Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Australian Dollar Advances As China’s Manufacturing PMI Remains In Expansion Territory
Image Source: Unsplash The Australian Dollar receives support after the release of China’s Caixin Manufacturing PMI on Thursday. China’s manufacturing output in December continued to expand, marking its 14th consecutive month in growth territory. The US Dollar Index bounced back to multi-year highs due to the Federal Reserve’s hawkish policy shift. The Australian Dollar (AUD) gains […]
Annual Index Bars
Image Source: UnsplashThis is the rare time when we can look at annual bars in their pure form, with 2024 finally put to bed. It’s tough to draw many insights from hundreds of days collapsed into a single trading bar, but let’s look at five of them.We begin with the Nasdaq Composite, which quite obviously had […]
XAU/USD Posts Modest Gains Above $2,600, Focus On Trump Policies
Image Source: Pixabay Gold price holds positive ground to near $2,625 in Thursday’s early Asian session. Geopolitical risks, central bank buying, and safe-haven flows might boost the Gold price. The expectation of a slower pace of the Fed rate cut might cap the upside for the yellow metal. Gold price (XAU/USD) trades with mild gains to […]
Economists Having Fun With Inflation
Image Source: Pixabay The other day I read a tweet complaining that since 1971 household family income had increased 5.5X (from $10K to $55K) while the median cost of a new car has gone up by 12X ($4K to $48K). It’s not quite correct. Median family income has risen to $101K, so has almost kept up. But it […]
WCC: The Undervalued Stock That Superinvestors Are Loading Up On
Image Source: Unsplash As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in investing gurus who hold the same stocks that appear in our Acquirer’s Multiple Stock Screeners, based on their latest 13F’s. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and […]
VIX: Why The Market Is Soaring
Image Source: Pixabay Master the VIX! This video breaks down VIX term structure analysis, showing how to interpret VIX data.Video Length: 00:00:57More By This Author:3 Favorite Sectors, 5 Favorite Stocks Friday Examined – Saturday, Dec. 21 High Volatility
2025 Bitcoin Predictions
Image Source: Unsplash In a thread on X, Alistair Milne, the co-founder and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Altana Digital Currency Fund (ADCF), has outlined his Bitcoin predictions for 2025. With a tenure at ADCF dating back to 2014, Milne’s insights carry significant weight in the investment community. Bitcoin Predictions For 2025 Milne began his […]
End Of An Era: Ukraine Halts Transit Of Russian Gas To Europe
Image Source: Unsplash An era came to a close in Europe on the first day of 2025.Russian gas exports via Soviet-era pipelines running through Ukraine came to a halt on New Year’s Day, marking the end of five decades of Moscow’s dominance over Europe’s energy markets, as well as cheap gas that kept Germany’s economy humming.The gas […]
Alternative Business Cycle Indicators As Of The Year’s Start
The Philadelphia Fed’s Coincident Index is out, 2.1% m/m annualized (2.6% y/y): Figure 1: Implied nonfarm Payroll early benchmark (NFP) (bold blue), civilian employment adjusted using CBO immigration estimates (orange), manufacturing production (red), personal income excluding current transfers in Ch.2017$ (bold green), manufacturing and trade sales in Ch.2017$ (black), consumption in Ch.2017$ (light blue), and monthly […]
Why 2025 Could Be Worse Than 2008
Image Source: Pexels As 2024 concludes, financial experts brace for potential 2025 turmoil reminiscent of 2008, with SPY down 0.44% and Bitcoin nearing $90,000 amid volatile crypto and looming tech sell-offs in stocks like NVDA and AMD, urging cautious trading strategies.Video Length: 00:12:35More By This Author:Carvana’s Collapse: A Tumbling Market Darling Resist! No Gas Pedal
