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Heat Saves Nat Gas Yet Again This Week

Heat Saves Nat Gas Yet Again This Week

The October natural gas contract settled up around a percent and a half on the day as overnight forecasts added a significant amount of cooling demand, showing heat may sustain into the middle of September.  Most natural gas contracts were still down weakly on the week, though this heat and strong cash prices helped the […]
Metals Markets Report – Friday, August 31

Metals Markets Report – Friday, August 31

Trump Says Google, Facebook In “Very Antitrust Situation”

Trump Says Google, Facebook In “Very Antitrust Situation”

Responding to reports that Silicon Valley social media platforms are censoring conservatives, President Trump stepped up his criticism of technology firms – telling Bloomberg in a wide-ranging interview that they may be in a “very antitrust situation,” while repeatedly censoring himself over whether or not the companies should be broken up. “I won’t comment on the breaking up, of whether it’s […]
Tigress Reiterates Neutral On Coca-Cola After ‘Bold’ Costa Acquisition

Tigress Reiterates Neutral On Coca-Cola After ‘Bold’ Costa Acquisition

Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth reiterates a Neutral rating on Coca-Cola (KO) shares following the company’s acquisition of Costa. The deal positions Coca-Cola “in the center of the very competitive coffee-based beverage business” where it will compete head-on with Starbucks (SBUX) and Nestle (NSRGY), Feinseth tells investors in a research note. The Costa acquisition is […]
Weekly Wrap: Momentum Is Going Up Up Up, Albeit With A Lot Less Conviction

Weekly Wrap: Momentum Is Going Up Up Up, Albeit With A Lot Less Conviction

You’ve heard this one before, right? Equity markets are making new highs while volatility continues to be exceedingly low. Here are a few thoughts as we exit the summer and head into the final months of the year. The yield curve continues to flatten and yet few seem to care. This is nothing new as […]
Moving Averages: August Month-End Update

Moving Averages: August Month-End Update

The S&P 500 closed August with a monthly gain of 3.03% after a gain of 3.60% in July. All three S&P 500 MAs are signaling “invested” and four of five Ivy Portfolio ETFs — Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF), Vanguard REIT Index (VNQ), and PowerShares DB Commodity Index […]
US Dollar Aims Higher On Haven Demand, Yield Appeal

US Dollar Aims Higher On Haven Demand, Yield Appeal

  US DOLLAR FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST: BULLISH US Dollar snaps 2-week loss streak as haven demand returns Trade war and emerging market worries may sustain support Upbeat local data to boost yield appeal if sentiment recovers The US Dollar snatched victory from the jaws of defeat last week. What looked likely to be another heavy loss until […]
Another Record Setting Week On Wall Street

Another Record Setting Week On Wall Street

It was another record setting week on Wall Street as the S&P 500 topped 2,900 and the Nasdaq topped 8,000. In the short-term, the market is very extended and way overdue to pull back. There’s an old adage on Wall Street that says, “Stocks take the stairs up and the elevator down.” Which means, on […]