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DOTS In The Week Ahead: Divergence, Oil, Trade And Stocks
The Federal Reserve’s confidence in the economy and its need to continue to gradually increase interest rates stands in sharp contrast to most of the other major central banks.The European Central Bank will finish its asset purchases at the end of the year, but it is in no position to begin to normalize interest rates. […]
USDCAD Weekly Analysis – Sunday, Nov. 11
USDCAD extended its upside movement from 1.2782 to as high as 1.3021, breaking above the resistance level at 1.3226. A further rise could be expected and next target would be at 1.3385 resistance. Near term support is located at the rising trend line on the daily chart, only a breakdown below the trend line support […]
The Role Of Creative Insight In Trading Success
In the Trading Psychology 2.0 book, I outline several new frontiers for improving trading performance. One of the most interesting and promising is the enhancement of creativity. Simply put, the success of traders and investors rests on their ability to perceive unique, distinctive market opportunities that are not apparent to others. For the faster, shorter-term trader, […]
Weekly Commentary: Back To Fundamentals
The Dow (DJIA) jumped 545 points (2.1%) in Wednesday’s post-midterms trading. The S&P 500’s 2.1% rise was overshadowed by the Nasdaq Comp’s 2.6% and the Nasdaq 100’s 3.1% advances. Healthcare stocks surged, with the S&P 500 Healthcare Index up 2.9% (Healthcare Supplies index jumping 4.5%). Led by Amazon’s 6.9% (113 points!) surge, the S&P Internet […]
Weapon Sales Across The Globe Drive Safety & Security Theme
The 2018 $717 billion Department of Defense budget included more than 20,000 more troops, 90 new F-35s, a $4 billion missile defense system and the creation of the Space Corps as a new arm of the Air Force. That budget was big news for defense contractors here in the United States, but doesn’t tell the […]
S&P 500 Will Look To Trade Wars, FTSE To Brexit, DAX To GDP Data
TALKING POINTS: Major event risk in the US midterm elections has passed but trade war threats linger for the S&P 500 FTSE will look to Brexit as a key UK minister tendered their resignation and the November 21st ‘deadline’ approaches DAX will continue to take cues from the Italian budget fiasco and trade wars Trade Wars Emerge as the Headline […]
The “Why” Of Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency
Explaining why cryptocurrency matters to people new to the industry can be tricky. But after testing about 20 different methods, I’ve settled on a basic approach that’s getting great results. I start with the “what.” I always use bitcoin as my example. It’s by far the easiest to explain, the most relevant and arguably the […]
E US Posts 3.5% Annual Growth In Third Quarter; Tariffs Distort Macro Statistics
The US economy is expected to slow in 2019 and 2020, even though growth was particularly strong in Q2 and Q3 of 2018. Moreover, there is little doubt that the Trump’s increasing trade war with China, and his tariffs on steel and aluminum, have started to affect the macro statistics. Based on advanced estimates, America’s […]
Book Review: Furr Et Al., Leading Transformation
Companies frequently have to reinvent themselves, a task that tends to be neglected because of comfort with the familiar and fear of the unknown and because management simply doesn’t know how to go about envisaging a different trajectory for the company, let alone implementing it. Nathan Furr, Kyle Nel, and Thomas Zoëga Ramsøy pooled their […]
