“Don’t fight the Fed” is a long-established, oft-confirmed market proverb. The Fed is indeed an incredibly powerful institution; in fact, it is perhaps the most powerful entity on the planet. It is arguably more powerful than our combined air, sea,
November 4, 2018
The last chance to avoid a full-blown 2019 trade war may come later this month when President Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G-20 Buenos Aires summit in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
AT40 = 22.0% of stocks are trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs) – ends an 11-day oversold period that followed a 4-day oversold periodAT200 = 31.6% of stocks are trading above their respective 200DMAsVIX = 19.5Short-term Trading Call:
Catch up on the weekend’s top five stories with this list compiled by The Fly: 1. Amazon (AMZN) has progressed to late-stage talks on its planned second headquarters with a small handful of communities including northern Virginia’s Crystal City, Dallas
Video length: 00:11:27 This week Ryan and I discuss two topics. First, we discuss a paper examining the performance of bank affiliated mutual funds. Second, we examine a post by Larry Swedroe on diversification. Paper Links: Do Bank Affiliated Funds
USD/CAD stays above a rising trend line on its daily chart and remains in the uptrend from 1.2782. As long as the trend line support holds, the upside movement could be expected to continue and the next target would be
The US dollar had a turbulent week amid the jobs report, movements in stocks, and as a trade deal between the US and China seems real. The US Mid-Term Elections stand out in a busy week that also includes a
We made it to the midterm elections. It will be nice when they’re finally behind us. Big money and businesses hate uncertainty. They want to know what the business and tax environment will be like in the coming years. Politicians
Fundamental Forecast for : Neutral FUNDAMENTAL CRUDE OIL PRICE TALKING POINTS: The ONE Thing: Multiple factors of institutional positions, falling front-month futures premium (chart below,) and building supply gluts have fundamentally shifted the outlook of the oil market toward 2018’s end. A key
Master limited partnerships emerged as a popular investment vehicle over the past decade. Here’s why investors have soured on the sector. The first master limited partnership (MLP) was formed by Apache Oil Company in 1981. In 1987 Congress legislated the
