Monthly Archives: December 2017

Welcome To The Bull Market

One of the most enduring and perplexing streaks of the last few years came to an end this week as bullish sentiment on the part of individual investors topped 50% for the first time in just under three years. That’s right! The weekly sentiment survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed that bullish sentiment increased…

Welcome To The Bull Market

One of the most enduring and perplexing streaks of the last few years came to an end this week as bullish sentiment on the part of individual investors topped 50% for the first time in just under three years. That’s right! The weekly sentiment survey from the American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) showed that bullish sentiment increased…

Morning Call For Thursday, December 21

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS Mar E-mini S&Ps (ESH18 +0.21%) this morning are up +0.20% on carry-over support from the passage of tax reform by U.S. legislators on Wednesday that President Trump said he will sign into law on Jan 3. European stocks are down -0.07%at a 2-week low after a gauge of UK Dec consumer confidence unexpectedly…

4 Top-Notch Insurance Stocks That Double The S&P 500 In 2017

Devastating events resulting in huge cat loss, which led to weak underwriting results, have hounded the insurance industry this year. In spite of this, a gradual rise in interest rates, an improving employment scenario and other economic conditions have helped the insurance industry stand its ground with some insurers displaying better-than-expected results. With such challenges…

A Worrying Sign Emerges For Bitcoin

You’ve got to love Kuroda. On Thursday, after leaving the Bank of Japan’s lunatic monetary policy unchanged as expected, the world’s foremost authority on the type of currency debasement that’s effectively making cryptocurrency bulls’ argument for them delivered his assessment of Bitcoin at the post-meeting presser. And this being Kuroda, it did not disappoint when…