South Korea Launches Unprecedented Investigation Into Cryptocurrency Exchange Accounts
As anyone who follows the cryptospace knows, South Korea is in many ways on the front lines both in terms of trading and in terms of regulatory pushback. Last month, Bloomberg ran a piece called “A Bitcoin Frenzy Like No Other Is Gripping South Korea,” which detailed some of the reasons why Koreans seem so […]
Global Stock Markets Start Year Strong; Follow-through In Week 2?
Talking Points: S&P 500 off to strong start, could use a breather to work off overbought conditions; dips viewed as potential buying opportunities. DAX rallied sharply last week after initial weakness, looking to challenge record highs soon; a couple of key events on the docket, political concerns FTSE is solid as long as it continues to stay above 7550/600, […]
Key Ratios – Emerging Megatrends 2018
In 2017, commodity prices slumped to a 50-year low compared to US stocks. Over the last 100 years, that low ratio happened only twice. And as we begin 2018, the SPY continues to increase in value. Do commodities love a crisis? War, financial meltdowns, environmental disasters, coups – these are the top reasons commodities rally […]
Why Global Stock Markets Will Outperform U.S. Stocks In 2018 And Beyond
InvestingHaven’s research team is on record with this 2018 stock market forecast: global stock markets will (largely) outperform U.S. stocks in 2018 and beyond. This is not only confirmed by the Emerging Markets New Major Bull Market 2018 Confirmation but also by the indicator which is shown on the chart below. The indicator which is the basis […]
Forex Strength And Comparison Week 2 / 2018
In the Currency Strength table, the NZD was the strongest currency while the JPY was the weakest. There were some significant changes last week with the NZD gaining 4 points while the EUR, GBP, AUD and CAD lost 1 point. On a week to week basis the NZD, AUD and to a lesser extent the CAD […]
Market Meltup
After taking a pause the last nine days of 2017, which almost pushed our risk gauges to the point of exiting stocks, a monster rally emerged to start off the year with the Dow Jones Industrials jumping over 2% and the Nasdaq 100 over 3% in the first week of trading. The laggard is small […]
Bitcoin Miners Migrate From China To Canada As PBOC Begins Crackdown
Bitcoin rang in the year with a Peter Thiel-inspired ramp following reports that the People’s Bank of China is preparing to crack down on bitcoin miners. In fact, Reuters reported that the PBOC had held a meeting about regulating bitcoin mining power use, an increasingly sensitive topic now that global bitcoin energy consumption is greater […]
Accommodative Officials And Synchronized Upturn Drive Markets
The investment climate is being shaped by two powerful forces. First, is the very accommodative policy stance. This includes the United States, where despite delivering the fifth rate hike in the cycle, adjusted by headline CPI, remains negative. The balance sheet has begun being reduced, financial conditions in the US are easier now than a year […]
Market Numbers Through 2017…Not As Impressive As You Might Think
No one would deny that 2017 was a banner year for the markets…at year end, all the equity indices were close to their all time highs. Even the WSMSI (Working Capital Model Select Income Index) had a capital growth number approaching 12%. But, let’s step around Wall Street’s promotional pennants, and look at the numbers […]
