USD/JPY Outlook Clouded With Mixed Signals Ahead Of FOMC Minutes
Fundamental Forecast for Japanese Yen: Bearish USD/JPY appears to be on its way to test the July-high (114.50) as it clears the monthly opening range following the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report, but the near-term outlook remains clouded with mixed signals as the rebound from the 2017-low (107.32) appears to be losing momentum. Even though U.S. […]
Why A New Form Of ‘Nationalization’ Will Occur
The extended period of Quantitative Easing (QE) and ZIRP have now left the major global central bankers in an untenable position because of the era of unlimited leverage which it has fostered. According to the Bank for International Settlements, central banks’ combined asset holdings in the major advanced economies (the US, the Eurozone, and Japan) […]
Breakout – Value Line Geometric Index
The Value Line Geometric Index ($XVG) is an equal weighting of all the stocks on the NYSE. It has been consolidating sideways for almost 20 years. In the last several months it has broken out to the upside. This suggests a powerful and sustained move higher in the stock markets is likely to take place, […]
Weekly Sentiment Survey: Bond Bears And Equity Bulls
This article reviews the data from the latest weekly sentiment survey we conduct over on Twitter. The survey measures respondents’ equity and bond positioning/view – differentiating between whether the view is bullish or bearish for technical or fundamental reasoning. The latest results were more or less in line with that of last week’s and the main takeaway in that […]
The Great Disconnect: 5 Reasons Why Volatility Is Detached From ‘Chaotic Uncertainty’
Listen: we live an uncertain world. And part of that uncertainty is directly attributable to the increasingly cartoonish cast of the characters upon whose dispositions our fate depends. We gave you a brief overview of what we’ve called “The Austin Powers World” earlier on Sunday. In short, the geopolitical scene is a fusion of a James […]
Trading Support And Resistance – Oct. 8
This week we’ll begin with our monthly and weekly forecasts of the currency pairs worth watching. The first part of our forecast is based upon our research of the past 16 years of Forex prices, which show that the following methodologies have all produced profitable results: Trading the two currencies that are trending the most strongly over the […]
Bitcoin Surges Back Above $4600 For The First Time In A Month
Bitcoin continues to march back towards its record highs, breaking back above $4600 for the first time since September 8. So what will it take for the digital currency to get back to record highs above $5000 and beyond? Forbes’ Panos Mourdoukoutas offers several possible catalysts… The return of buzz, which will bring buyers back to the […]
Here’s What’s Has Happened In The HCV Space Lately
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that primarily affects the liver. Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD – Free Report) markets blockbuster HCV drugs, Sovaldi and Harvoni, while other well-known names in this market are AbbVie Inc.’s (ABBV – Free Report) Viekira Pak, Bristol-Myers’ (BMY – Free Report) Daklinza and Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ – Free Report) Olysio. […]
All In Or All Out?
I love this line from a recent John Bogle interview: “One thing that I strongly urge: Don’t ever, ever, ever if you’re an investor think of being out of the market or in the market,” Bogle is discussing the “fully valued” nature of today’s stock markets and advocating slight changes to one’s allocations. He says it’s […]
E Market Briefing For Monday, Oct. 9
Projecting the path of this weekend’s hurricane (Nate) is more accurate than the old explorer routes; and probably more precise than gauging direction a fairly exhausted stock market advance will take over the very near future. In my view this past week was one of lower-volume thrusts to new high levels; a form of exhaustion; […]
