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E Put Option Strategies For Income Investors
The main goal of many investors is income generation, be it for a steady flow of cash that can be reinvested, or for a flow of cash that can be used to pay for one’s living. Dividend growth investing has turned into a very popular strategy for income oriented investors, but there are other possibilities […]
AUD/USD Forex Signal – Thursday, Oct. 11
Yesterday’s signals were not triggered, as none of the key levels were ever reached. Today’s AUD/USD Signals Risk 0.75%. Trades must be taken from 8am New York time until 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period only. Long Trade Long entry following some bullish price action on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next […]
L Brands Jumps On September Comp Sales Rise, La Senza Review
Shares of L Brands (LB) surged after the parent of Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works said it would pursue alternatives for its La Senza business. Separately, the company said comparable store sales for September were up 5%, while total sales for the period rose 8%. La Senza news L Brands said on Thursday […]
Five Decades Of Middle-Class Wages: September 2018 Update
We’ve updated this series to include this morning’s release of the Consumer Price Index as the deflator and the September monthly employment update. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $38,435, down 12.4% from 45-plus years ago. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been collecting data on this workforce cohort since 1964. The […]
Hurricane Stocks
Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful U.S. hurricanes on record, is delivering a devastating punch to the Southeastern United States and the U.S. stock market, delivering a punch to the nation’s portfolios. Oil prices followed stocks lower and any fear that Gulf of Mexico Oil infrastructure would be damaged went away with the wind. […]
Wall Street Sees Worst Day In 8 Months: ETF Winners & Losers
Wall Street suffered its worst day yesterday in more than eight months as spike in Treasury yields dampened the appeal for riskier assets. The 10-year Treasury yield has climbed about 17 bps over the past seven days. This has sparked fears of a faster-than-expected rates hike that would lead to tighter financial conditions and thus […]
NZD/USD Forex Signal – Thursday, Oct. 11
Today’s NZD/USD Signals Risk 0.75%.Trades may only be taken between 8 am New York time and 5 pm Tokyo time, during the next 24-hour period. Short Trade Short entry following bearish price action on the H1 time frame immediately upon the next touch of 0.6500. Put the stop loss 1 pip above the local swing […]
Four Main Economic Drivers Sputtering: Saxo Bank Charts
Here’s a collection of charts from Saxo Bank’s CIO and Chief Economists Steen Jakobsen. Global Growth Sputtering Steen gives four reasons global growth is sputtering. Her are some of his charts. Federal Tax Collections Speculative Positioning Sputtering Growth Inflation Coming? Stock Market Breadth Apple Too Successful […]
What The Market’s Plunge Protection Team Looks Like
On August 22, I wrote a blog called “Can the Market Live on Canned Rations?” In it I wondered about the threat of the transportation sector: “Transportation IYT, made a new all-time high, but closed beneath 206.90 and the older ATH (all-time high) at 206.73.”I went on to say, that “Transportation can either blast off from yesterday’s […]
