Monthly Archives: April 2018

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Trading Strategy According to Goldman Sachs, the first three weeks of April are a popular time for companies to preannounce their results, and given the number of issues investors are looking for clarity on, including the impact from the recently passed tax bill, the prospect of protectionist trade policies and whether management teams are seeing…

Busted Biotech Stocks: Where Do We Go From Here?

Busted Biotech Stocks: What’s the Next Trade? Rayno Life Science Portfolio Update: Needs Re-Balancing Rayno Life Science Stocks had a good run until early March 2018 when most life science stocks were hit hard. With all the bad news from recent clinical data ABBV, ALKS and uncertainties from macro and policy issues (tariffs+ rising rates), the market does…

Factory Orders Up 1.2%, Led By Transportation, Well Under Consens

Factory orders rose 1.2% in February vs a consensus estimate of 1.7%. Excluding transportation, orders rose 0.1%. The Census Bureau reports Factory Orders rose 1.2% in February, well under the Econoday consensus estimate for factory orders was 1.7% Revisions took January from -1.4% to -1.3%. Excluding transportation, orders rose only 0.1%. Econoday sees it this way. The book on…

A Yield Curve Inversion In September?

Stocks Rally On Tuesday The S&P 500 was up 1.26% on Tuesday. The VIX was down 10.67% to 21.10 which is still relatively high. Every sector was up. The best ones were energy and healthcare which increased 2.14% and 1.52% respectively. Some traders have expressed hope that another sector such as the financials will take the…

Bitcoin Tumbles Below $7000 After Binance Hack Fears

As reported by ForexLive earlier (and Finance Magnates), there is a login issue at Binance and it has created more fears about a possible hack (or other liquidity fears) sparking FUD-driven selling pressure across the crypto space. The entire crypto space is back in the red for the week… With Bitcoin is back below $7000… and Finance Magnates beginning a couple…

AMD, Nvidia Fall After Bitmain Unveils New ASIC For Ethereum Mini

Shares of AMD (AMD) and Nvidia (NVDA) are falling after China-based bitcoin mining company Bitmain announced a new specialized mining system for ethereum. NEW MINING SYSTEM: China-based Bitmain has unveiled a specialized digital currency mining system for ethereum, which analysts have predicted could harm demand for graphics cards, potentially impacting AMD and Nvidia, CNBC reported…

ISM Non-Manufacturing: Continued Growth In March

The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) has now released the March Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), also known as the ISM Services PMI. The headline Composite Index is at 58.8 percent, down 0.7 from 59.5 last month. Today’s number came in below the Investing.com forecast of 59.0 percent. Here is the report summary: “The NMI® registered 58.8 percent,…

USD/CAD – Happy And Profitable Bears

Yesterday, the U.S. dollar moved sharply lower against its Canadian counterpart, which took the exchange rate to our next downside target. Thanks to the seller’s attack, we noticed a potential pro-bearish formation on the horizon, which can make positions even more profitable… EUR/USD – Breakdowns and Their Implications Yesterday, we wrote that although EUR/USD came back…

USD/CAD – Happy And Profitable Bears

Yesterday, the U.S. dollar moved sharply lower against its Canadian counterpart, which took the exchange rate to our next downside target. Thanks to the seller’s attack, we noticed a potential pro-bearish formation on the horizon, which can make positions even more profitable… EUR/USD – Breakdowns and Their Implications Yesterday, we wrote that although EUR/USD came back…