The EUR/USD pair has been in a massive downtrend for some time. However, during the entirety of November, we have seen quite a bit of consolidation near the 1.25 handle. I think that the market is probably due for a bounce at this point, and as you see on the chart I have highlighted the…
by Russ Allen Recently I’ve written about hedging strategies that use options. One of the strategies I’ve described was buying put options as insurance. Another was selling covered call options against the stock position, to reduce its cost and therefore its risk. Yet another was to combine those two strategies, in what is known as…
Photo Credit: Shutterstock, BELGRADE – MAY 04, 2014 Popular social media website logos In today’s digital age, social-media networks will always exist in one form or another because Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn – and all of the others – are just modern communications channels. The key is to understand the greater context. Mass communication has existed…
The EUR/JPY pair did very little during the Thursday session as the Americans were away at holiday, and the rest the world simply did not move the ball very far. However, this is a pair that certainly has a significant amount of bullish pressure underneath it so I look at it is a market that…
Don’t aim to influence just one of our senses. Connect them and you’ll see wonders in your marketing results. Photocredit: Vimodi Is your sales and marketing pitch a red, a blue or is it a Bouba or a Kiki? Is it sweet enough? ‘Please, gentlemen, a little bluer, if you please! – when Franz Liszt addressed his orchestra…
by Jorg Guido Hulsmann It may seem unusual that an economist would talk about culture. Usually, we talk about prices and production, quantities produced, employment, the structure of production, scarce resources, and entrepreneurship. But there are certain things that economists can say about the culture, and more precisely, that economists can say about the transformation of the culture….
Micron has recently bounced back nicely after last month’s sell-off. As analysts continue to raise their estimates ahead of its fiscal first quarter results, the stock could continue its positive momentum in the coming months. Founded in 1978, Micron Technology (MU – Analyst Report) is a provider of advanced semiconductor solutions. They manufacture and market DRAM, NAND and…
$HLF catching my interest again as it rides into 50DMA resistance on heels of insider buying news. Shorts and put/call ratio at major highs — Dr. Duru (@DrDuru) November 26, 2014 Here are the follow-up details on this tweet from Wednesday, November 26th, 2014. Herbalife (HLF) has experienced a strong rally from recent lows. The…
A Popular Meme, that Remains as Wrong as When it Was First Conceived A recent article in the Guardian mocks JC Juncker’s latest scheme to produce some €300 billion in “investment” with a magical money multiplication scheme. Naturally, we agree that Juncker’s plan is deeply flawed, to put it as politely as possible. We have pointed this out…
With Ukraine, according to President Poroshenko, on the verge of World War III, it appears the people of the divided nation face another all too familiar war… on their living standards. As Hyrvnia continues to collapse to record-er lows, Ukraine’s Central Bank warns of further stress and FX (think USDollar or EUR) demand because the “population is…
