Category Archive: Finance
Clean Energy Stock Canadian Solar Breakout Candidate In 2017
Canadian Solar is a small cap clean energy stock trading on the Nasdaq. It has a market cap of $800M. The stock closed today 0.07% higher. In April 2017, though it went up 15%. The company offers photovoltaic energy solutions across the globe. Interestingly, the clean energy stock market sector rallied sharply in 2013 on the prospects […]
Sell EUR/USD Pre-ECB
The EUR/USD’s inability to sustain its gains above 1.0930 bad news for the currency. The ECB meets tomorrow and chances are Mario Draghi will take the opportunity to emphasize the central bank’s dovishness. Although most of the recent economic reports from the Eurozone have been positive, the central bank’s hands are tied because inflation […]
How Reliant Is Each U.S. State On Foreign Trade?
Foreign trade, as a % of GDP for each state: How Reliant Is Each U.S. State on Foreign Trade? Whether it is lashing out on China for unfairly weakening its currency, or calling out “unfair” government subsidies on Canadian softwood lumber, it’s safe to say that re-opening discussions about foreign trade has become a key […]
The ETF Industry ETF
It was only a matter of time before someone created an ETF to track the ETF industry. With last Thursday’s introduction of the ETF Industry Exposure & Financial Services ETF (TETF), that time has come. The event prompted multiple reactions, including “what took them so long?”, “are there really enough ETF stocks for an index?”, […]
3 Strong Buy Mid-Cap Growth Mutual Funds For Your Portfolio
Investors interested in high returns can choose to invest in mid-cap funds that come with lesser risk than small-cap funds. Mid-cap funds are not susceptible to volatility in broader markets. This makes these funds ideal bets given the erratic macroeconomic conditions in recent years. Also, when capital appreciation over the long term takes precedence over […]
0.2% Of Nasdaq Companies Accounted For 45% Of Its Recent Gains
Just five of the more than 2,500 companies in the Nasdaq Composite Index are largely responsible for Tuesday’s first-ever close above 6,000. The big five are Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc., Google’s owner. Together they accounted for about 45 percent of the Nasdaq’s rise from 5,500, reached on Jan. 6, according to […]
EC Extreme Leverage And Valuations? Short Sellers Must Be Thinking About It
There is an eight foot broadleaf evergreen directly outside my office door. Normally, I would not give it a second’s glance. Recently, however, a hummingbird has been buzzing about the greenery. And with good reason. Two hatchlings have arrived, requiring food as well as warmth. In spite of my presence, the mother has been expressing an […]
Factor Investing – Tilting At Windmills
(I hope you have your big boy pants on today because I am about to unleash another beat down on factor investing. I apologize in advance to all my colleagues in finance who love factor investing so much.) Factor investing is all the rage these days. If you don’t know what it is, stop being […]
Trump’s Taxes Suffer A Dearth In Details – Dollar Dips
Overpromise and underdeliver seems to be the modus operandi of the Trump Administration. Edging closer to the 100 days mark, Gary Cohn and Steve Mnuchin unveiled a “once in a generation” tax plan. It came five days after the idea was first announced. The ideas in the plan seem quite ambitious indeed. Significantly lower taxes could make a huge […]
