Profiting From French Election Volatility

Profiting From French Election Volatility

Attempting to predict the outcome of an election is a fool’s errand — we don’t bother with it. But that doesn’t mean we can’t make money off the vote… Over the last few weeks we’ve discussed the reasons for the rise of populism and how it’s impacted the false trend in European equities. We explained how these Soros-style […]
EUR To Have A Brexit Type Pound Collapse If Le Pen Wins

EUR To Have A Brexit Type Pound Collapse If Le Pen Wins

In an interview with FXStreet, we discussed everything related to the French presidential elections. The top political market mover of the year is watched with great tension by EUR/USD traders and could have a long-lasting impact on the common currency and the European Union. You can read the interview at its original publication here or below: How low can […]
Is Your EM Allocation Complete?

Is Your EM Allocation Complete?

Emerging market (EM) equities sold off sharply following the election of Donald Trump last November, perhaps owing to the protectionist rhetoric and tough trade talk from the president-elect. With that, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index fell 4.2% in the final quarter of 2016, breaking a streak of four consecutive positive quarters. That sell-off represented a pause in […]
Medical Device Stocks To Beat Estimates This Earnings Season

Medical Device Stocks To Beat Estimates This Earnings Season

The final amendment in Donald Trump’s healthcare bill as offered late last month was apparently not of much help in calming the healthcare economy from the upheaval caused by the first version of the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA). The original AHCA proposal was grossly criticized by both Democrats and Republicans, as reflected in […]
Keep Your Eye On These Stock Swing Trades

Keep Your Eye On These Stock Swing Trades

Stock Swing Trades to keep an eye on, based on strong trending movement or consolidations that could breakout. Stocks mentioned: $S $EXTR I don’t want these articles to be viewed as trade signals, but rather a learning device. There is a lot more to trading than just buying at price A and selling at price […]
Fund Managers Revolt: Cut Allocation To “Record Overvalued” US Stocks To Lowest Since 2008

Fund Managers Revolt: Cut Allocation To “Record Overvalued” US Stocks To Lowest Since 2008

Forget the “great rotation” from bonds into stocks – and certainly when the 10Y dropped as low as 2.175% – a far greater rotation taking place currently is out of the US and into European equities, according to the latest monthly Fund Manager Survey released today by Bank of America. In it chief strategist Michael Hartnett finds […]
3 Cobalt And Lithium Companies Best Positioned To Rise Even Further In This Battery Frenzy

3 Cobalt And Lithium Companies Best Positioned To Rise Even Further In This Battery Frenzy

Battery Metals Index, composed of 10 lithium and 10 cobalt companies, has rallied 56% over the past year, with some company valuations surging more than 100%. With an implied shortage of lithium and cobalt in the market, we examine which producing companies are best positioned to rise from this battery frenzy. Written by Alex Cutulenco […]
EUR/USD, GBP/USD And USD/JPY TA – April 19

EUR/USD, GBP/USD And USD/JPY TA – April 19

EUR/USD intra-day analysis   EUR/USD (1.0719): EUR/USD is currently moving counter trend after prices fell to 1.0600 last week. After consolidating near this level, EUR/USD posted two days of strong gains as price action was seen clearing the 1.0700 resistance level yesterday. Any pullbacks will likely see 1.0700 being tested in the near term, ahead of what […]
Airlines, Algorithms, And Accidents

Airlines, Algorithms, And Accidents

United Airlines had a rough week, but not as rough as one of its passengers. Dr. David Dao received a concussion, a broken nose, and two broken teeth after airport police forcibly dragged him off the plane he had boarded only a short while earlier. As you have probably heard by now, the airline needed […]
8 Financial Mistakes To Avoid (In Your 20s & 30s)

8 Financial Mistakes To Avoid (In Your 20s & 30s)

While I’m sure your parents have given you money lectures many times, there are still many holes in a young person’s financial education. When you’re in your 20s and 30s, you’re excited to build the life you envisioned for yourself but may not realize that there are specific financial hurdles that need to be completed […]