Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
July 1, 2017

The good news is: In spite of some deterioration in the indices, new lows have remained insignificant. The Negatives New highs and new lows both continued to decline last week. The first chart covers the past 6 months showing the

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With the end of the first half of the year in the books, we’re seeing an interesting divergence between the recent trading and the total results for the past 6 months. The Nasdaq had its best first half since 2009

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Fireworks fizzled repeatedly in the second quarter’s final week. Ongoing and persistent efforts by portfolio managers to ‘rotate’ into supposedly attractive values, are primarily a tactic to sustain the overall primary uptrend that has persisted (at least superficially) throughout the

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The IMF has been reluctant to participate in the aid package to Greece that runs out the middle of next year. It does not believe that Greek debt is sustainable. Nevertheless, it did recently agree to provide a precautionary line of

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Shandong Sinobioway Biomedicine (SZE: 002581) topped management’s $402 million bid to privatize China vaccine maker Sinovac (NSDQ: SVA) with a $459 million offer of its own (see story). Sinobioway also criticized Sinovac’s board for its lack of transparency. Eighteen months ago, when

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Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Neutral Gold prices look to close at the monthly lows- nearing critical support into the July open Gold prices were down this week with the precious metal off by 0.98% to trade at 1243 ahead of the New

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Cactus Wrens have no fear. They are big and bold. They perch and nest in cacti. They announce their presence strutting and fanning their feathers. This nestling sits in its cactus nest, clearly feeling right at home. Nature provides an apropos metaphor for

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The key success factor for investors is to spot trends as they arise as opposed to following trends that have run their course (typically when the majority of investors and financial media start paying attention). Right now, there is one

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A virus has spread across the markets as the first half drew to a close. Many investors have become giddy. The low vol environment was punctuated by ideas that peak in monetary accommodation is past and that the gradual process of

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