Back To Fundamentals & Funding?
With stocks up and treasuries down, there were a couple of interesting contrary trades today in my view. For one, oil prices at the front end of the futures curve did not participate and have been down since the last FOMC non-decision. That may suggest funding and financing, as the overall curve steepened slightly where […]
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts – ‘The Mother Of All Short Squeezes’
“I think that what we need to do is pretty clear. If one views the current version of the Democratic establishment as a different kind of evil rather than the lesser of two evils, one has to withhold support and votes regardless of the consequences. For me, it will start by not voting for Hillary. Then perhaps it would […]
4 Strong Dividend Stocks Surging In 2016
In the words of the chief investment officer of investment advisor firm Richard Bernstein Advisors, “People are paying a lot to get the dividend” and “To think it’s safe is naive.” Intriguing and cautionary at the same time, it again shifts the focus to the ever-enticing concept of dividend investment. In recent times, stock markets […]
Bonds, Bullion, & Black Gold Bidless But Stock-Bounce Sticks
“Just one more wafer-thin mint of monetary-easing?” Before we start, a reminder… This was the greatest quarterly comeback in the history of stocks… Because fundamentals… So with that said, stocks remain the big winner post-Yellen as all the gains for bonds, bullion, and black gold are erased… Because all that matters is a green close […]
Deflation Welcome! Lower Third Of Population Goes Deeper In Debt, Cannot Afford Any Price Increases
A new PEW study on Household Incomes and Expenditures goes a long ways towards explaining why economists who expected a big jump in consumer spending based on falling gasoline prices were dead wrong. The study shows that although expenditures recovered from the downturn, income did not. Also, low-income families spent a far greater share of their income […]
Closer To The Shovel-Ready Resurrection
Household spending in February 2016 in Japan rose year-over-year for the first time in six months. That was the sum total of any good economic news for the monetary-stricken economy, and it doesn’t really survive closer inspection. The rise in spending was due largely to “other” activities you don’t associate with strong economic rebounds. The […]
Market Talk – March 30, 2016
Asia followed the bullish tone provided by the Federal Reserve with a gap higher opening of around 1%. Mainland China and Hang Seng managed to build upon this enthusiasm eventually closing up almost 2.5% each. The same could not be said of Japan when the Nikkei had problems holding the 17k psychological level. Tomorrow being […]
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts – VIX At Year Lows – April Fools On Friday
Smells like the end of quarter is drawing closer. Let us spare no effort to mark up those fees and bonuses, as fleeting as the moment may prove to be. Lets see how stocks do tomorrow ahead of the Payrolls report, and the dawn of the second quarter and April Fool’s Day. Have a pleasant […]
LM Funding Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2015 Results
TAMPA, Fla., March 30, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — LM Funding America, Inc. (NASDAQ:LMFA) (NASDAQ:LMFAW), a specialty finance company offering unique funding solutions to community associations, reported results for the three months and full year ended December 31, 2015. Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights Revenue totaled $1.77 million versus $1.82 million in Q4 2014 Cash flow from operations was […]
3 Biotech Stocks That Make The Grade For Investors
The happening but highly volatile biotech sector has been under immense pressure since the end of last year. Stressed balance sheets, growing political pressure on drug prices, and other broad-based factors had an impact on this sector, cutting short its phenomenal run. But if we are to believe Alex Berenson who said “If only the human […]
