The picture is a little depressing for the aerospace and defense sector as it steps into the third quarter earnings season next week. Economic growth is expected to have suffered in the third quarter of the year as the Atlanta Fed’s real-time Q3 GDP growth estimate is currently tracking to +1.1%. Although the figure is…
It is more evident than ever that the world economy is heading into a deflationary conflagration, but today’s generation of house trained bulls wouldn’t recognize a warning if it slapped them upside their horns. They refused once again last week to exit the casino because they got another signal from Hilsenramp that the Fed is on “hold” until at least next March. That…
One month ago, when looking at the dramatic change in the market landscape when the first cracks in the central planning facade became evident and it appeared that central banks are in the process of rapidly losing credibility, and the faith of an entire generation of traders whose only trading strategy is to “BTFD”, we presented…
This past week I added National Beverage (NASDAQ:FIZZ), Global Brass and Copper (NYSE:BRSS) and Crown Media (NASDAQ:CRWN) to the Barchart Van Meerten New High portfolio for superior price momentum. National Beverage Barchart technical indicators: 96% Barchart technical buy signals 57.90+ Weighted Alpha Trend Spotter buy signal Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages 9 new highs and up 18.12%…
The two major acts that the Clintons did perpetrate, which have set in motion our greatest crises were (1) they repealed Glass-Steagall allowing banks to go nuts and return to proprietary trading and (2) they gave the banks absolute dominion over students by removing their right to declare bankruptcy on what they owe the bankers. No other…
Bulls continued to squeeze shorts. This time I was thankful not to attack it as a short, but there didn’t appear to be a lack of others on the wrong side of the trade. Volume wasn’t great, but long holders won’t mind that. The S&P is approaching a crux of resistance between the swing low…
First Data (FDC), U.S. based e-commerce payment processing company, had its eyes set on a $3.7 billion prize for them to obtain by the end of the trading day Thursday. The internet payment company entered Thursday morning with the title of the largest IPO of 2015. Unfortunately, First Data did not achieve their goal in their…
Investors look at the long-term viability of underlying assets and make their decisions accordingly. Traders on the other hand look at the short-term movements in underlying assets and profit off the volatility that exists in any particular market at any given time. One of the markets that have undergone tremendous volatility of late is that…
For traditional buy-and-hold investors, market timing probably doesn’t mean much. But here’s the thing: It should. Believe it or not, many smart people are investing the wrong way every single day. These investors see a stock on the rise and chase shares when everyone else is buying – and that means they’re often…
The payments space is on fire and it’s not just about the recently-filed Square IPO. The payments space is seeing a lot of interest by investors and partners in the larger financial industry. Payments isn’t a pure-bred space anymore. Instead of payment-focused companies, you’re finding companies entering the payment space from all kinds of angles. Apple…
