Short The Junior Miners
My stop loss…….34.41. I would normally do a post like this just for my beloved PLUS members, but I’m in a generous mood.
Qualcomm Is Racing Ahead. Its Stock Is Dead In The Water. What Gives?
Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (Google’s parent – GOOG), Facebook (FB), and Amazon (AMZN) are all consumer as well as investor favorites. As consumers, we might respect a product or service and get excited about the company’s stock. When a company supplies the backbone for what other companies do, however, we can’t simply use the […]
“Trump Doesn’t Matter”? European Stocks Slump Most In 8 Months
Again and again we were told that this rally was all about fun-durr-mentals and that anything Trump did was gravy and not priced into markets… so how do you explain the biggest plunge in European stocks since September today… on zero fundamental catalysts? And banks were battered…
Is This Bitcoin’s Fatal Flaw?
Bitcon has been rocketing higher lately, as it gains widespread official approval and more people figure out how to use it. As the first of its kind to emerge, bitcoin has become synonymous with “cryptocurrency”. But lately it’s been joined by a lot of others – which together now account for more than half of […]
The VIX Is Back To Pre-Crisis Lows. Does It Matter?
Written by Sentieo The CBOE Vix Index is a popular measure of the implied volatility of the S&P 500 index options, calculated and published by the Chicago Board Options Exchange. The Sky – Is It Falling? If you watch major business news channels, you may have recently heard that the last time the VIX fell to its current […]
Tell The Alarmists To Calm Down, The Debt Crisis Is Not Coming Back
There were a number of articles about the scary news that debt levels are again above their housing bubble peaks. If you need something to be scared about (really?) I suppose you can worry about this, but if you want to seriously consider the economic impact of this data point, there ain’t much there. There are two big differences […]
String Of Q1 Earnings Beat Fail To Drive Insurance ETFs
After a stellar ride early in 2017, the insurance industry has lost its momentum despite the fact that it tends to flourish with a rise in interest rates. With a Fed rate hike in March and another lift-off expected next month, the stocks are not as strong as they should ideally be. Even robust earnings […]
Hot Options Report For Midday – Wednesday, May 17
Most Active Stock Options For Midday May 17, 2017 Read more: The Options Insider: Your Inside Source For Options Information
Dutch Biotech Firm Argenx SE Set To Dual List
Argenx SE (ARGX) filed an F-1/A with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its upcoming initial public offering in the U.S expected to take place on 5.18. The company intends to sell 3.6 million American depositary shares with a proposed maximum aggregate offer price of $75.2M. The company has 540,000 as an overallotment option for its underwriters. […]
