Hey everyone, the year 2018 already gave us dividend investors some decent increases. I will briefly summarize the ones of the companies, which are in my portfolio. Being a dividend investor has two major advantages, first of all, you do not rely that much on the changes of the share price and when the stock…
As a reminder, the weekly survey on Twitter asks respondents their views/positioning on equities and bonds based on whether their view is primarily driven by the “fundamentals” vs “technicals”. It’s important to keep that fact in mind as we go through the latest results. Indeed, the latest results showed “technicals” net-sentiment dropping to the lowest point on…
Recent news of the US enacting $60 billion in economic tariffs on China as well as reactionary tactics from China have everyone spooked. The US stock markets and global markets tanked last week as this news hit the wires. We have been warning of a massive upside move in precious metals as well as global…
Everyone is going to be keying in on a certain trend line on Monday morning and how the market reacts around it. It doesn’t matter what type of investor you are – fundamental, technical, strategic, passive, active, whatever… When push comes to shove, everyone wants to know if the 200-day simple moving average will hold…
US to impose 50 billion worth of tariffs on China may cause investors to bail out of greenback, short USD/JPY? Fed Chairman Jerome Powell raised rates last week and cited a stronger outlook for the economy. However, he was cautious to not send signals about the path of policy. FOMC repeatedly mentioned they anticipate “further…
Former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said only three opinions matter: The Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and the NY Fed President. On March 1, the Wall Street Journal reported the White House Preparing to Nominate Richard Clarida as Fed’s No. 2 Official. Today we learn, San Francisco Fed’s John Williams Is Front Runner to Serve as New York Fed President….
Asian shares were broadly lower on Monday, succumbing to another day of selloffs as traders continued to worry about the possibility of a trade war between the United States and China. The pressure was renewed after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a tariff on Chinese goods that would be in addition to the import taxes…
This market is now communicating that it is at high risk. For two months now, I have been advocating a strategic retreat. Head for the sidelines and watch the action with an unemotional detachment. The market is now sounding the alarm and one should be on high alert for a downside acceleration. Plunger’s Bullet Points …
AUD/USD remains in the downtrend from 0.7916, the bounce from 0.7672 is likely correction for the downtrend. A breakdown below 0.7672 support could trigger another fall towards 0.7600. Resistance is at 0.7785, only a breakout of this level would suggest that the downtrend had completed at 0.7672 already, then further rise to 0.7850 area could…
I last wrote about the MSCI World Index in my post of February 10 as one of the volatility gauges to monitor for clues in equity direction. At that time, its price was 2050.90 and I mentioned that 2032.74 was a critical major support level to watch. Since then, it has dropped further and closed just above that level on Friday,…
