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Strong Export & Ethanol Usage, Stocks Up On Bigger Crop

Strong Export & Ethanol Usage, Stocks Up On Bigger Crop

Market Analysis Record weekly US ethanol production and strong live-stock numbers during the first quarter of 2017/18’s crop season has likely sparked a record domestic disappearance of corn utilizing a sizable portion of this year’s 2nd largest US corn supplies. The combination of expanding US fuel demand and better utilization of higher ethanol blends, particularly […]
Chart Of The Day: Scotts Miracle-Gro

Chart Of The Day: Scotts Miracle-Gro

The Chart of the Day belongs to Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG). Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 12/5 the stock gained 7.17%. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Scotts Company LLC, is the world’s largest marketer of branded consumer products for lawn and garden care, with products for professional horticulture as well. The Company’s brands […]
5 Healthcare Mutual Funds To Buy In 2018

5 Healthcare Mutual Funds To Buy In 2018

Last year was quite an eventful one for the U.S. healthcare sector in particular. The economy witnessed the Republican tax reform becoming law and three rate hikes by the Fed. Thanks to both, healthcare was one of the top performers of 2017. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLV) rallied 19.5% year. This momentum […]
November 2017 Headline Construction Spending Growth Improves

November 2017 Headline Construction Spending Growth Improves

The headlines say construction spending was up and within expectations. Our view is that this does not consider inflation. Analyst Opinion of Construction Spending There continues to be significant backward revision to the date – this month was slightly upward and did not change the trends. The rolling averages were statistically unchanged.. Also note that […]