Category Archive: Finance
The Cost Of China’s “Manipulated Market Stability” May Be Too High, BofAML Warns
In August, we learned that even spending CNY1 trillion in plunge protection to prop up an equity market reeling from the unwind of a bevy of backdoor margin lending channels was woefully insufficient. The reason (or one of the reasons): the millions of semi-literate retail investors, housewives, and farmers that had poured money into the […]
Bond Market ETF (BND) Hits New 52-Week Low
For investors willing to stay away from potential losses, Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND – ETF report) is probably on the radar now. The fund just hit a 52-week low, and shares of BND are down roughly 4.2% from their 52-week high price of $84.35/share. Are more pains in store for this ETF? Let’s take a quick look […]
E Lies, Damned Lies, Corporate “Earnings” And “Volatile Markets
“The stock market is never obvious, It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time.” — Famed market trader Jesse Livermore One thing the market volatility of 2015 has done is decimate some of our best-laid plans, like owning hedges like QID into monster earnings from the QQQ stalwarts like AMZN, […]
3 Consistent Dividend Growers To Safeguard Your Portfolio
Growing their dividends each and every year for over 100 years means investors in these three stocks have been enjoying consistently growing total returns that won’t stop for any one market blip. All three stocks are great choices to boost the safety and returns of your portfolio. Broadly speaking, dividend stocks are winners, and they […]
French President Closes Borders And Declares State Of Emergency
In the wake of the stunning wave of bombings, shootouts, and hostage situations that unfolded in Paris on Friday, French President Francois Hollande has closed the French border. Addressing the nation, President Francois Hollande called on everyone to remain strong and show “compassion and unity.” “There is much to fear, but we must face these fears as […]
Footlocker Sell Signals
Today I deleted Footlocker (NYSE:FL) from the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for very negative price momentum. Barchart technical indicators: 100% Barchart technical sell signals Trend Spotter sell signal Below its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages 50-100 Day MACD Oscillator sell signal 24.87% off its recent high Relative Strength Index 24.40% Recently traded at 58.04 which […]
CONSOL Energy E&P Division A Respite From Weak Coal
On Nov 12, we issued an updated research report on CONSOL Energy Inc. (CNX – Analyst Report). CONSOL’s emphasis on natural gas assets is yielding results with increasing revenue contribution coming from its E&P division. However, dependence on a limited group of customers for bulk sales and inherent risks associated with underground mining are headwinds. CONSOL Energy reported a […]
EC Celgene: A Primer On Growth Stock Value Investing (GARP): Part 2
This article is the second in a two-part series on applying the principles of value investing.In part 1 found here my primary focus was on the benefits of investing in fundamentally strong dividend growth stocks when they are out of favor, and therefore, undervalued as a result. In this part 2, I will be turning my attention […]
Australian Dollar Rebound May Stall On FOMC Minutes, US CPI
The Australian Dollar mounted a spirited recovery last week after an impressively strong set of employment figures crossed the wires. The economy added a net 58.6k jobs in October, dwarfing economists’ forecasts calling for a 15k increase and producing the largest monthly increase in since March 2012. The jobless rate dropped to 5.9 percent, the […]
Goldman’s Clients Are Suddenly Very Worried About Collapsing Market Breadth
Three days ago, just before the biggest market drop in weeks, we wrote an article attempting to answer “when does the market breakdown again” where we said the answer is in the advance-decline line…. … for one reason:the absolute collapse in market breadth had become the biggest threat to the rally since late September. BofA noted […]
