Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
USDJPY: Weakens Further With Eyes On 111.00 Zone
USDJPY: The pair continues to hold on to its downside pressure closing lower on Wednesday and opening the door for more declines. On the downside, support comes in at the 111.50 level where a break if seen will aim at the 111.00 level. A cut through here will turn focus to the 110.50 level and […]
Qualcomm, Inc. 3Q 2017 Earnings: Shares Fall After Results, Guidance
The Qualcomm 3Q 2017 earnings report was released after closing bell tonight. The chip maker reported non-GAAP earnings of 83 cents per share on $5.37 billion in sales, compared to the consensus estimates of 81 cents per share on $5.26 billion in revenue. In the same quarter a year ago, Qualcomm reported $1.16 per share in earnings […]
Nasdaq Record Highs But Trannies Tumble Most In 2 Months As T-Bills Turmoil
Bonds go nowhere, Dollar goes nowhere, Gold goes nowhere… news is dead… But stocks limp higher on near-record low volumes as volatility is curb-stomped asymptotically to zero… Video length: 00:04:05 Small Caps were the day’s best performer (on another squeeze) as Russell VIX plunged to a new record low (12.3) The Dow managed gains on […]
Stocks Touch Record Highs: Full Wednesday Visual Recap
Stocks hit record highs because you know, “sacred cow” and also because of some reassuring words from the President… After a day in which it spent some time in double-digits, the VIX stayed at a 9-handle all day: Oil rose to a near six-week high after the EIA report showed crude and product stockpiles […]
Global Bond Yields Still Favorable For Gold Despite Hawkish Rhetoric
In the past few weeks, a coordinated barrage of hawkish comments by central bankers of some of the world’s most advanced economies have pushed long-term bond yields higher, clearly weighing on gold prices. At the annual ECB forum in Sintra, Portugal, President Mario Draghi talked about a strengthening and broadening global recovery supporting nascent reflationary forces […]
EC Time In The Market, Not Timing The Market? Catchy Phrase Ignores Key Evidence
There is a reason why Warren Buffett regarded market-cap-to-GDP as “…the best single measure of where valuations stand at any given moment.” The reason? Its relationship with 10-year forward returns for stock prices. And right now, stock market capitalization as it relates to the U.S. economy is projecting negative returns for U.S. stock prices. It is […]
EC The Plural Of Anecdotes Is Beige
As noted before, the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book collection of local bank district anecdotes are fascinating for all the wrong reasons. What is revealed is not the state of the economy, but rather the state of how policymakers perceive or often wish the economy was at various points. If the 2007 Beige Books are a collective […]
ECB Preview- EUR/USD Rally Faces Moment Of Truth
EUR/USD Daily Timeframe Technical Outlook: Euro tested up-slope resistance yesterday after breaking above a multi-year trendline extending off the August 2015 high. Heading into the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate decision tomorrow, the immediate focus range is 1.1439-1.1616. The immediate advance as at risk while within this range with the broader outlook weighted to the topside while […]
JPM Slashes Iphone Sales Forecasts: Expects Only 2MM Units Sold In September Vs 9MM Previously
With the launch of the iPhone 8 just around the corner, sellside analysts are scrambling to revise their forecasts and position themselves “correctly” ahead of what will be the most anticipated new event in recent Apple history. In that context, JPM’s Rod Hall today updated his projections of how he envisions the upcoming launch will look, […]
