RIA Chart Book: Q4-2017’s Most Important Charts
In Q3 of last year, Michael Lebowitz and I decided that each quarter we would produce a “chartbook” of the “most important charts” from the last quarter for you to review. In addition to the graphs, we provide a short excerpt from the article as well as the links to the original articles for further clarification and context if needed. […]
Stocks To Trade: MU PRU MAR
Take a look at these three trading ideas to prep you for Monday’s trading session. Long Micron Technology (MU) Long Prudential Financial (PRU) Short Marriott Int’l (MAR)
Emerging Markets Stocks Lead Markets Higher In 2018’s First Week
Equities in emerging markets posted the strongest return for the major asset classes in 2018’s first week of trading, based on a set of exchange-traded products. The losers for the year-to-date performance so far are limited to US bonds and US real estate investment trusts (REITs). Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets (VWO) led the field higher […]
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. Is Ailing
Kindred Healthcare, Inc (KND), a healthcare services company in the long-term care facilities industry, suddenly cut its dividend last year so we look at how that may play out for 2018. KND, through its subsidiaries, operates hospitals, nursing centers, and contract rehabilitation services businesses across the United States. It is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. I use three […]
USD/CAD: Jobs Report Enough For BoC To Hike This Month – CIBC
The Canadian dollar enjoyed a superb jobs report: back to back gains of around 79K. What are the implications for the loonie? Here is the view from CIBC: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: CIBC Research discusses the reaction to today’s Canadian jobs report for the month of December. The books closed on a phenomenal year […]
Dollar Posts Modest Uptick To Start The New Week
The US dollar is enjoying modest but broad-based gains after trading firmly at the end of last week despite the slightly disappointing jobs report. The dollar’s upticks are understood to be corrective in nature. The Canadian dollar appears to be protected by the increased prospects of a rate hike next week after its stellar employment report. […]
The Return Of Volatility Is The Key Market Risk For 2018
We are living in a strange world. As in 2007 through 2008, financial news continues to be euphoric, yet the general news is increasingly gloomy. As Nobel Prizewinner Richard Thaler, has warned, “We seem to be living in the riskiest moment of our lives, and yet the stock market seems to be napping.” Both views can’t […]
Why For Stock Markets Bulls, Monday Could Be “The Most Important Day”
The holiday-shortened first week of 2018 was the best start to a year for Nasdaq since 2004 with all major indices up every trading day of the year so far. Between the last week of December and the first week in January, Bloomberg reports that the S&P 500 has reversed direction every year since 2011. […]
Global Macro: Valuable For Institutional Portfolios
The Mekata Investment Group has published a white paper on global macro hedge funds, contending that a position in such a fund is a valuable defensive tool for an institution. Global Macros are valuable because they perform best during turbulent or volatile markets, which is when defense is most needed, when “traditional assets” are likely […]
ETF Flyover
I am composing over flyover country, hence the title. Anyway, to wrap the weekend up, I thought we could look at a few ETFs. First off, here’s the Dow (DIA) diamonds. As the inset shows, decade-long trendlines have been pushed aside. We’re in la-la land now, folks; the undiscovered country. Call it what you like, […]
