Category Archive: Finance
Stablecoin Volumes Surpassed Visa & Mastercard Combined In 2024
Stablecoins, which play a major role in the global cryptocurrency ecosystem, saw massive adoption in 2024, with their transfer volumes beating those of both Visa and Mastercard combined.The annual stablecoin transfer volume reached $27.6 trillion last year, surpassing the combined volumes of Visa and Mastercard by 7.7%, according to a Jan. 31 report by crypto exchange CEX.io.As […]
Tariff News Sent The Market Swooning Into The Close
Image Source: PexelsIn this brief video, I review the conditions of the overall market as we kick off the historically/seasonally weak month of February. Have a wonderful rest of your weekend, and happy trading.00:05:17More By This Author:V-Ramp Blowoff Top Incoming?Overall Market Update And Reviewing Two Beautiful Setups From The Past WeekA Risk-Off Environment Followed The Strong Jobs Report: One […]
Counterparty Risk
Disruption is afoot at every turn. With due respect to a US Founding Farther, Ben Franklin, perhaps it is time to disrupt one of his most famous quips. “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes… and the move to the liquidity window when one expires.” But when it comes time to settle the […]
Top Picks For 2025: MicroStrategy
Photo by Steve Johnson on UnsplashMicroStrategy Inc. (MSTR), of Tysons Corner, Va., has been riding two of the most powerful growth trends in the market at the moment, with its large ownership of Bitcoin and its recent pivot to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance its business intelligence (BI), mobile software, and cloud-based services, writes Paul Dykewicz, editor of DividendInvestor.MicroStrategy is also one […]
The 7 Largest Companies – Saturday, Feb. 1
Image Source: UnsplashHere is a short look at the 7 largest companies by market capitalization as of Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Additionally, I have included the percentages of their gains on a year-to-date basis. Let’s dive into the numbers. Apple (AAPL) has a market cap of around $3.55 trillion, with year-to-date gains of approximately -5.8% Microsoft (MSFT) has a market cap […]
Wall Street’s Top 10 Stock Calls This Week – Saturday, Feb. 1
Image Source: PixabayWhat has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here is a look at the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street’s best analysts during the trading week of Jan. 27-31, 2025. First, here are the top 5 buy calls of the week. 1. Meta Platforms Upgraded to Buy […]
The Clock Has No Hands
Next weekend, I am flying to Vancouver to deliver the keynote address at Mike Campbell’s annual Moneytalks Conference. As such, I won’t be able to produce a newsletter next week.I appreciate your patience, and the full newsletter will return the following week. Make sure to follow me on Substackfollow me on Substackas I will provide […]
Technical Market Report For February 1, 2025
The good news is: The breadth indicators showed a modest improvement last week. The NegativesNegatives are in short supply. The PositivesThe first chart covers the last 6 months showing the SPX in red and a 10% trend (19 day EMA) of NYSE new highs (NY NH) in green. Dashed vertical lines have been drawn on the […]
Nasdaq Analysis & Nasdaq Forecast – Saturday, February 1
Today you will see Nasdaq price prediction based on the technical analysis. What is the support and resistance on the daily time frame for Nasdaq. What to expect where the price will breakout for the Nasdaq based on the supply and demand zones.Video Length: 00:03:59More By This Author:Gold Trading Strategy, XAUUSD Analysis & Forecast – […]
The Opium War In Reverse
Say you walk into a room with five other people: A Canadian real estate mogul A Sinaloan ranch hand A Hong Kong business tycoon with ties to the Chinese Communist Party A Vancouver port worker A street guy named “Skunk Boy” Which one would you guess is the drug dealer? Sadly, the answer might be […]
