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Gold Prices May Turn Lower, Crude Oil At Risk Of Deeper Losses
Gold prices edged higher as a stalling US Dollar allowed the metal space to capitalize on falling bond yields amid aggressive risk aversion. Lower lending rates are a standby lifeline for non-interest-bearing and inflation-hedge assets. The Greenback’s standstill seemed to reflect the dampening effect of a steep drop against the perennially anti-risk Yen on its own haven appeal. Sentiment-sensitive crude […]
U.S. Shale Oil Industry: Catastrophic Failure Ahead
While the U.S. Shale Industry produces a record amount of oil, it continues to be plagued by massive oil decline rates and debt. Moreover, even as the companies brag about lowering the break-even cost to produce shale oil, the industry still spends more than it makes. When we add up all the negative factors weighing down […]
Areas Of Tech That Analysts Are Cautious On This Season
This week we are joined by Rob Defrancesco, founder and managing editor for Tech-Stock Prospector and Sean Udall, CIO at Quantum Trading Strategies. We discuss the general sentiment around tech heading into Q3 earnings reports, and let’s just say it’s not as upbeat as it has been, but certain areas of cloud computing, semiconductors and […]
Indian Indices Open On A Positive Note; Sensex Up Over 250 Points
Asian shares are trading on a positive note today. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.5%, while the Hang Seng is up 0.9%. The Shanghai Composite is trading up by 1.5%. Back home, India share markets opened the day on a positive note. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 253 points (up 0.8%) while the NSE Nifty is trading up by 83 points (up 0.8%). The BSE […]
Gold & Gold Stocks Rally & Uranium
In this video we look at upside targets for Gold and the gold stocks as well as the fundamental catalyst for the sector. We also opine on the reversal in uranium stocks. Video Length: 00:13:08
The Last Holdout
True to form, whoever holds the government it is for them the best economy ever. It doesn’t matter political parties or otherwise affiliations. The rhetoric has become so unhinged that in the US former President Obama is trying to take credit for current President Trump’s economic “miracle” – that doesn’t actually exist. In India, the Modi […]
Today’s Pick: Timken
This week I’m seeking a prestigious and long-term dividend paying stock from the industrials business sector. That industrials sector includes twenty-three industries all related to designing, fabricating and servicing stuff we know, want and use. The industrials industries range from aerospace and defense to waste management with all the transportation, business services, and equipment required […]
E Housing Construction In Canada Is Slowing
“The national trend in housing starts stood at a 19-month low in September, following declines in four of the last five months. The slowdown in the pace of new residential construction activity in recent months is a result of both lower single-detached and multi-starts units.” (CMHC, Housing Observer, October 9, 2018) Canadian housing starts fell […]
Margin Debt And The Markets
Note: The NYSE has suspended their NYSE Member Firm margin data as of December 2017. We have replaced our Margin Debt data with FINRA data, which includes data for all firms, not just NYSE member firms. The New York Stock Exchange previously published end-of-month data for margin debt on the NYX data website, including historical data going […]
Housing Consensus Dead Wrong
Before jumping right into housing affordability, it is necessary to consider the affordability of common stocks, investor interest and initial public offerings in the early 1980s through today. Back in 1982, stocks were the most affordable of my lifetime. I can remember pitching Coca-Cola (KO) to investors in 1981-1982 at six-times earnings with a 5% […]
