Since 2010, the average return of our weekly best scoring ADRs have outpaced the MSCI EAFE by a median 458 bps over the following year, with no turnover. The average ADR score is 48.84, which is above the four week moving average score of 47.72. The average ADR is trading -25.24% below its 52 week…
While there are numerous reasons for recent volatility in asset prices, the market has primarily focused on concerns related to economic weakness in Europe, the possibility of a widespread Ebola outbreak, and the Federal Reserve. The chart below shows the performance of stocks relative to the VIX Fear Index over the past seven months. The…
Taser (TASR – Snapshot Report), with its body cameras and Evidence.com, could easily double in size. MasterCard (MA – Analyst Report) is an old dog learning new tricks in cyber security with its digital tokens. Running length 00:07:30
With the holidays around the corner, not only are retail companies giving discounts, but equities are on sale. This article contains three facts that alone will compel investors to be attracted to the pessimistic, hated, and disgusted mining sector. Mr. Market seems to have drunk too much eggnog. I. Introduction When an equity price goes…
In the past we’ve looked at using a tactical overlay, gold, and commodities to improve an asset allocation strategy. Now we’ll look at the advantages of a 10% allocation to a Long/Short fund and a 10% allocation to a Market Neutral fund to consider their roles in constructing and managing an asset allocation strategy. First…
In the interest of alliteration, I bought a buttload of bonds earlier today, and I intend to hang on to them. Bonds have had an amazing year, and I have long held that interest rates are heading much lower. Added to which, if bonds can have a good day even on a day when equities…
No surprises here today, a quiet day of trading with an upward bias. I suspect most of the adults have already taken off for the holidays, leaving juniors in charge with some strict instructions not to mess things up. The economic news came in weakly, but these things do not matter so much when bonuses…
Natural Gas prices are down over 11.5% in the last 2 days, falling to their lowest price since January 2013, as a familiar tale of excess production in the face of ebbing demand looms large. As WSJ reports, BNP Paribas’ Teri Viswanath notes “the delayed return of cold weather has simply curbed all buying interest,”…
What if I told you there is a “no risk” investment that will out perform the S&P 500, even assuming the S&P 500 will continue upward at the pace it has over the second half of 2014? Would you buy that investment? Then consider owning cash, if you are a US resident denominated in USD. …
The biggest news making the rounds on a sleepy Monday in late December? North Korea has been threatening the U.S. over the Franco-Rogen flick, “The Interview.” I doubt that I would have spent any time in the movie theater to watch the satire, even if Sony had not pulled the film from its scheduled Christmas…
