Insider buying declined last week with insiders buying $174.82 million of stock compared to $182.33 million in the week prior. Selling on the other hand more than quadrupled with insiders selling $2.08 billion of stock last week compared to $472.75 million in the week prior. Sell/Buy Ratio: The insider Sell/Buy ratio is calculated by dividing the total insider sales in…
Photo Credit: Gianni A few days ago, I was trying to buy a little bit of a defense company that I own for myself and clients. It was relatively inexpensive, and had fallen out of favor. Now, it’s not the most liquid beastie on the US market, so I put in an order…
You cannot understand gold if you think it goes up and down, that the dollar is money and therefore the measure of all things, including gold. This is a very bold statement, so let’s look a little closer. Mainstream articles often ask the question if gold is a good inflation hedge, which means: does gold go up as much…
You cannot understand gold if you think it goes up and down, that the dollar is money and therefore the measure of all things, including gold. This is a very bold statement, so let’s look a little closer. Mainstream articles often ask the question if gold is a good inflation hedge, which means: does gold go up as much…
When trading options, it’s important to understand two definitions:intrinsic value and extrinsic value. It could mean the difference between making money and losing money. Intrinsic Value Everybody knows what intrinsic means in regular everyday life: real, innate, inherent, of within. In options, the concept is the same. The definition of intrinsic value as it pertains to…
Quantitative Forecast Academic studies have shown that the most reliable way to determine future price movements from past price movements, is by use of momentum. In the Forex market, a momentum study is best applied to the four major Forex currency pairs by simply checking whether the weekly close is above or below the weekly close 13 weeks…
It was almost exactly two years ago, when during China’s long-forgotten attempt to actively deleverage its economy (remember that? good times…) we commented on the country’s first attempt to estimate what its local government debt is since June 2011. This is what we said in July 2013: “China is preparing to admit that the level of problem…
Magic Formula Investing (MFI), as described by hedge fund manager Joel Greenblatt in The Little Book that Beats the Market, consists of ranking stocks by earnings yield (cheap) and return on capital (quality), adding the rankings together, and buying from the resulting lists. Below are stocks that have moved into, and dropped out of, 3 of the MFI screens…
The leveraged gold futures derivatives market is knocking down the precious metal, yet in massive contrast, this drop has ignited a shopping frenzy according to gold coin dealers. I spoke with several friends and industry experts this week who confirmed the record sales numbers for the month. In fact, American Gold Eagle sales reached 161,500…
TM Editors’ Note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. I’m here to help you guys out. There’s no simple “get rich quick” scheme. Your fantasies about finding a penny stock that you can throw $100 at and turn into a million bucks…
