Stocks That Bill Gates Has Been Buying Recently
Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft (MSFT), is the wealthiest man in the world, although Amazon’s (AMZN) Jeff Bezos has been gaining on him recently. You may or may not be aware, but Bill Gates has his own hedge fund, called Cascade Investments. By looking at some of the recent trades of this billionaire, you […]
Will Anybody Step Up And Buy Whole Foods Market?
Activist hedge fund Jana Partners has amassed an 8% stake in Whole Foods Market (WFM) and is urging them to work harder harnessing strategies to maximize operational efficiencies and also test the waters in terms of possible takeover interest. I have been a fan of the company for a long time, and of the stock ever since […]
Central Bank Hubris Bubbles To The Surface
Albert Edwards at Society General commented today on Central Bank Hubris, deflation, and the flattening of the US yield curve. Here are some email snips. How’s this for Grade 1 central bank hubris? Peter Praet, the ECB’s chief economist said in a recent interview that, “Since the crisis, we have had serious concerns about deflationary risks […]
India Stock Market About To Test Bull Market Breakout
The stock market in India is our favorite market, and we expressed that many times in the last 18 months. Our India stock market outlook for 2017 is coming to pass. Recently, we made another bullish call on the Indian stock market right at a time it was ready to challenge all-time highs. Things evolved faster than we anticipated, as the India […]
CRH Medical Corporation – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to CRH Medical (CRHM). I found the medical products company by using Barchart to sort today’s Top Stocks to Own list first by the highest Weighted Alpha then again by technical buy signals of 80% or more. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/4 the stock gained 54.83%. CRH Medical Corporation offers products […]
A Spike In The VIX
The general market finally followed its own leading breadth indicators lower today. This chart confirms that the downside of the medium-term trend is underway. Here is a look at the dates that show the turn-up and down for the cycle. Here is a look at the short-term. A new downtrend started yesterday, and it looks […]
Shopify, Inc. Should Be Added To Your Growth Stock Shopping List
Written by SmallCapPower.com Shopify, Inc. (NYSE/TSX: SHOP) has been making new highs since its IPO in May 2015, rallying 140%+ in the past year alone. Is this just the tip of the iceberg? Does Shopify have more room to run? To answer these questions this article explores the near-term catalysts in Shopify’s horizon as it scales to […]
Is The US Stock Market Topping?
Here is the chart of the week: source: stockcharts.com The chart shows the 30-year treasury bond price to S&P 500 ratio. The blue circles show cyclical lows of this ratio. Note that these lows correlate with the tops printed by the US stock market (red circles), represented by the S&P 500 index. The one-million-dollar question is: […]
Long Bond, VIX, & Commodities Show Reflation Trade Is Over
The stock market had another small drawdown on Wednesday as it is down about 2.5% from its all-time high. The last 5% decline was in June 2016 which is about ten months ago. The minimal size of the stock market correction is remarkable when you look at in the context of other markets. As I […]
