by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders While the US majors continue to push higher through recent price rotation levels, the IWM (Russell 2000 ETF) is showing investors where strength lies in the markets. Recently, we issued a research report showing that a …
Dow stock Caterpillar is quietly falling after soaring 70% last year. Here’s why that matters from CNBC. What ever happened to “synchronized global growth?” Nobody is suddenly looking for economic recessions in new corners of the globe. But amid a …
via Bloomberg: Traditional metrics like P/E and P/B are effectively broken Outdated accounting standards create ‘distortions’ in equities And it’s not just talk. Practitioners now regularly adjust models to give greater heft to things that were previously thought too abstract …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Crash insurance with an expiration date. But its working while it lasts. In May, with great and perfectly orchestrated fanfare, US corporations announced plans to buy back $173.6 billion of their own shares sometime in the …
by Kimble Charting During the stock market correction and current consolidation, we have received several mixed signals and indicators. The Dow Jones Industrials, Nasdaq, Banks, and Semis all hit key long-term resistance in early 2018 and pulled back. This isn’t necessarily bearish, …
The market is weak. But have no fear because the Fed will step in. No wait, this time is different. No wait, the economy is doing well… Hmmmm… What do you think is really going on? The stock market should …
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/stock/shld?mod=MW_story_quote Here’s the list of 63 stores Sears is closing in the ‘near future,’ and there are more coming Sears* 10001 N. Metro Parkway West Phoenix Arizona Sears 100 S. Puente Hills Mall City of Industry California Kmart 910 North …
by Jim Quinn From September 2009 “The Federal Reserve is the glue that marries corporations to the government. As Governor of NJ, Woodrow Wilson understood (at least on paper) the danger of marrying corporations to the state. Wilson wrote: — …
by stockboardasset During periods of market uncertainty, Morgan Stanley will deploy a vast army of artificial intelligence (AI) robots to tell its wealthy clients to remain calm and Hold On for Dear Life (HODL). The robots will craft personalized messages for each wealthy …
***** by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders Ever since the deep price rotation in late January/early February 2018, many analysts have attempted to pinpoint the next moves in the markets. We recall reading the “doom and gloom” reports telling traders this is …
by WilliamNyeTho The buffettisms are to buy stocks that are: For a great price In an industry that you are capable of understanding Have a great competitive advantage Have great management Buffett, for the past few decades, has made it publically …
by cataractum Source: https://www.valuewalk.com/2018/05/hayden-capital-1q18-letter-to-investors/ Undisclosed Position #1: This quarter, our partners will notice a new investment in their portfolios (it’s our first new investment in over a year). We are still building the position, so I’ll refrain from publicly speaking about …
Here is how the big companies are playing safe because they don’t risk anything since the stock price is actually detached from their real assets and profits, but you are risking your money in a purely Ponzi scheme. And here …
Nancy Pelosi decided to engage her mouth before thinking…AGAIN! She came out to comment on Trump pulling out of the summit with North Korea and claimed they were probably having a “giggle fit”. We seriously doubt they are in the …
Sure they could bail out Deutsche Bank. But how? That’s the question. It’s basically as big as the entire world. “They’ll write off the debt!” What does that even mean?! I don’t think people understand what EXTREME RISK we are …
by Veranova There are very few chip makers in the world, and AMD is one of them. Intel is losing its performance lead in the desktop market AMD drives every major games console AMD is benefiting from blockchain technology (which won’t …
by visualcapitalist Every investor out there is looking to get a nice return on their money. That’s why claims about guaranteed returns or “can’t miss” opportunities can be extremely tempting when they appear. After all, many people have been grinding it …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVUyBR_MM6Y Comedian Lee Camp, in a special episode of his show Redacted Tonight, has discussed whether the stock market is actually a Ponzi scheme with author Tan Liu. Liu has written a book ‘The Ponzi Factor’ – “so dangerous that financial …
Link to research platform: https://sven-carlin-research-platform… Financial markets are rigged and the whole economy is fake Low interest rates have created a unique situation. Economies are fake because you don’t know what is real value or smoke. What to do might …
by Chris Vermeulen of The Technical Traders There is nothing more exciting to us than reading the price action of the charts to see what will happen in the future. It becomes even more exciting when we find something that everyone else seems …
Dow Tops 25k As “Trade War Delay” Sends Industrials Into Green For 2018 Even after the overnight spike, investors panic-bid stocks at the cash open, sending The Dow back into the green for 2018…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2xI8x3KlyA EWI’s analysts know the technical indicators which have proven their value over the years. One of these time-tested indicators is sending a warning that should be of interest to every investor.
by Jesse Colombo In my last U.S. stock market update in April, I showed that the major indices were still in a confirmed uptrend despite the volatility experienced in the first quarter of this year. Despite a large amount of seemingly …
Where do you think the stock market will be at in the next 3-6 months? There is so much cash floating around, thanks to central banks. The market is obviously seeing the benefits of this. As the dollars decline in …
Borrowers in the U.S. are defaulting on subprime auto loans at a higher rate than during the financial crisis, according to Fitch Ratings. Lenders are responding by pulling back on financing to applicants with shaky credit histories and requiring higher …
via ZeroHedge Frequent readers will recall that it was Andrew Lapthorne’s revelation back in late 2015, which was behind the following chart, indicating that virtually all net debt issued this century has gone for one thing: to fund buybacks, i.e. wealth …
The Broken Record GPS is here yet again. We keep having the same issues happening in cycles. Do you think we are nearing another crisis? The sheer amount of debt that we have is unbelievable. It’s accumulating faster than it …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But the crash-insurance policy is a one-time deal. And then what? The 85% of S&P 500 companies that have reported earnings so far disclosed they’d bought back $158 billion of their own shares in Q1, according …
In the first quarter of 2018, Americans owed $3.824 trillion, up 5.1 percent from the same time period last year. Post-crisis rise in U.S. stock buybacks came with an almost identical rise in debt. https://t.co/GNG5cJOoQX pic.twitter.com/nKekjAF6Zi — Trevor Noren (@trevornoren) …
