Oil Market Commentary – March 10, 2016

Oil Market Commentary – March 10, 2016

We look to be basing right now for a higher move in the oil market into summer. We are headed for another higher week for oil prices, and the uptrend continues.  Video Length: 00:11:00
THLCredit Reports Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results And Declares A Dividend Of $0.34 Per Share

THLCredit Reports Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results And Declares A Dividend Of $0.34 Per Share

BOSTON, March 10, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — THL Credit, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCRD) (“THL Credit”), a direct lender to lower middle market companies, today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2015.Additionally, THL Credit announced that its Board of Directors has declared a first fiscal quarter 2016 dividend of $0.34 per share payable […]
S&P 500 Snapshot: A Couple Of Headfakes Before A Flat Finish

S&P 500 Snapshot: A Couple Of Headfakes Before A Flat Finish

Yesterday we highlighted a tightening pattern in the trading range over the past few sessions, and posed the question: Will tomorrow see a breakout or breakdown? The early trade suggested a breakout, thanks (it initially seemed) to ECB President Draghi’s latest stimulus move. The S&P 500 surged to its 0.80% intraday high shortly after the […]
Market Talk – March 10th, 2016

Market Talk – March 10th, 2016

The surprise rate cut by the New Zealand Central Bank earlier this morning spooked a few markets especially ahead of the ECB later in the day. The Nikkei liked the news which resulted in a +1.3% rally but that has been reversed after the wests reaction to the ECB this evening. In late US trading […]
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts – Wide-Ranging And Wobbly

SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts – Wide-Ranging And Wobbly

The markets seem to be trading with the same kind of edginess as if they were playing Russian roulette. Have a pleasant evening.
Valuations Hover Just Below Normal Range

Valuations Hover Just Below Normal Range

We now calculate that 36.86% of the stocks we can assign a valuation are overvalued and 11.05% of those stocks are overvalued by 20% or more. These numbers have recovered a bit along with the market rally since the earlier “unpleasantness” of 2016. We are now showing stocks that have recovered in value, are less […]
How This New “Fear Gauge” Could Fix The VIX

How This New “Fear Gauge” Could Fix The VIX

Volatility has gripped the markets for much of 2016, with wild up-and-down swings roiling markets and giving way to fear (and near-panic) among investors. If you follow the stock market, you know what the VIX is. It’s the volatility index. It’s also known as the “fear index” or “fear gauge” because increased volatility is almost […]
The Four Technicals You Need To Watch For On Oil (USO)

The Four Technicals You Need To Watch For On Oil (USO)

Check out the chart below to see what I am watching on the USO play. Some good developments unfolding for the bulls, but still remains on shaky ground until it can prove itself.  Here’s the technical analysis on USO:
Hedge Fund Chief Warren Irwin’s Blockbuster Uranium Call And His Best Metal And Oil Plays

Hedge Fund Chief Warren Irwin’s Blockbuster Uranium Call And His Best Metal And Oil Plays

TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. The event-driven hedge fund Rosseau LP has beat its benchmark by over 50% since inception in 1998, and its founder and CIO Warren Irwin says it does so by going deep, looking at […]
Draghi’s Deadly Derangement

Draghi’s Deadly Derangement

Yes, the man is totally deranged, and so is the entire eurozone policy apparatus. Like much of officialdom elsewhere in the world, the ECB is attempting to fight low growth and low inflation with monetary nitroglycerin. It’s only a matter of time before they blow the whole financial works sky high. Low real GDP growth in […]