Fundamental Forecast for EUR/USD: Neutral – EUR/USD quickly moved into a bullish breakout posture after Fed Chair Yellen’s comments. – Despite a ‘good enough’ US jobs report, EUR/USD’s ascent was only momentarily stalled intraday. – As market volatility ebbs, it’s a good time to review risk management principles. The Euro finished out the quarter on mostly strong footing, rallying further against recently…
In a quiet start to the week following last week’s surprisingly strong rebound which followed a stronger than expected jobs report (perhaps to demonstrate that good news is once again good news), Japan stocks continued to sink as the USDJPY dropped to fresh lows, while commodities declined for a fifth day as the supply glut…
Last Week’s Trading: The euro on Friday updated the week’s maximum due to demand for the currency in the cross pairs. After the release of strong American labour market data, the buyers’ position began to waver. The euro weakened against the dollar by one figure to 1.1334 on the news and from here it was…
The crowd was in a buying mood last week, with most of the world’s markets posting gains, based on a set of proxy ETFs for the major asset classes. The main exception: commodities overall, which slipped back into a familiar bearish pattern. Otherwise, the trading week through Apr. 1 dispensed returns far and wide. Last week’s big…
GBP/USD The British pound initially tried to rally during the course of the week, but sold off drastically during the day on Friday. This resulted in a shooting star on the weekly chart, but I still believe that this market will continue to go back and forth overall, and consolidate between the 1.40 level on…
Welcome to edition 302 of Insider Weekends. Insider buying declined last week with insiders buying $26.94 million of stock compared to $38.86 million in the week prior. Selling more than doubled with insiders selling $1.32 billion of stock last week compared to $635.25 million in the week prior. Sell/Buy Ratio: The insider Sell/Buy ratio is calculated by dividing the…
Lifted from Robert Waldmann’s Stochastic Thoughts: I am overwhelmed by admiration for Brad DeLong (happens a lot) who reposted his review of Krugman’s “The Return of Depression Economics” from 1999 “Just in case I get a swelled-head and think I am right more often than I am …” Way back in the last century, Brad thought he…
It takes time to find great investment ideas. I know I have to pass on at least eight ideas before two become research worthy, but it still doesn’t guarantee that those two ideas are investment worthy. Unless you are a full-time investor, it’s difficult to dedicate the hours you need into searching, analyzing and learning…
If you open a box and a dog pops out, your enthusiasm will be curbed if you were expecting something else. Surely this is how several private equity funds must feel now about one of their investments. According to “Private Equity Funds Liable to Union Pension Plan” by Jacklyn Wille (Pension & Benefits Daily, March 30,…
It’s dividend income update time. One of my favorite times of the month as I get to review my previous month of passive income received from my dividend income portfolios. Without rehashing the wild ride we experienced in the market the last quarter, I could find comfort in one thing, my dividends. As we all…
