Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Chinese Data Shows Economic Improvement
There seems to be some good news out of China. Recent data show some improvement in the economy’s activity but the country still faces downward pressure. Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli said on Sunday, “We don’t want to shy away from saying that China’s economy is facing downward pressure, but overall the progress is steady,” Recent […]
Bundesbank President: “Helicopter Money Isn’t Manna Falling From Heaven”
Not everyone was delighted by Mario Draghi’s decision on March 10 to begin monetizing corporate bonds: chief among them was Bundesbank president Jens Weidmann whose opposition to unorthodox monetary policies is well known, and whose “Northern Block” was among those voting against the ECB’s QE expansion (Weidmann himself was not among those voting last week). Of course, […]
Thor Has Peaked
Thor Industries (THO) reported quarterly earnings last Wednesday. The company’s $975 million in revenue handily beat the $909 million expected; Thor delivered an earnings beat as well. THO has rallied over 8% since the report was released. I thought the quarter was not as positive as it appeared. Below is my take: Revenue Has Peaked […]
Protection Always Beats Prediction (The Un-Beta Portfolio Part II)
<<< Back to: Sidestep The Decline: The UN-Beta Portfolio I can’t say if we are in a bear rally or, after 7 years, phhht, that was all the correction we got before heading off to the races again.But since I don’t know, I’m very happy with our Un-Beta Portfolio. In my last article, here, introducing this […]
Forex Strength And Comparison For Week 12 – 20 March, 2016
This is the article “Strength and Comparison” for the coming week, the article “Ranking, Rating and Score” has also been published this weekend. The last 3 months currency classification from a longer term perspective updated on 28 February 2016 are provided here for reference purposes: Strong: USD / JPY / NZD. The preferred range is from […]
E Ben Bernanke On The Pros & Cons Of Negative Interest Rates
…We can’t rule out the possibility that, at some point in the next few years, our economy will slow, perhaps significantly. How would the Federal Reserve respond? What tools remain in the monetary toolbox? In this and a subsequent post, I discuss some policy options the Fed might consider, focusing first on negative interest rates. […]
The Greenback Remains Technically Vulnerable
The US dollar had a difficult week. The price action after the ECB meeting had undermined the technical tone, and the dollar took another leg down after the FOMC moved closer to the market expectation by reducing the number of rate hikes the median official thinks will be appropriate this year from four to two. The […]
4 Stocks To Buy For A Lifetime Of Increasing Dividends
As a cash flow and income focused stock investor, I really don’t get the market valuation of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN). The stock trades at close to 500 times earnings per share and has always had an extremely high share value compared to its net income. However, Amazon has become and continues to grow as a […]
T2108 Update– A Different Kind Of Market Breakout
The S&P 500 (SPY) is UP year-to-date 0.2%. That does not sound like much for mid-March, but consider from whence we came…The S&P 500 (SPY) has finally reversed all its losses for the year just as it has printed a bullish breakout above 200-day moving average (DMA) resistance. The S&P 500 (SPY) has now […]
We’re Off To The Races
Friday was a quad witching day and began with some wild heavy, heavy, volume swings but in the end, it was just noise. Stocks and markets are acting great and look to have more upside in the week to come. Good stuff from the SPY ETF as it moves nicely towards the 207.50 resistance area. Great […]
