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Global Institutional Investors Sell Stocks
The October reading of the investor confidence index from State Street dropped -3.4pts to 84.4 – the lowest reading since late 2012. Across the regions, North American institutional investor confidence dropped -2.6pts to 81.8, and the European index dropped -10pts, while the Asian index was almost unchanged, just off -0.3pts. The global institutional investor confidence […]
Does Today’s Bounce Mean The Sell-Off Is Over?
The Dow was up 241 points today and the Bubble Heads already think it’s “back to the races again.”I’m still cautioning “not so fast!” however. Nothing has changed technically since last week’s major technical breakdown that caused the bellwether S&P 500 to close below a very important uptrend line that started in early-2016. The “Godfather” […]
Investing Vs. Speculating: Why Knowing The Difference Is Key
As the stock market bull potentially nears the end of its run and we head into the last two months of 2018, many investors are making adjustments to their portfolios. Over the course of my travels and in conversations with other industry experts, I’m constantly reminded of the importance of: 1) understanding the difference between investing and […]
Moving Averages: October Month-End Update – Wednesday, Oct. 31
The S&P 500 closed October with a monthly loss of 6.94% after a gain of merely 0.43% in September. All three S&P 500 MAs are signaling “cash” and four of five Ivy Portfolio ETFs — Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI), Vanguard REIT Index (VNQ), iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury (IEF), and PowerShares DB Commodity […]
Precious Metals Report – Wednesday, Oct. 31
A review of today’s commodities market. Video Length: 00:07:52
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Strange Days – Non-Farm Payrolls On Friday
Stocks were in rally risk-on mode today and made a heroic attempt to climb above resistance and stay there. But alas, again it was just not to be. Gold and silver showed weakness on the strong dollar, and in deference to the traditional hit, they receive with the Non-Farm Payrolls report, which is this Friday. […]
Market Talk – Wednesday, Oct. 31
A much-welcomed rally the past couple of days to end the traditionally torrid month of October. A final push today moved indices further away from their recent lows, but remain well down for this month. Optimism remains absent with Novembers planned US/China talks on trade still questionable as being included as part of the discussions! […]
Gilead Selloff On UnitedHeath HIV Promotion Seen As Unwarranted
Mizuho analyst Salim Syed believes shares of Gilead Sciences (GILD) are sliding due to UnitedHealth’s (UNH) announcement of a new program called My ScriptsRewards that will “try to convince plan participants to take a cheaper HIV regimen in return for $500 debit cards”. However, the analyst views the worries as unwarranted, noting that an “inferior […]
Q3 GDP Remains Robust: 3 Fund Picks
According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ first estimate for the third quarter, U.S GDP exhibited growth in the period, albeit moderately lower compared to the prior quarter. However, the GDP growth surpassed consensus estimate for the period. Also, a dip in business spending was negated by an uptick in consumer spending. Moreover, economists estimate […]
