Cats And Dogs Enter The Brexit Picture, Literally: Turmoil At Odds With Reality
The EU’s top Brexit negotiator, Michael Barnier, hit a record high in negotiation silliness, telling a French newspaper “dogs and cats” would be affected by the Brexit vote. Barnier is hoping to force Theresa May into upping her divorce settlement offer. Passports for Dogs and Cats Cancelled Barnier warns that unless there is a Brexit […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – The Great Complacency
Stocks were largely unchanged today, as the lack of news left investors spinning around last week’s levels, trying to squeeze a little coin out of the markets. Gold and silver managed to make a little headroom, although they are still lower after the big ‘Dr. Evil’ smackdown last week in which a large volume of […]
General Collapse
I must say, I’m quite proud and pleased with this May 2017 Slope Plus post I did about shorting General Electric. Here’s one of the charts I showed at the time: And this longer-term view….. Here’s what has happened since the post (tinted area) If only the ENTIRE MARKET could likely recognize reality.
SolarEdge Technologies – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG). I found the inverter producer by using Barchart to sort today’s Top Stocks to Own list first by the highest Weighted Alpha, then I used the Flipchart feature to check the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy in 9/27 the stock gained 27.78%. SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. […]
Two-Thirds Of The Top Primary Silver Miners Suffered Production Declines In 2017
It has been a rough year for many primary silver miners as two-thirds have suffered declines in production. Also, many high ranking silver producing countries are also experiencing a pronounced reduction in their domestic silver mine supply. According to the data put out by World Metal Statistics, Chile’s silver production is down 20% in the […]
October 2017 Consumer Expectations About Financial Situations Remain Elevated, While Expectations About Government Debt Growth Climb
from the New York Fed The New York Fed’s Center for Microeconomic Data today released the October 2017 Survey of Consumer Expectations which shows persistent optimism about consumers’ year-ahead financial situations. The Survey also shows that consumers’ expectations of year-ahead growth in government debt increased again for the third consecutive month. While inflation expectations were relatively stable, year-ahead expectations […]
Bullish Watch List For This Resilient Bull Market
Just another buy-the-dip kind of day in the stock market. Typical Monday with price action sitting just a smidgen above break-even. Last week’s sell-off is quickly becoming a distant memory, and after the first down week in more than 2 months for the S&P 500, the bulls are looking to put an immediate stop to […]
GE Bloodbath Continues Following Largest Dividend Cut Outside Of Financial Crisis
Rumors of a dividend cut at GE have been swirling all year. Today, we had an announcement that GE would cut its dividend for only the second time since the great depression. GE also announced it was shedding assets. The announcement was not priced in. Shares dipped another eight percent. The New York Times reports G.E. […]
Rough Year For Dogs And Dividends
There are now less than 50 calendar days left in 2017, and below is an updated look at how the “Dogs of the Dow” strategy has been performing so far this year. The “Dogs of the Dow” strategy says to simply buy the 10 highest yielding stocks in the Dow at the start of each […]
