A few days ago, I wrote about two Net Lease REITs that are seemingly trading at or below sound value: Lexington Realty (NYSE:LXP) and STAG Industrial (NYSE:STAG). I own both stocks, and I consider the durability of both REITs solid, based upon their past and future dividend growth prospects. Dividend growth is something that I’m extremely interested in, especially…
Being successful in the stock trade is not as difficult as it may seem, but then why are some people more successful than others? The simple answer is being human. Professionals in the industry claim that success is more about acknowledging and overcoming your psychological weaknesses as a buyer. People tend to rationalize their irrational…
Was that it for the “reflation” aka Bund-rout trade? One look at German bonds this morning and the sharp, panic selloffs seen in recent days are completely gone making one wonder if the CTAs who were riding the momentum train have all been squeezed out of their long positions and now the trend back to -0.20%…
It was bad enough that a numbered bullet point, (!) using tout has been lathering the gold “community” lately with an amazing fundamental consideration he calls “the Chindian love trade” (you know, in China they buy gold for love and as their economy grows gold will go way up in price). Never mind that he promoted gold…
US growth ground to nearly a halt in the first quarter, but jobless claims continue to anticipate a solid pace of growth going forward. New filings for unemployment ticked lower by 1,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 264,000, which is close to a 15-year low. The four-week average for claims, which is considered a more reliable…
The US dollar is enjoying firmer tone as the week winds down. It is up against all the major currencies but the Norwegian krone today. This trims the loss for the week. In fact, the roughly 0.7% decline of the New Zealand dollar today, making it the weakest of the majors, is enough to turn it…
Online Trading Academy Article of the Week by Diana Hill, Online Trading Academy “People will always need a place to live, work and shop.” I say this often because sometimes I get the impression people think the opportunities in real estate investing are going away. Nothing could be farther from the truth. It’s knowing where the next…
The EUR/USD pair tried to rally during the day on Thursday, but gave up quite a bit of the gains. However, we continue to see the 1.15 level above as resistance. This market certainly has been bullish in general, and I now think that the pair is going to be “buy only” as far as…
Bonds were sold off globally. Demand for bonds dropped and, as a consequence, their price has gone down. Because yields move in the opposite direction of bond prices, have recently gone up again. The German 10-year bund surged to 0.79 percent recently, for example; a strong appreciation in just a matter of weeks. US interest…
Gold bullion and the Gold BUGS Index (HUI) are close to breaking out to the upside on the daily charts. As shown below, the US$ gold price is butting up against lateral resistance that also now coincides with the 200-day moving average (MA), and the HUI is struggling with resistance defined by a trend-line that…
