Trump’s First 100 Days And Gold
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Saturday will be the 100th day of Trump’s presidency. Were these days positive for the gold market? Well, that passed quickly. And the world has not collapsed, what a relief! But jokes aside, it’s been an eventful few months since the election, especially for precious metals. As one can see in the chart below, the […]
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AT&T Dials Up A Solid Quarter, But Competitive Threats Are Rising
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
AT&T (T) is one of the most tried-and-true dividend stocks in the S&P 500. It has increased its dividend for 33 years in a row. AT&T is a Dividend Aristocrat, a group of 51 stocks in the S&P 500 with 25+ consecutive years of dividend increases. AT&T recently released first-quarter earnings, and the results were […]
How To Build A More Complete Quality Portfolio In U.S. Equities
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
In 2015, Cliff Asness and his colleagues released a paper with the highly provocative title “Size Matters, if You Control Your Junk.”1 We agree that taking an additional layer of focus within small-cap stocks—for example, small caps plus quality, small caps plus value or small caps plus momentum—can be very helpful, to allow for the risk/return trade-offs to be […]
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Ups Forecast As Q1 Earnings Beat The Street
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE: BMY) early Thursday posted much better than expected first quarter earnings results and lifted its full-year outlook, as sales of several of its new drugs begin to skyrocket.
Adieu Yahoo!
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Photo Credit:Piutus/Flickr.com After 21 years of being listed on the stock exchange, Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) recently announced the results for its last quarter as a public company. Once the jewel of the Internet, Yahoo’s story is a remarkable one that proves how continuous mismanagement and lack of focus can drive a company to its demise. Over the […]
Nokia Misses Earnings And Revenue Estimates In Q1 – Thursday, April 27
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Nokia Corporation’s (NOK – Free Report) first-quarter 2017 earnings per share of €0.03 (approximately 3 cents) missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 4 cents. In the year-ago period, the company had reported earnings of €0.03 (3 cents) per share. Net sales declined year over year (on a comparable combined company basis) to €5.4 billion (approximately $5.73 billion). Moreover, […]
Investor Sentiment Turns More Bullish
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Since my post published nearly two weeks ago on widespread market bearishness and a potential indication of a market turning point, the S&P 500 Index has bounced higher by 2.6%. True to form, this overly bearish sentiment was followed by higher equity prices. Also, sentiment has improved with the AAII bullish sentiment reading reported at 38.05% today, a 12 […]
Forex Trading Alert: USD/CAD – Invalidation Of Breakout Or Further Rally?
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Earlier today, the greenback moved lower against the Canadian dollar, which pushed USD/CAD below the December high and the previously-broken resistance zone. Is it enough to trigger further deterioration? In our opinion the following forex trading positions are justified – summary: EUR/USD: short (a stop-loss order at 1.1052; the initial downside target at 1.0521) GBP/USD: none USD/JPY: long […]
Trump 100, Margin Debt Stock Bubble And Gold
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
Stocks and the dollar look vulnerable due to Trump’s policies, America’s civil war politics and economic vulnerability Stock bubble on margin debt – ‘Powerful time bomb’ “There is no alternative” to stock bubble? Gold? Bank Of America sets a date for the market’s “Great Fall” Even uber bull Cramer compares 2000 dotcom bubble bust to […]
Durable Goods New Orders Improved In March 2017
Apr 27, 2017
Jeremy Parkinson
Finance
The headlines say the durable goods new orders improved. The unadjusted three month rolling average also improved. Analyst Opinion of the Durable Goods Situation Defense aircraft was main driver this month. This series has wide swings monthly so our primary metric is the three month rolling average which marginally improved. The real issue here is […]