3 Underfollowed Stocks With Solid Potential
What can be more lucrative than buying a quality stock during a pullback? Buying a stock that the market doesn’t know is quality yet. That’s the idea behind our “Underfollowed Gems” premium screen. On average, an S&P stock is covered by 14 analysts. So if a name is only being followed by six or fewer, it hasn’t […]
The US Dollar Has Slightly Weakened
The majors continue to show a variety of trends. Yesterday, the US dollar fell slightly against the leading currencies. The dollar index (#DX) closed the trading session in the negative zone (-0.12%). The negative dynamics of the US government bonds yield put pressure on the US currency. At the same time, the drop was soft […]
RIP – Value Investing
The term “value investing” is one of those words where the more you think about it the weirder it becomes. What is value after all? It seems anything can be value investing, because value is in the eye of the beholder. Security Analysis author Benjamin Graham made the comment in his book Intelligent Investor that […]
Biggest Bubble Ever? 2017 Recapped In 15 Bullet Points
Yesterday we presented readers with one of the most pessimistic, if not outright apocalyptic, 2018 year previews, courtesy of BofA’s chief investment, Michael Hartnett who warned that in addition to the bursting of the bond bubble in the first half of the year, the stock market could see a 1987-like flash crash, potentially followed by a […]
As Cheap As It Is, Singapore Fails To Draw Interest
Four Pillars of GDP: Export-driven economy Singapore’s GDP has been growing at a slow pace of late, 2.4% over the last four quarters. Exports have been the main contributor to GDP growth, but private consumption has created a headwind against overall growth. Cheap PE, high dividend yield Singapore remains relatively cheap, considering its price-to-earnings (PE) […]
Stocks Going Ex Dividend The Fifth Week Of November 2017
Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called ‘Buying Dividends,’ also commonly referred to as ‘Dividend Capture.’ This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only […]
Bi-Weekly Economic Review: A Whirlwind Of Data
The economic data of the last two weeks was generally better than expected, the Citigroup Economic Surprise index near the highs of the year. Still, as I’ve warned repeatedly over the last few years, better than expected should not be confused with good. We go through mini-cycles all the time, the economy ebbing and flowing […]
Treasury Yield Spotlight: How Much Have Yields Risen From 1 Year Ago?
Are U.S. Treasury yields up or down from a year ago? The answer is yes: Both. Reader David asks “Are we in a recession? According to the yield curve we might already be. I’m in Cleveland so it is hard to tell since we’ve been in a recession since about 1998.” Daily Treasury Yields 2013 […]
USD/CAD Daily Analysis – Wednesday, November 22
USD/CAD stays above a rising trend line on the 4-hour chart and remains in the short term uptrend from 1.2666. As long as the trend line support holds, the uptrend could be expected to continue and next target would be at 1.2916 previous high. On the downside, a clear break below the trend line could […]
Yellen Worried About Inflation – Will The Dollar Fall?
Fed Chair Janet Yellen may be on her way out, but she still has her say and her words may also reflect the thoughts of her successor Jerome Powell. Speaking in New York, Yellen said that inflation may NOT be transitory. This is yet another gradual change in her approach. Earlier in the year, she did insist […]
