Silver, Platinum And Palladium As Investments – Research Shows Diversification Benefits
– Silver, platinum and palladium see increased role as investment vehicles – Increase in academic output on the white precious metals is in line with this – Silver and particularly gold are safe haven assets – Silver was a safe haven at times during which gold failed to be – Platinum and palladium less so but […]
3 Ways To Identify The Best Day Trading Stocks
Day trading is all about getting in, making your profit and getting out as quickly and smoothly as possible. Ideally you are looking to identify two upcoming inflection points, open a position at one and then close the position at the other. To accomplish this you need to identify stocks that will be moving enough […]
5 Energy Stocks To Ride The Sector’s Earnings Improvement
With a market-thumping 24% return, ‘Energy’ was the top performing S&P sector in 2016. The incredible gains of last year stoked high expectations going into 2017. Let’s take a look at how oil and gas prices behaved during the first three months of this year. Q1 Report Card: Prices Move Lower but Recover from Year-Ago […]
The Chinese Are Less Eager For Copper And Silver
It looks like the Chinese pressure on hoarding some metals is dissipating. Look at copper: Source: Simple Digressions The blue circles indicate periods of decreasing copper stocks at the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SFE). Note that during these periods the prices of copper go down or level off. As the chart shows, since middle March the […]
French Elections And Gold
In the previous edition of the Market Overview, we analyzed the potential impact of the European elections on the gold market. As the Dutch elections are behind us, let’s see how the Wilders’ defeat affected the markets and the political outlook for France, where people will vote for the president on April 23. Investors reacted positively […]
Morning Call For Friday, April 21
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Jun E-mini S&Ps (ESM17 +0.12%) this morning are up +0.06% as better-than-expected quarterly earnings results from Honeywell and GE gives the overall market a boost. European stocks are little changed, down -0.06%, as the markets await Sunday’s first round of presidential elections in France that are too close to call. Losses in European […]
Markets Enter Consolidative Mode Ahead Of Weekend
Neither the terrorist attack in Paris nor the strong eurozone flash PMI has managed to shake investors. Judging from the social media, many suspect that the terrorist attack plays into Le Pen’s hands, but investors do not seem particularly concerned. The French interest rate premium over Germany has narrowed, and gold is flat. UK retail sales fell sharply, yet sterling is holding […]
Sensex Finishes Flat; HDFC Bank Surges 2.4% On Firm Q4 Results
After a positive opening, Indian share markets witnessed selling pressure in the afternoon session to close marginally below the dotted line due to selling in FMCG stocks, healthcare stocks and metal stocks despite firm global cues. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 57 points, while the NSE Nifty finished down 17 points. Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Mid Cap and the S&P BSE Small Cap finished up […]
World Economic Growth Is Expected To Rise From 3.1 Percent In 2016 To 3.5 Percent In 2017
from the International Monetary Fund Global economic activity is picking up with a long-awaited cyclical recovery in investment, manufacturing, and trade. World growth is expected to rise from 3.1 percent in 2016 to 3.5 percent in 2017 and 3.6 percent in 2018, slightly above the October 2016 World Economic Outlook (WEO) forecast. Stronger activity and […]
Weekend Reading: Trump Trade Runs Into Trouble
On Tuesday, I discussed the issuance of the “weekly sell” signal and the implications for the markets over the intermediate term. However, I also stated the markets could well have a reflexive, oversold, bounce in the short-term with two potential outcomes. To wit: By the time weekly signals are issued on an intermediate-term basis, the market is generally oversold, with […]
