Growth ETFs At The Heart Of The Market Rally
Economic and political woes are swarming world over. Yet the U.S. stock market continues to enjoy the longest bull run since the 1940s. Both the S&P 500 (SPY) and Dow Jones (DIA) touched new highs yet again in the Monday trading session while the Nasdaq Composite index (QQQ) and the small cap Russell 2000 index […]
E Out Of The Ivory Tower – Why Stock Prices Are What They Are, Part 3
<< Read Part 1:Why Stock Prices Are What They Are <<Read Part 2: From Dividends To EPS – Why Stock Prices Are What They Are This is the third installment in a series that explains why stocks are priced as they are (or for those who prefer a more precise view, why supply and demand trends […]
Vestas Has The Wind At Its Back
The once-respected stock of the global leader in wind turbines fell 96% from its peak in 2008 to its nadir in 2012. An almost-comedic series of managerial errors felled the stock. Foremost among these was launching a dramatic expansion plan in the midst of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, which caused many governments to […]
Breakouts Or Fakeouts?
Conviction Drives Pricing When the conviction to own stocks is higher than the conviction to sell stocks, markets tend to rise. Therefore, we can learn something in any market by focusing on the fact that all trades have a buyer and a seller. A Bullish Triangle For The Bulls The S&P 500 recently broke above […]
ABCs Of The AIIB
The 57 founding members of the China-sponsored Asian Investment Bank will meet on May 20 in Singapore. Many countries rushed to join the new development bank before the March 31 deadline even though key rules had not been decided. Even the size of the new institution had not it officially set. Chinese initiatives often meet several […]
Analysts Remain Positive On Yum! Brands On China Spin-Off Speculation
Rumors have been circulating for a while that KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell owner Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) will spin off its China division as it is still recovering from an expired meat scandal which took place in August of last year. After attending a YUM investor conference in China last week, J.P Morgan analyst John […]
An Update On Energy Sector: Resistance Ahead?
On March 16,2015 I created a post where we looked at the potential support zone in the Energy sector etf (XLE) using prior supply-demand patterns. Click here to view post. At that point XLE was trading around $75, over the next couple months the Energy sector continued to rally and got as high as $83.66, some 11.50% […]
Now Is The Time To Own The Oil & Gas Leaders: Keith Schaefer
U.S. shale oil producers have responded to the oil price collapse so quickly, and with such discipline, that they’ve shown they are able to turn production on and off as if with a light switch. As Keith Schaefer tells The Energy Report, that means it’s time to be nimble, and to keep small positions until oil finds […]
Another Perspective On Today’s Strong Housing Numbers
Following today’s better than expected housing numbers (See Housing Starts and Permits Surge Most in Seven Years) Doug Short at Advisor Perspectives pinged me with these comments. Mish – I started tracking these for the first time today – complete historical data. These are two of the noisiest series of all time. Take a look at […]
History Shows A Gold Bull Market Is Fast Approaching
Yearning for sunnier skies for your gold investments? How’s this sound… Gold in a decisive bull market, with the price steadily rising Silver soaring and outpacing gold’s gains Gold stocks rocking, erasing underwater positions and racking up the profits That’s not pie in the sky wishful thinking—it accurately describes the next stage of the gold […]
