Why Commodities Could Be On The Verge Of A Massive Surge
After finishing 2016 up 25 percent, commodities are getting another boost from bullish investors. Investment bank Citigroup forecasts commodity prices will increase this year on strengthening demand in China and mounting inflation inspired by President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies. Commodity assets under management globally stood at $391 billion in January, up 50 percent from […]
Chart Of The Day: “Bear” This In Mind If You’re Short
Have you put on your flatteners? That’s a question some folks are asking these days as the odds of a March hike and -dare I speculate – an actual rate hike cycle increase. Now it’s exceedingly possible that you might not be old enough to remember what policy normalization looks like… …but on the off chance you do, […]
Oil Tanks To $51 Handle – One-Month Lows
It seems ever-exuberant energy traders are finally waking up to the reality that the global rebalance is not happening. A record glut of crude and surging production has sent WTI back to a $51 handle this morning (one-month lows) and has weighed on gasoline prices… WTI has broken below its 100-day moving average as the machines ran overnight […]
Gold Investing 101 – Beware Unallocated Gold Accounts With Indebted Bullion Banks And Mints – Part 2
<< Read More: Gold Investing 101 – Beware eBay, Collectibles And “Pure” Gold Coins That Are Gold Plated – Part 1 Investors looking to gold again but gold buyers need to exert caution Royal Mint – a royally expensive way to help the government Unallocated gold – unsecured creditor of a bank? If you cannot hold […]
Will The U.S. Dollar Keep Winning?
See what to make of the recent U.S. dollar strength in this new interview with Jim Martens and Michael Madden. Video Length: 00:05:24
E Best And Worst Mid Cap Stocks – Wednesday, Mar. 8
The best mid cap sector is industrials. The top mid cap industry is semi ICs. The average score for mid cap stocks in our universe is 67.28 and the average score over the past four weeks is 70.21. The typical mid cap stock in our coverage is trading -14.04% below its 52 week high, 5.23% […]
Will Snap Inc. Succeed Or Fall Out Of Investors’ Favor?
Snap Inc. (SNAP), the parent company of social network, Snapchat, was off to a brilliant start on its debut. The company’s IPO was multiple times oversubscribed and shares soared 44% on the first day of trading. However, shares fell nearly 10% yesterday amid reports that the company has come under fire from several institutional investors. […]
US Trade Skews
US trade statistics dramatically improved in January 2017, though questions remain as to interpreting by how much. On the export side, US exports of goods rose 8.7% year-over-year (NSA). While that was the highest growth rate since 2012, there is part symmetry to account for some of it. Exports in the latter half of 2015 […]
Private Investors Enjoy The Spoils In IPO Deals; Public Investors Left Holding The Bag
Written by Ben Carlson …Competition and innovation make it very difficult to know whether or not a company will…[be successful with an IPO as] history shows that the majority of IPOs end up underperforming the overall markets. [As the stats below show,] it seems that private investors enjoy all of the spoils in IPO deals while most […]
Urban Outfitters Tumbles After Q4 Results Miss Estimates
Shares of retailer Urban Outfitters (URBN) are sinking in early trading after the company’s fourth quarter results missed analysts’ consensus estimates. EARNINGS MISS: After the market close on Tuesday, Urban Outfitters reported Q4 earnings per share of 55c and revenue of $1.03B, narrowly missing the consensus of 56c and $1.04B, respectively. Comparable retail segment net […]
