Since this article was published, $BMW has witnessed an increase in stock price from 75.46 (11/2016) to 83.90 (02/2014).

The expansion of unbacked credit spurred diverging trends in economic indicators. The slow down in job growth has also been a hindering factor, in addition to oil prices and record high stock indicies. Nonetheless, we can see that the oncoming periods towards the end of the business cycle (hopefully), will result in higher volatility than average, thus increasing risk-reward. Despite this expected volatility, it be better to hold long portfolios till the economy stabilizes.

Good insight! I agree that inflationary policy is more damaging than beneficial. Nonetheless, increasing stock prices and record high indices indicates that blue-chip companies have been becoming more profitable, thus more lucrative to investors. Sustainable growth is the corner stone of any stable economy. In order to achieve sustainable growth the market must operate independent of interest rates and curb credit expansion in order to have a "REAL" economy.

A current price of $80.24 is the record high for OLED. It is also important to understand that money spent on R&D would boost productivity. This is especially necessary due to the shifting in markets to newer, faster and greener technology. I think that OLED will continue to soar unless and until they have achieved enough market share to stabilize their stock price.

According to the historical patterns in the ATA chart, it appears that going forward the number of employees will be decreasing. However this cyclical movement is just a reflection of economic prosperity. Since trucking is such a vital behind-the-scenes industry we don't give it much attention. Unfortunately, none of the data represent growth trends, rather a period of contraction which is consistent with the US Economy. The irregular patterns in the data do not provide the market with enough stability.

Great article, Great read!

$TSLA and #ElonMusk have a solid vision and plan. It is obvious that they will not meet Q4 targets, however, the loss will not be as bad as previous losses. Moreover, the diversification into $SCTY will allow for some sort of lateral integration which will cut costs of production. Despite anticipated losses, I believe that $TSLA in the future will see profitability soar once the market has shifted to green energy. This is one of the buy and hold stocks, that may not be worth shorting in the near future.

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Although $LOCO looks stable now, the moving averages look like they will intersect soon, which is a buy/sell signal. I think that the signal is contingent on how $QSR proceeds in the acquisition. Moreover, recent developments suggest that the those who purchased $PLKI at $79/share prior to 21 February may have been taken advantage of. #Investigations are being conducted into the fairness of the aforementioned bid price.

The diversification of Alphabet into dynamic and robust industries will allow it to start a new trend. The integration of technology into each of the respective markets will allow for new growth opportunities. Do you think that we can see Alphabet diversifying into green energy or more invested in automated cars?

According to the chart, April has historically had seasonal trends; dips in price and spikes in volume traded. Given the exponential growth from April - October 2013, it appears that $TSLA is going to be stabilizing around the 50-Day moving average. Considering the diversification of Elon Musk's mission, we can also see how this will also diversify away from the systematic risk.