Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Chart: Fintech Investment In 2016
According to a new report by Singapore-based venture capital firm Life.SREDA, last year was a mixed bag for fintech. On the one hand, the Money of the Future Report pegs 2016 as the first year to have an overall decrease in fintech funding after taking into account any outliers. By their calculations, dealflow slowed in the last couple […]
E Top Ten Reasons Self Driving Cars Are Useless
It is time to tell it like it is. Self driving cars are practically useless. They are dangerously useless too. I have looked at the top ten major reasons they are useless and the case to be made is strong. I personally believe self driving cars are a scam, and we will see that they […]
GBP/USD Forecast April 17 – 21
GBP/USD rebounded strongly last week, gaining 140 points. The pair closed the week at 1.2517. It’s a light week on the release front, with just one economic event, Retail Sales. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for GBP/USD. Strong British numbers helped the pound move higher, as wage growth beat the […]
One More Way ETFs Are Distorting Markets
If you follow trends in markets, you probably already knew (or at least surmised) that HY ETFs are having observable effects on the junk bond market. It’s not entirely clear that’s a good thing. As we’ve gone to great pains to explain, an ETF can’t be more liquid than the underlying assets and as Howard […]
3 Reasons Why Cisco Is A Better Dividend Growth Stock Than Intel
The technology sector is a surprisingly good source of dividend stocks. This wasn’t always the case. During the heyday of the tech sector, hardly any tech stocks paid dividends at all. But after the tech bubble burst, investors began pushing for technology companies—many of which have high cash flow and huge amounts of cash on their […]
Still More Tightening In French Polls
A week ago, French polls had tightened to the point where any combination of candidates could make it to the final round. The polls are now so tight that at least one upset is arguably likely. A mere two points separate Marine Le Pen from both François Fillon and Jean-Luc Mélenchon in the most recent poll. Only […]
What To Watch In The Week Ahead – April 17
Many observers misunderstood US President Trump’s “American First” rhetoric. Trump’s earlier writings show that this is not a reference to the 1940s effort to keep the US out of WWII, with its isolationist tint. Rather, Trump’s use goes back to the original use by President Harding in the 1920s. It was a rejection of the Wilsonian […]
Gold And Silver Showing Subtle Inflection Points
There were subtle signs of topping on Thursday as Gold and Silver both formed Doji’s (cross-like formations). This candlestick pattern sometimes appears near cycle inflection points. GDX rallied to the 200-day MA and subsequent BreakPoint. However, prices failed to close above these critical levels. The March rally has reached the maximum retracement level for a […]
Run Up To The French Elections, Chinese GDP And Post-Easter Energy
The third week of April begins with vacations in many places in the world. But after traders return from their Easter weekend, volatility is expected to rise. Chinese GDP, US housing figures and UK retail sales all play second fiddle to France. The first round of France’s first round of the presidential elections will provide […]
S&P 500, DAX & FTSE 100 Could Be In For A Tough Week
What’s inside: S&P 500 heading for a lower low in a developing bearish sequence DAX treading dangerously close to a breakdown FTSE 100 also on the verge of cracking S&P 500 Most major global markets were cut short a day last week in observance of ‘Good Friday’ prior to Easter Sunday. In the week ahead, the economic calendar is quite […]
