Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Buy These 3 Stocks With Strong Insider Buying
Even with the market rallying back to positive for the year, insiders in these three stocks have kept buying shares at a rapid pace. These strong votes of confidence by upper management are encouraging to investors looking for value in this market. The market has rocketed up since hitting its yearly lows on February 11th. […]
February 2016 JOLTS Job Openings Year-over-Year Growth Rate Declined
The BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) can be used as a predictor of future jobs growth, and the predictive elements show that the year-over-year growth rate of unadjusted private non-farm job openings declined from last month. The growth rate trends marginally decelerated in the 3 month averages.
Can Intel Really Compete With Qualcomm In Mobile?
flickr Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) stock is slipping lower after Barclays downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal weight saying the company would have a harder road ahead now that Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) is likely to win some iPhone 7 business from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The downgrade comes a few weeks after reports emerged that Intel might clinch a deal to supply 30%-40% of iPhone 7 baseband […]
361 Capital Launches Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund
DENVER, April 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — 361 Capital, an award-winning* investment firm specializing in liquid alternative mutual funds, has launched the 361 Domestic Long/Short Equity Fund (NASDAQ:ADMZX) and (NASDAQ:ADMQX). The Fund, which is sub-advised by Los Angeles-based Analytic Investors, uses the same innovative strategy as the firm’s high-performing 361 Global Long/Short Equity Fund, but […]
How The U.S. Treasury Just Crushed 80 Hedge Funds
The following list, according to Goldman Sachs, shows 50 stocks that most frequently appear among the largest 10 holdings of hedge funds. Spot the top one. After today’s absolutely slaughter of Allergan, we expect the Goldman Hedge Fund VIP basket, whose constituents this table shows, to be absolutely obliterated. And just like that, the […]
4 Strong Buy New York Muni Bond Mutual Funds
Investors interested in deriving stable returns that are exempted from Federal and New York income tax may consider New York municipal bond mutual funds. Though municipal bonds or “munis” come with lower yields than taxable bonds, they fetch better returns for investors in high tax brackets if we consider after-tax returns. These mutual funds are […]
Three Buffett-like Investment Principles Anyone Can Do
While there are many books, gurus, and websites telling investors that “that you too can invest like Warren Buffett” …the sad truth is—you really can’t. The average investor can’t be like Buffett; he is extremely intellectual, his IQ is off the charts, Charlie Munger said, “The man is a learning machine.” So how can stock […]
GDPNow Forecast Sinks To 0.4% Following More Weak Economic Report
Following another set of weak economic reports, the Atlanta Fed GDPNow Model for first quarter US GDP sank 0.3 percentage points to 0.4%. Latest forecast: 0.4 percent — April 5, 2016 The GDPNow model forecast for real GDP growth (seasonally adjusted annual rate) in the first quarter of 2016 is 0.4 percent on April 5, down from […]
Talk Of Secret Shanghai Agreement Is A Distraction
Conspiracy theories have run amok. After several years of claiming countries were engaged in currency wars, or attempts to drive their currencies down to achieve export advantage, many reporters and analysts announced a volte-face. At the late February G20 meeting in Shanghai, a secret accord has been concocted that declares a truce in this made up war. […]
Bearish Setups You Should Be Watching
Two days in a row where the SPX is selling off, and today, if the weakness can hold, would be the biggest sell-off since March 8th. Some selling would definitely be in order here and continued selling today will be flashing sell signals across a lot of indicators. So saddle up, if we are putting […]
