Article By:
Option Generator
Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:51 PM EDT
The primary reason why Belgian (retail) investors avoid foreign investments is the 'home bias' syndrome. However, there's another factor which comes into play: withholding taxes related to dividend distributions.
In this article: BIP
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Article By:
Andre Gratian
Sunday, August 9, 2020 4:32 PM EDT
During the bull market of 2009, TRAN took the lead, but soon fell in step with SPX until August 2018. After that date, it started to diverge, implying that a correction was coming. It is too soon to determine what this divergence signifies.
In this article: BNO, PAAS, GDX, UUP, TRAN, SPX
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Article By:
Yohay Elam
Sunday, August 9, 2020 3:59 PM EDT
The upcoming week focuses on employment and GDP reports. Australia and the UK release key job numbers, and the UK will release GDP numbers for Q2 and June. As well, the US releases consumer inflation and retail sales numbers.
In this article: FXB
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Article By:
Tematica Research
Sunday, August 9, 2020 3:53 PM EDT
We’ve been hearing about this 5G technology for years and how it is going to revolutionize our lives, make autonomous vehicles, and reduce cholesterol levels. Well, maybe not that last one, but it has been touted as being a big deal, so what is 5G?
In this article: US, MSI, T, VZ, LNVGY, SSNGY, AAPL, QCOM, TMUS
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Article By:
Tyler Durden
Sunday, August 9, 2020 3:26 PM EDT
A PBOC official stated that monetary policy support in H1 was equivalent to RMB 9 trillion. This begs the question: why didn’t the PBOC balance sheet expand during the easing cycle? How have easing measures by the PBOC impacted its balance sheet?
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Article By:
DailyFX
Sunday, August 9, 2020 3:07 PM EDT
The price of oil is likely to face increased volatility over the coming days as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies convene for the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) meeting on August 17-18.
In this article: USO
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Video By:
Chris Marcus
Sunday, August 9, 2020 2:59 PM EDT
The silver shorts are getting crushed, premiums are going up, and traders are standing for delivery on the COMEX. After decades of imagining how it would all happen “one day," that one day is finally here.
In this video: GLD, SLV
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Article By:
Yohay Elam
Sunday, August 9, 2020 2:50 PM EDT
After three consecutive weeks with strong gains, EUR/USD was almost unchanged last week. There are five events in the upcoming week, including retail sales and PMIs. Here is an outlook at the highlights and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD.
In this article: FXE
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Article By:
Jordan Roy-Byrne
Sunday, August 9, 2020 2:46 PM EDT
Over the past few trading days, gold and silver gained 7% and 16% respectively, but the miners are up only 1% to 3%. GDX has gained 0.9%, GDXJ 1.8%, and SILJ 2.9%. When stocks underperform the metals after weeks of gains, they signal a coming shift.
In this article: GDX, GDXJ Also: GLD, SLV, HUI, SILJ
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The full extent of the Covid-19 pandemic’s earnings impact is becoming clearer as we enter the final stages of the Q2 earnings season.
The new normal will be different in several important ways from what has gone before.
The TLT fund’s pattern seems to say ‘yes’.
The Dollar index seems to have found a temporary double bottom, and this was reflected in G5 price action. A fresh round of stimulus measures, however, may very well lead to renewed USD weakness:
Owning financial assets now makes no sense. Why would you want to own stocks and bonds that only go up because the Fed is expected to come to the rescue if something goes wrong?
US Stock Market Weekly Review, August 3-7
Our index of pure-play nonpenny Pot Stocks was up just 1.3% this week after having been up an exceptional 7.6% the previous week.
