Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Is That Buzzing Sound Helicopter Money?
Helicopter money is the rage. Central banks are talking about it. Economists are debating it. The media is rife with coverage. While it sounds important, it is not precisely clear what helicopter money means. It appears to have originated with Milton Friedman. In 1969, he wrote: “Let us suppose now that one day a helicopter flies […]
The Value Of Transparency: Why Methodology Matters
Disagreement makes markets. Every time you buy a stock, someone on the other side has to be selling it. You’re making a bet that the stock is going to outperform in the future; the other person is betting that it will underperform. This point seems obvious, but it’s one that investors forget time and time […]
E Cyber Security Is Only Just Getting Started
It looks like the cyber security sector is about to take off like a rocket once again. There could be another 25%-50% in it this year. The near destruction of Sony (SNE) by North Korean hackers last November has certainly put the fear of God into corporate America. Apparently, they have no sense of humor […]
UK Unemployment Falls Further
Whilst pro- and anti-EU membership campaigns continue to debate (no, argue is closer to the truth) the effect of a Brexit on the UK economy and employment prospects thereafter, unemployment currently, at least, declined further with the roll dropping by 28000 in the three month period from November 2015 to January 2016. This takes the […]
E Strongest And Weakest Small Cap Stocks
· The strongest small cap sectors are utilities and consumer goods. · The best small cap industry is business software. The average small cap score is 53.67 and that’s above the four week moving average score of 52.29. The average small cap stock in our universe is trading -34.98% below its 52 week high, -2.93% below its […]
PayPal Takes A Blow From Apple Pay
PayPal (PYPL) was down 2% on Wednesday on news that Apple (AAPL) Pay will be coming to mobile websites later this year. In an attempt to steal a page from PayPal’s book, Apple’s looking to expand the usefulness of its payment service, letting online shoppers checkout easily in its Safari browser on iPhone and iPad models that […]
Market Closing For The Week Today
Today will be the close for the week and this will be an important indicator. A closing in gold below 1237.50 will warn of weakness. We have important technical resistance at 1245 level and a closing back below that Breakout Line will also warn that the upward momentum is starting to decline. Gold bounced off […]
E In Bottom Fishing For Value, Ambarella And AMD Are Tops
A favorable reversal for momentum stocks helped the Bottom Fishing for Value continue its positive ROI. Ambarella (AMBA) may move and hold above the $40 level, as markets rewarded the stock for its value through multi-year contracts and a moat in automotive safety solutions. In the semiconductor space, Intel (INTC) said it would slow the […]
E Stock Picks For A Trump Win In November
What would a Trump win in November mean for your portfolio? I had a lot of fun with this one. I spoke to more than a dozen investors, all Republicans, and the responses I received were as varied as they were interesting. Of course, the knee jerk reaction was to recommend concrete stocks, as Donald […]
