Category Archive: Finance
The Dow 7 Year Itch Review
Nothing goes is a straight line for ever! After a long period of time you know something scary is coming! Stats from the 100 years trend of Dow Jones Industrials Index. 10 year cycle of years starting with a 7 on the end (1987, 1997, 2007) and years ending with a 8 on the end […]
Gold Retains Its Upside Pressure
Gold: The commodity continues to hold on to its upside pressure short term leaving risk higher in the new week. On the downside, support comes in at the 1,270.00 level where a break will turn attention to the 1,260.00 level. Further down, a cut through here will open the door for a move lower towards […]
Emerging Markets: Preview Of The Week Of June 5
EM FX closed last week on a firm note as weak US jobs data supported the notion that the Fed will find it hard to tighten in H2. No major US data will be reported this week and the FOMC embargo for the June 14 will be in effect. As such, there is little on the […]
Ten Clean Energy Stocks For 2017: First Quarter Earnings
In the two months since the last update, most of the stocks in my Ten Clean Energy model stocks portfolio have reported first quarter earnings. There were few surprises, and those were mostly pleasant ones, allowing the model portfolio to add to its gains, and pull a little farther ahead of its benchmark. For the […]
Gold Price Eye Multi-Year Resistance Into June Open- ECB, RBA On Tap
Fundamental Forecast for Gold:Neutral Gold testing key multi-year trendline resistance Gold prices rallied for a third consecutive week with the precious metal up more than 0.8% to trade at 1276 ahead of the New York close on Friday. The advance comes alongside continued strength in broader risk assets with all three major U.S. indices looking to […]
Trend Following CRUS Stock – Patience & Discipline
When trend following one needs to temper their expectations and always be patient. One leading stock exemplifies this, CRUS. CRUS breaks out only to pull back. You need to ask yourself ” How do I feel now?” More importantly one needs rules to protect themselves because in reality many times trades simply do not work. […]
Curveball
Let’s assume that you think the Fed will raise rates two more times this year, and for the sake of argument three times in 2018. It stands to reason that your forecast for two-year yields at the end of next year has to be about 2.5%-to-3.0%. The argument for this sequence of events seems fairly […]
Poised For Disruption: Tesla Inc Vs Ford Motor Company
Disruptive car maker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is freely reimagining every aspect of the modern auto experience- from how cars are purchased to the energy they need to drive. And this innovative strategy is paying off – Tesla’s market valuation soared an extraordinary 40% this year to over $50 billion. Now Tesla is now worth more […]
Markets Build On Breakouts
Two days of gains have pushed markets beyond their breakout levels and new closing highs. Volume has not been spectacular, but shareholders will not be complaining. Shorts will be out or left holding big losses. The Russell 2000 had the best of the action as it negated the ‘bear flag’ in a move which now […]
