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Some Economics Of World War I
What we now call World War I was known at the time, and for several decades afterward, simply as the “Great War.” It wasn’t until the arrival of World War II that World War I was re-christened. The Great War ended 100 years ago on November 11, 1918. Stephen Broadberry and Mark Harrison have edited […]
Crude Oil Weekly Technical Outlook – WTI Plunges To Fresh Yearly Lows
In this series, we scale-back and take a look at the broader technical picture to gain a bit more perspective on where we are in trend. Oil prices have continued to plummet with crude attempting its sixth consecutive weekly decline into a critical support confluence at the yearly lows. Here are the key targets & invalidation levels that […]
Weekly Gasoline Price Update: WTIC Down Sixth Consecutive Week
It’s time again for our weekly gasoline update based on data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The price of Regular and Premium are down seven and six cents each, respectively, from last week. According to GasBuddy.com, Hawaii has the highest average price for Regular at $3.83 and Oklahoma has the cheapest at $2.29. The WTIC […]
Agriculture Market Report – Tuesday, Nov. 13
In the end-of-the-day market video, Ira reviews the day’s trading in the agriculture markets. Running length 00:09:13
Focus On The Financials
What’s in store for Financials and the XLF for this week? In tonight’s video, Corey discusses the key support level and targets for short-term trades in both the XLF with the SP 500 and selected leading financial companies including Goldman Sachs (GS), JP Morgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS), Microsoft (MSFT) and others. (Video length 00:08:36)
Why Bonds Are Going Nowhere
As we watch Jay Powell’s case dissipate on NYMEX WTI right before our very eyes, we can count on his ideology to try to make it for him in the absence of actual data. Economists will not budge no matter how much stacks against them; nor how many times we have to repeat this very […]
In Search Of Kind Of Close
The benefits of a simple portfolio. Barry Ritholtz had a great post on Friday titled Why You Should Stick With Buy And Hold. If you buy and hold on no matter what, save for rebalancing and changing your asset allocation based on life events, and you have an adequate savings rate then you have a very […]
Do Not Overtrade This Market Carelessly
Need I say more? Today was a prime example. Market opens higher on a level of optimism about talks with China, although no real substance to that optimism exists. It continues to trade higher right into resistance. Semiconductors SMH had to clear and hold over 94.00, (high was 94.48. Transportation IYT had to clear and […]
Trading Volatility Through Market Downturns With A Long-Term Thesis
A discussion on trading volatility, the current state of the global markets and the possible year-end outlook. Video Length: 00:30:02
NZD/USD Correction Still In Play Amid Hope For U.S.-China Trade Deal
NZD/USD pares the decline following the Federal Reserve meeting amid renewed hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, and recent price action raises the risk for a larger correction as the exchange rate snaps the series of lower highs & lows carried over from the previous week. NZD/USD CORRECTION STILL IN PLAY AMID HOPE FOR U.S.-CHINA TRADE DEAL Comments […]
