Modeling Economic Success Of Poland And Failure In Russia And Ukraine. The 2015 Model Revision
In 2005, I developed and presented at the Fourth Annual EEFS Conference (Faculty of Economics, University of Coimbra, Portugal 19-22 May 2005) a paper “Modelling the transition from a socialist to capitalist economic system” (Slide Share). An extended and updated version was published in the JAES in 2009. My model predicts the measured evolution of […]
New Answers On DB, GM, Private Equity Stocks, And More
I’ve decided to make this Q&A a regular feature Last week the S&P 500 leaped nearly 2% and the Dow closed above 17000 for the second week in a row. I sent you an alert over the weekend explaining that this is really a bear market rally and we shouldn’t expect these highs to last. […]
Here’s How DSW Can Maintain Its String Of Strong Earnings
Photo Credit: Mike Mozart DSW Inc. (DSW) Consumer Discretionary – Specialty Retail | Reports March 15, Before Market Opens As earnings season winds down, we have a few stragglers who still haven’t reported fourth quarter earnings. Shoe retailer, DSW (DSW) is one of them, as they are scheduled to report fourth quarter earnings tomorrow, before the opening […]
E ADRs Best & Worst Report – March 14, 2016
The best sectors across ADRs are utilities, technology, and services. The top countries are Taiwan, Canada, Chile, South Africa, and Ireland. The average ADR score is 50.05 and that’s higher than the four and eight week average scores of 46.91 and 43.81, respectively. The average ADR in our universe is trading -24.68% below its 52 […]
Peak Oil Price – Saxo Says Downside Risks Dominate Crude Outlook
Crude oil prices “appear to have reached their peak for now,” warns Saxo Group’s Ole Hanson as he explains there are several reasons why. Among the chief concerns putting a damper on Brent prices is an upcoming meeting between OPEC and non-OPEC producers to discuss a potential output freeze, he says. Iran is now saying it will […]
EC Still Bearish, Rally Notwithstanding
[this is the content of our letter to clients today] Discussed in this letter: How market condition rating can be used in allocation shifting 4 Factor allocation shifting indicator with current readings % US broad market stocks in Correction, Bear or Severe Bear condition Relative performance of smaller-cap indexes vs larger-cap indexes as simple breadth indicators […]
Precious Metals Report – March 14, 2016
Ira Epstein leads us through the day’s precious metal highlights. Video Length: 00:07:42
Paragon Tech – Sell Signals
Today in the Barchart Van Meerten Speculative portfolio I placed a sell order for Paragon Tech (OTCPK:PGNT) for negative price momentum. The portfolio contains stocks selling under $10 that have current price momentum. Barchart technical indicators: 48% technical sell signals Trend Spotter sell signal Below its 20 and 50 day moving averages 40.27% off its recent high Relative Strength […]
CXFS conference tackles customer dissatisfaction among financial industry leaders
On 23-24 February, senior executives from across Europe attended the two-day CXFS event. The conference’s customer-centric focus aimed to provide insight and improve relationships between customers and companies. The event accommodated around 80 executives, VPs and directors engaged in customer experience, marketing and digital strategy from leading corporations. The attendees gained exclusive access to knowledge from the […]
Inverse Head And Shoulders On The Big Banks: C, BAC, GS, JPM
The big banks appear to be setting up for a bigger move here. I am already long in JP Morgan (JPM), but all four of these charts are posting solid reward/risk ratios with the potential to break higher any day now. Take a look at each chart, you’ll see that over the past two months […]
