Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
April 11, 2018

After a up then down day Doc and I look at the big picture for investors. Still waiting for a breakout in the metals is more about watching what other markets are doing. (Audio length 00:11:58)

Stocks Rally Sharply On Tuesday The stock market had an amazing day on Tuesday as the S&P 500 was up 1.67%. All the sectors were in the green except real estate and utilities. Energy was the big winner as it was up 3.32%.

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May natural gas prices recovered some of yesterday’s losses as strong cash prices early in the day pulled the May contract off its lows. Prices ended up settling up a bit less than a percent on the day.  The signature

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Tuesday saw some upside from Monday’s recovery but the trading ranges I marked on the charts over the weekend remain valid so no change in the status quo. The S&P shows this best with the trading range defined by the

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There is a financial crisis taking place overseas, which you probably don’t know, or care about. But you should care. The London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) is a measure of the cost of short-term borrowing in Europe. It is essentially

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If you look at the last 3 days in the VXX (commonly referred to as the ‘fear gauge’) you see that the last 3 days have not shown an ounce of volatility. The VXX 3-day ATR is the lowest it’s

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Today was an off day in stocks from the overnight, with gold and silver catching a bid in response to a heating of the geopolitical tensions over Iraq.  President Trump warned Russia of incoming missiles this morning with a tweet,

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Some companies have very erratic dividend payments. Not because management is incompetent or doesn’t care about the dividend, but because of the way the business is structured. Based on its last monthly distribution, San Juan Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE: SJT) pays a

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When most investors and traders purchase stock it is because they intend to profit from the rise in its price. They are familiar with the mantra: ‘buy low and sell high!’ But there are several other ways of profiting from

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In a low inflation world firms tend to raise prices once a year — typically in the first quarter or the first quarter of their fiscal year. Consequently, over half of the annual increase in the not seasonally adjusted core

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