Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Norwegian Cruise Lines – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day is Norwegian Cruise Lines (NASDAQ:NCLH). I found the stock by sorting All Time High list for the most frequent new highs in the last month then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 10/28 the stock gained 15.26%. Norwegian Cruise Line is a cruise line operator. It […]
Euro Edges Higher On ZEW
During early trade in Europe, the common currency Euro edged higher, regaining lost ground versus the U.S. Dollar, as investors turn their focus to the German ZEW survey, which measures investors’ sentiment. In Japan, the Yen edged lower ahead of an expected announcement by the Prime Minister of a snap election, and the likely news […]
Why Living In A Post-Bubble World Is No Fun
What do we do when the bubble economy cannot be reflated? It is generally conceded that we are living in an era of Peak Everything: peak central bank omnipotence, peak powerless of the non-elites, peak wealth inequality, peak media-induced delusion, peak market-rigging, peak bogus official statistics, peak propaganda, peak bread and circuses, peak deception, peak distraction, […]
ARWR Files For Regulatory Permission To Begin Phase 1 Trial Of RNAi; TPIV Announces Phase II Clinical Trials With VGTI Florida
Arrowhead Research Corporation (NasdaqGS: ARWR), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted RNAi therapeutics, today announced that it recently filed an application for approval to begin a Phase 1 clinical trial of its RNAi-based therapeutic candidate, ARC-AAT, for the treatment of liver disease associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Pending approval, Arrowhead intends to proceed with a double blind, […]
The Fournier Transform
Lifted from Robert’s Stochastic Thoughts:The Fournier Transform Near Stupidoclypse Alert Major meme It looks as if Ron Fournier may sweep the left blogosphere. I read this by Joan McCarter at DailyKos The nation’s most stubborn and willfully ignorant pundit, Ron “why won’t Obama lead and make Republicans like him” Fournier, strikes again. On health care, we needed a […]
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts – Close But No Cigar
Gold took an early run at breaking out, but then was held at the overhead resistance and ‘psychologically important’ 1200 level. We’ll have to see if gold can rise above resistance and break fee, and change this downtrend of lower highs and lower lows. Someone asked me to comment on the notion that price manipulation is […]
Some Outcomes Are So Predictable
Podcast: Play in new window | Play in new window (Duration: 13:16 — 6.1MB) DOW + 40 = 17,687 SPX + 10 = 2051 NAS + 31 = 4702 10 YR YLD – .02 = 2.32% OIL – 1.34 = 74.32 GOLD + 9.80 = 1198.00 SILV + .07 = 16.31 Record highs for the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]
Next-Gen Consoles Revive Video Game Hardware Sales
by Felix Richter, Statista.com Almost exactly one year ago, on November 15, 2013, we entered the next generation of gaming as Sony (SNE) released the PlayStation 4 in the United States. One week later, Microsoft (MSFT) followed suit and released its own next-generation console: the Xbox One. Both releases had been eagerly awaited not […]
Vistaprint (VPRT) Changes Name & Ticker To Cimpress (CMPR)
Business services provider Vistaprint N.V. (VPRT) changed its corporate name and ticker symbol to Cimpress N.V. (CMPR) effective as of yesterday. The strategic move is the latest of a series of steps to reposition its brand identity to leverage on the inherent growth potential for maximum shareholder benefit. Vistaprint has been shifting its value […]
Why Japan’s Money Printing Madness Matters
This is getting hard to believe. The announcement that Japan has plunged into a triple dip recession should have been lights out for Abenomics. But, no, its madman prime minister has now called a snap election to enlist more public support for his campaign to destroy what remains of Japan’s economy. And what’s worse, he’s not likely to be stopped […]
