
Crypto-corns
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The price of bitcoin surged over 8% today and in the process smashed right through the $5,000 level as well as the prior highs from September 1st. Where this run ends is anyone’s guess, but trying to call the top in the past has been like stepping between a politician and a microphone/ With […]
Earthquake Detected In North Korea; ‘Tremors’ Detected In USD/JPY
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Ok, here we go. Just moments ago we got fresh headlines out of North Korea where a 2.9 magnitude earthquake was detected in an area where previous nuclear tests have been carried out. Here’s the official word from USGS: This event occurred in the area of the previous North Korean Nuclear tests. The event has earthquake like […]
MercadoLibre Drops After Report Of Pending Amazon Entry To Brazil
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
After Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico reported Amazon (AMZN) may make its long-awaited launch into the Brazilian e-commerce market within the week, shares of MercadoLibre (MELI) are sliding in early trading. Goldman Sachs analyst Irma Sgarz said a successful launch by the e-commerce giant could negatively impact the market share and gross merchandise volume growth of […]
RBOB Sinks After Surprise Build, WTI Bounces On Biggest Production Drop In 2 Years
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
WTI/RBOB have extended their post-API (crude build) losses overnight (not helped by IEA forecasts indicating the oil-inventory decline will halt in 2018). However, DOE data perfectly contradicted the API data with a big crude draw and big gasoline build. WTI bounced a little (helped by the biggest production cut since September 2015) and RBOB slumped. API Crude +3.1mm […]
Ethereum Price Breakout Pending – Levels To Know
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
ETH/USD Daily Chart Technical Outlook: Ethereum prices have carved out an impressive monthly opening-rang just below key resistance at 312/21– a region defined by the 61.8% retracement of the September decline and the 61.8% ext of the advance of the subsequent lows. Interim support rests with the range lows at 287 with our near-term bullish invalidation unchanged at 271/74. A topside breach […]
Energy Analyst: “Meaningful Upside” For Oil Prices, Market Being Driven By “Fake News”
Oct 12, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
While oil markets haven’t been experiencing much love of late, there’s a strong case to be made based on the fundamentals for the energy sector. Recently, on Financial Sense Newshour, we spoke with Marshall Adkins, Director of Energy Research at Raymond James, on why he sees a “meaningful upside” for oil prices and how “fake […]