Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Panera Bread Posts Q1 Earnings Miss, Revenue Beat
Panera Bread Co. (PNRA – Free Report) released its financial results for first quarter of 2017, posting earnings of $1.83 earnings per share and revenues of $727.6 million. Currently, Panera is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and is down 0.11% to $313.72 per share in trading shortly after its earnings report was released. Missed earnings estimates. The […]
Biotechs Running Again: Life Science Stocks
XBI up 19.2% YTD Q1 Earnings Can Pivot Sector: Biogen Up Today on Earnings and Revenue Beat Biotechs are running again taking the cue from Nasdaq which is up 3.44% in April after a brief mid-month sell-off. Biotech stocks rallied from global macro concerns which has dampened investor enthusiasm over the past two months. Political risks overwhelmed sentiment last […]
Market Rates – Tuesday, April 25
The market is in a good spot. Earnings are good, the news is good, and the chart pattern carved out a very nice base to spring higher. So has the medium-term uptrend resumed? The market has moved a lot in a very short period of time. We went from oversold to overbought in just a […]
Chemical Activity And T-Bill Spread Indicate Higher Markets Ahead
“Davidson” submits: The Chemical Activity Barometer(CAB) was reported at an all time high once again. The SP500 on the French primary outcome has surged higher as have Intl LgCap issues and the US$ is lower. The sands of economics are shifting and it all suggests we are likely to see much higher stock markets the […]
GDX/GLD Ratio Leads The Way For GDX
SPX Monitoring purposes; Long SPX on 4/24/17 & 2374.15. Monitoring purposes Gold: Neutral Long Term Trend monitor purposes: Neutral. How the March 1 high is tested will tell a lot about the strength of the market. A strong rise through the March 1 high would be a longer term bullish sign. A test of the […]
Why Deviating From Global Bond Weighting Is Smart Indexing
When it comes to equity indexing I am a huge fan of trying to replicate something pretty close to global cap weighting. There are mountains of evidence showing that anything other than this is a recipe for poor performance. But when it comes to bonds the story is very different. In fact, more active bond […]
Timberland Bancorp Earnings Per Share Increased 24% To $0.42 For Its Second Fiscal Quarter Of 2017
Timberland Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: TSBK) (“Timberland” or “the Company”) today reported net income of $3.13 million, or $0.42 per diluted common share, for its second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2017. This compares to net income of $2.38 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, and net income of […]
A Matter Of How Much Hot Air
A hot air balloon is made of a fabric gas bag (envelope) with an opening at the bottom. Attached to the envelope is a basket that carries passengers. The burner, fueld by propane, injects a flame which heats the air within. Hot air balloons cannot fly beyond the atmosphere. Much the same can be said […]
