It should not be too difficult for investors to remember the financial media’s general recommendation for stock exposure in the previous decade. Based primarily on the enormous success of emerging markets and developed foreign markets – talking heads on CNBC regularly talked about total market cap of world equities being a 50% split between the…
The stunning 40% drop in the price of oil over the past few months has scrambled global economic forecasts, changed the geo-political landscape, and has severely pressured many energy sector investments. Economists are scratching their heads to determine if the drop is good or bad for the economy or whether cheap oil will add to…
“Let’s play him,” my teenage daughter said to me this summer as we walked through New York’s Washington Square Park, where the chess sharks seek unsuspecting prey. I negotiated the terms of the engagement with the 20-year chess veteran and then gave him a bit of a shock when my daughter sat down opposite him instead…
Note from Talkmarkets editors: This article discusses one or more penny stocks. Penny stocks are easily manipulated; please do your own due diligence. For years I have highlighted a strategic metal called niobium. See my recent article on the topic by clicking on the following link: The West Must Look For A Secure Supply Of Niobium Recently…
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey fell significantly (14 points), and entered contraction for the first time in nearly two years. Key internals were also in contraction. Expectations were for a reading between 9.0 and 15.0 (consensus 12.0) versus the -3.6 reported. Any value above zero shows expansion for the New York area manufacturers. New orders…
Today I used Barchart to sort the NASDAQ 100 stocks to find the one with the most frequent new high in the last month and NASDAQ 100 (NASDAQ:ALTR) a semiconductor stock was at the top of the list: Barchart technical indicators: 48% Barchart technical buy signals Trend Spotter buy signal – up 4.95 since the 11/5 buy signal Above…
The modern era has witnessed two great periods of transformation that radically changed the global economy and the very nature of human existence. The Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19thcenturies and the shift to a postindustrial economy over the past fifty years are old news. Today, the Global Economy is undergoing a third period of…
For anyone trying to trade today, this post is moot. For everyone else, when less than 1K ES contracts take out not 1, not 2, not 3 but 4 levels of order book depth… Then one better pray that Waddell and Reed does not sneeze, and certainly not sell (or, gasp, short) anything in size or…
Stock Market to Janet Yellen: “I dare you to talk tough about Fed Funds rates. I double dare you!” (SPY) is at our NFTRH+ target, which does not mean it needs to stop dropping yet. But it is at our conservative target.
Internet sensation Baidu Inc. (ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) is taking a keen interest in taxi-hailing app Uber. The Chinese giant has reportedly made over a $600 million investment in Uber, with full details set to be made public at an upcoming press conference on December 17th. Its investment in Uber will help Baidu increase its market penetration…
