Update On The US Dollar Index From A Geometric Perspective
Short-Term/Daily: Dollar should move higher off solid geometric support Intermediate-Term/Weekly: Watch for possible bullish reversal around current geometric support. Upside target of 97.874 following bullish confirmation. SHORT-TERM VIEW: The dollar recently broke out of circular daily resistance, but is now getting geometrically cornered: Dollar must break descending trendline resistance to signal a move higher […]
5 Growth Funds To Buy On Highest GDP Growth Since 2014
The U.S. economy expanded at a better pace in the third quarter of this year than was earlier estimated, leading to the best quarterly GDP growth in the last three years. In its second estimate, the Department of Commerce upwardly revised economic growth for the third quarter. The report highlighted moderate growth in consumer spending, […]
The Long-Term Risks Of Not Owning Cryptocurrency
The risk of owning cryptocurrency is pretty simple. You could lose money… but that’s a risk that comes with ANY investment. Every sane crypto investor understands this going in. But what about the risks of NOT owning cryptocurrencies? Those are very real too… What if bitcoin ownership goes from less than 1% to 10%? How […]
VIX Elephant Poised To Lose $20 Million Escapes With $2 Million Loss
A VIX spiked today enabled a trader known as the “50 Cent Elephant” to escape his VIX bet with minimal losses. The VIX, a measure of S&P volatility usually drops when the market rises. Yesterday, despite a huge rally on news that the Senate had reached agreement on a tax bill, the VIX spiked. Today, […]
S&P 500 Intrinsic Value Index Update – Friday, Dec. 1
This indicator, taken with the CAB has been perfection since “Davidson” first introduced us to the Index in early 2009. Regarding today’s warning by Goldman “Davidson says” So many misperceptions on valuation analysis, where could one possibly begin? I see the Shiller C.A.P.E. P/E as part of the mix which is what is likely driving […]
A Perspective On Secular Bull And Bear Markets – Friday, Dec. 1
Was the March 2009 low the end of a secular bear market and the beginning of a secular bull? At this point, over eight years later, the S&P 500 has set a series of inflation-adjusted record highs based on monthly averages of daily closes. Let’s examine the past to broaden our understanding of the range […]
November 2017; ECRI’s WLI Growth Index Rate Unchanged
ECRI’s WLI Growth Index which forecasts economic growth six months forward remains in expansion. This is compared to RecessionAlerts similar weekly leading index. Analyst Opinion of the trends of the weekly leading indices Both ECRI’s and RecessionAlerts indices are indicating modest growth six months from today. Current ECRI WLI Level and Growth Index: Here is […]
Emerging Markets: What Changed – Friday, December 1
(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) Bank of Korea hiked rates by 25 bp to 1.50%, the first hike in six years. Egypt central bank lifted the last remaining currency controls. S&P cut South Africa’s foreign currency rating one notch to BB with stable outlook. Turkey President Erdogan was implicated in an alleged plot to […]
5 Of The Most Efficient Stocks To Boost Your Portfolio
Companies with favorable efficiency levels are likely to be on investors’ radar irrespective of market conditions. This is because a company with a favorable efficiency level is expected to provide impressive returns as it is believed to be positively correlated with its price performance. Key Ratios to Identify Efficiency Sometimes it becomes difficult to measure […]
What Gives Cryptocurrencies Their Value
The value of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, just like any other kind of money, comes fundamentally from what you can do with it. As a follow up to What Backs Bitcoin, I want to dig into that value. The idea, which comes from Austrian economist Carl Menger, is that just as a shovel’s value comes from its […]
