On the weekly chart, SPY remains grossly overbought, but near term there is room to rally – duration and magnitude notwithstanding. Options can help. US core PCE (personal consumption expenditures) increased 1.96 percent year-over-year in May – essentially two percent. The last time this metric, which is the Fed’s favorite measure of consumer inflation, rose…
After opening the day in the red, share markets in India have continued their downtrend and are presently trading on a negative note. Sectoral indices are trading on a mixed note with stocks in the metal sector and telecom sector witnessing maximum selling pressure. The BSE Sensex is trading down by 282 points (down 0.8%), while the NSE Nifty is trading down by 94 points…
FX Week In Review USD An interesting week for the Dollar a strong start as we pushed up to the high of 95.53 and into resistance, but Friday brought a huge drop back to 94.47, so finishing largely unchanged. EUR The Euro still on life support, not showing much life the EXY closing virtually unchanged…
Today we’re taking a look at one of the lesser-known cryptocurrencies which just had some big announcements, Mobius, and its token, MOBI. Ranked 334 on crypto market cap list, Mobius launched their new DApp store end of June. Since then, the new Mobius DApp store has ranked number one on Google search. Not only that, they…
With last week’s final reading on first quarter GDP, the Bureau of Economic Analysis provides a final review of the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPA). One category worth evaluating is the corporate profits figures. Corporate profits from the NIPA tables are true economic profits from IRS data and not simply profits based on GAAP….
Trump promised to be America’s dealmaker in chief, touting his “extraordinary” ability to negotiate. But so far – whether he’s dealing with foreign governments or with Congress – Trump has shown that he can’t make a deal. Here’s the list: 1. No deal with North Korea. Following his June 12 summit with Kim Jong Un, Trump declared on Twitter…
First I said I believed the US stock market would plunge in January, but I also said that January would not be the biggest drop, but just the first plunge that begins a global economic collapse: the big trouble for the economy and the stock market, I said, would show up in “early summer.” That’s when the stock market crash that…
Here we are with another installment of my “stock considerations” for the upcoming month. With the first week of trading upon us in July, it is time, once again, to lay out a plan for my potential stock pick(s) for the month. As many of you already know, I make sure to purchase at least…
In late 2017 the discussion about blockchain, cryptocurrency and their impact on the real estate market was very much alive, fueled in no small way by the mania surrounding Bitcoin that had surged to over $19,000! The talk of technological disruption extended beyond simply the use of the blockchain and alternative payment systems for real estate…
Ever since breaking below the 30-week moving average in late 2016 gold and gold stocks have been in a sideways trading range unable to resume their uptrend. Gold and gold stocks have had three things working against them during this time frame: weak commodity markets, strong stock markets, and digesting gains from 2016. All three…
