Monthly Archives: May 2018

DISH Network Q1 Earnings & Revenues Miss Estimates

DISH Network (DISH – Free Report) is a leading satellite TV operator in the U.S. The company provides video services under the DISH brand. In addition, the company provides satellite broadband services and wireline voice and broadband services under the dishNET brand. DISH Network offers more than 150 national HD channels, local HD channels in 152 markets, and…

Maximum Drawdown And Allocation Approaches

Simple Buy & Hold, Strategic Fixed Risk Level Allocation, Strategic Flexible Risk Level Allocation, Dynamic Tactical Risk Level Allocation. 4.5 to 10.5 years time to recover to breakeven associated with 6 example Bears. Our view of suitable allocation within Flexible Strategy. There are many types of risk when investing. Here are 10 of them: Credit…

Akcea Falls After FDA Panel Discusses ‘Safety Concerns̵

Akcea Therapeutics (AKCA) and its controlling holder Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) are moving lower after an FDA panel posted its briefing document ahead of Thursday’s meeting to discuss Akcea’s volanesorsen. The document reads, “Despite the magnitude of the effect observed on TG, the volanesorsen review team remains uncertain whether the benefits of volanesorsen outweighs its risks,…

Atlas Copco AB Supplies Many Special Power Tools

The Industrials Sector includes twenty-three industries all related to designing, fabricating and servicing stuff we want and use. The industrials industries range from aerospace and defense to waste management with all the transportation, business services, and equipment required in between.  Today I’m reviewing a Large Cap Swedish-based Diversified Industrials firm engaged in the manufacture and…

Nuclear Meltdown

Oil prices surged closing at above $70 a barrel for the first time in three and a half years, only to have a nuclear meltdown in aftermarket trading. WTI further set a record 2.7 million contracts of open interest, but fell hard after President Donald Trump tweeted that he would announce his decision on the…

Pound Lower Ahead Of BoE

The Pound Sterling edged lower ahead of this week’s policy meeting of the Bank of England. While analysts and economists are generally forecasting that the central bank will maintain the status quo as regards interest rates, investors are concerned that the Brexit negotiations could have a less than favorable outcome and thus have trimmed their…