In this post we look at the 5 most popular charts we tweeted this year as ranked by views and engagement. I’m sure you will find the charts interesting and insightful – of course if you think we missed one that you think should be included please let us know in the comments or get in…
A few years ago, we developed the hedged portfolio method of investing. The basic idea was to find securities that had high expected returns over the next six months and were also relatively cheap to hedge and then to buy and hedge a handful of those names every six months. We backtested the approach a…
EUR/USD 4 hour The EUR/USD is building a rising wedge chart pattern (red/blue lines). A bullish breakout could indicate a continuation of the uptrend whereas a bearish reversal could send the EUR/USD lower to test the wave 2 vs 1 (pink) and the Fib levels of wave Y (purple). 1 hour The EUR/USD is testing…
Gold prices rose to the highest level in nearly four weeks on Tuesday as geopolitical risks and weakness in the greenback bolstered the precious metal’s appeal. In economic news, the Richmond Fed’s manufacturing index came in weaker than expected with a print of 20 in December, down from the previous month’s 30 and below expectations…
In many aspects, 2017 has been a successful year around the world albeit with major challenges. In the United States, the economy has continued to surge under President Trump. The just released GDP numbers showed that the economy expanded by about 3.3% with a few points being affected by the hurricanes. The unemployment rate is…
S&P 500 The S&P 500 barely moved during the trading session on Tuesday, which of course wasn’t overly surprising considering that the session was the first day after Christmas. Volume is going to be very thin, and at this point I think it’s very likely that we could pull back. The pullback should find plenty…
The Canadian dollar is riding higher with oil prices. The correlation hasn’t always been there: during long months, domestic data from Canada as well as the ebb and flow of the greenback have shaped trading in USD/CAD, leaving oil prices on the sidelines. Yet the rise in oil prices is quite significant and we do…
Background Yinson Holdings Berhad is a Malaysian company ranked 6th in the world by fleet size for leasing and operating of offshore production units and offshore support vessels for the oil and gas industries. The company’s fleet consists of 5 FPSO vessels, and 1 FSO vessel. Business Description YNS is a Malaysian company focused exclusively…
Asian stock markets are higher today as Chinese and Hong Kong shares show gains. The Shanghai Composite is up 0.05% while the Hang Seng is up 0.14%. The Nikkei 225 is trading up by 0.07%. US stocks closed lower in light volume trade on Tuesday as shares of Apple tumbled, offsetting gains in energy stocks as oil prices hit their…
The Global Impact Investing Network has offered its own take on a much discussed question: do “impact investing” and its variants under various names – sustainable investing, socially conscious investing, ESG investing, etc. – work? And, if so, how well? It looks at this question in a very granular way, focusing especially on II through private equity…
