Crude & Gasoline Prices Are Plunging
Between a resurgent dollar, surprise gasoline inventory build, surging US production, and UAE leaders questioning the oil market’s rebalancing, WTI and RBOB futures are tumbling… This has erased more than half the end-March/early-April bounce in the energy complex. “The glaring rise in U.S. gasoline refined product inventories, in combination with persistent lower-48 production growth, keeps […]
Global Government Bond Yields Are Plummeting
The latest movements in markets are starting to be in sync with a slow growth economy. This makes sense as the blue-chip GDP forecast has been decelerating quickly. The global trend in declining bond yields can be see below. The range the U.S. ten-year bond was in for the beginning of the year has been […]
Credit Suisse Gets Bullish On Coca-Cola With Many M&A Opportunities Seen
In a research note this morning, Credit Suisse analyst Laurent Grandet upgraded Coca-Cola (KO) to Outperform, citing the arrival of incoming CEO James Quincey, who takes over next month, and the company’s nearly complete refranchising. Further, the analyst sees several strategic M&A opportunities to bolster Coca-Cola’s portfolio. COKE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AGAIN: Credit Suisse’s Grandet […]
34 Startup Metrics For Tech Entrepreneurs
Today’s infographic comes from Funders and Founders and information designer Anna Vital, and it lists the important metrics to gauge traction and success of new startups. Several years ago, a key challenge with launching a new tech startup venture was that there weren’t many precedents to follow. How do you scale a company? How do you measure growth […]
Bull? Bear? The U.S. Stock Market Is More Like The Honey Badger
Voters in the United Kingdom shockingly decided to leave the European Union? The stock market barely blinked. Voters in the United States unexpectedly elected a brash promoter over a well-established political insider? The stock market didn’t care. It told the media elite to take a hike, then promptly climbed to higher ground. The S&P 500 […]
Hot Options Report For Midday – Wednesday, April 19
Most Active Stock Options For Midday April 19, 2017
China’s New Special Economic Zone Evokes Memories Of Shenzhen
Forty years ago, Shenzhen, China, was a sleepy fishing village of 30,000. But in 1980, then-Communist Party leader Deng Xiaoping designated the southern town as one of four special economic zones (SEZs), thereby giving it special tax benefits and preferential treatment to foreign investment. In the years that followed, Shenzhen expanded at an alarming pace. […]
E DUST And JDST Are Making Headway
The short-term objectives (4-5 Weeks) in DUST and JDST are making headway. However, geopolitical instability or a Trump tweet could change things instantly. Nevertheless, the action in miners today bolsters our analysis. DUST prices could reach $36.00+ in May, and I presented the potential target area for JDST. These trades are countertrend and therefore risky. […]
World Out Of Whack: An Absurd Unintended Consequence Of Abnormally Low Rates
Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where every Wednesday we take time out of our day to laugh, poke fun at and present to you absurdity in global financial markets in all its glorious insanity. While we enjoy a good […]
USD/CAD Surges Towards 1.35 As Oil Prices Tumble Down
Dollar/CAD woke up from its range and jumped. The pair trades at 1.3487, some 100 pips up on the day. The next line of resistance is 1.3540, followed by 1.36. Support is at 1.3460 and 1.3380. The Canadian dollar is showing us that it is a commodity currency by reacting to the downfall in the price […]
