On Friday the S&P 500 retested the 200-DMA support level for the fourth time. The market bounced back and until we get a confirmed break below support the market uptrend remains intact and is bullish for stocks. An article in Seeking Alpha newsletter suggests the current state of the market as a death match between…
Day of Reckoning: Hundreds of thousands of interest-only loan terms expire each year for the next few years. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), Australia’s central bank, warns of a $7000 Spike in Loan Repayments as interest-only term periods expire. Every year for the next three years, up to an estimated 200,000 home loans will be moved…
This past weekend saw many occasions around the world mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. Rather than lament the rise of one of the most destructive influences of the modern world, most if not all were quite celebratory. The much-loved philosopher, especially in academic circles, has for his followers given them…
On Friday my market risk indicator cleared its warning. The core market health indicators are usually much slower to clear so they’re still mostly negative. The majority of them look like they’ll take several weeks and maybe a month or two to clear. This indicates that we’re probably in for more sideways consolidation, but not…
It is amazing how people have simply declared that the dollar is in a perpetual bear market as if the USA is the only nation with a debt. They judge the entire future by a few weeks of price action. That is what is so dangerous – emotional trading. I have been warning that ONLY a dollar’s…
Researchers have revealed a few more Intel security flaws. Oh, my. Some of the detailed findings may be made public as early as today. How is this going to affect Intel, AMD and the others? At the turn of the calendar year were found in Intel processors. There were also flaws found in AMD’s chips although…
There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following: IBM, Starbucks, BB&T, Emerson Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, Invesco, Pfizer, Wal-Mart, Capital One and Exxon Mobil. Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock…
Crude trades above $70/bbl for the first time since 2014, with oil prices at risk of extending the advance from earlier this month as a bullish sequence unfolds. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar regains its footing following the lackluster Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report, CRUDE OIL PRICES TO STAY BID AS BULLISH SEQUENCE UNFOLDS Crude remains bid as U.S. President Donald…
Investors focused on the Computer and Technology space have likely heard of Twitter (TWTR – Free Report) , but is the stock performing well in comparison to the rest of its sector peers? One simple way to answer this question is to take a look at the year-to-date performance of TWTR and the rest of the Computer…
Unfortunately, many beginning investors hearing the words “real estate” and “Singapore” thinking about a pile of money required to invest in such a distant country. If you want to invest in Singapore property market capital may not be a constraint. Today, investors can own real estate through an investment vehicle called Real Estate Investment Trust…
