ETF Ratios Sending Mixed Signals
Friday, November 6, 2015 3:31 PM EDT
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Fed’s Jawboning Hammers Gold, Flattens Miners
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 2:29 PM EDT
Just when things were looking good for frustrated gold fans, the Fed slammed the door on their fingers. Quietly. The digit damage was wrought in the Open Market Committee’s policy statement released late Wednesday.
In this article: GDX
What’s Up With Stocks? Who’s Reading Equities Better-Analysts Or Investors?
Friday, October 23, 2015 5:09 PM EDT
Most all S&P 500 companies have reported their Q2 numbers: 81 percent have met Street expectations, 12 percent have beat estimates and 7 percent missed. That doesn’t seem so bad. But drill down a bit and you see the slowdown in earnings momentum.
Oil Refiners: Hold Off Big Buys
Monday, October 19, 2015 5:22 PM EDT
You saw the breakout move made by gold this week, right? Bullion broke above its 200-day moving average for the first time since May. The May spike, to be sure, was shortlived. It lasted only three days.
It’s Different This Time. Really.
Thursday, October 8, 2015 5:21 PM EDT
Gold miners, um, some gold miners are rebounding.
Inflation?...Really?
Friday, October 2, 2015 3:40 PM EDT
Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said it. At long last, she said Thursday, inflation is set to hit the central bank’s target. Not now, mind you, but in the years to come.
Gold Traders Have Nothing To Fear
Monday, September 28, 2015 1:54 PM EDT
Volatility is a boon for reactive bettors.
Time For A Bond Play? Maybe Not
Tuesday, September 22, 2015 10:52 AM EDT
Momentum hasn’t yet been established.
In this article: TLT
Fed To Raise Rates?
Monday, September 14, 2015 2:24 PM EDT
Everyone seems worried about the upcoming FOMC meeting. Everyone, that is, except the bond market.
In this article: TLT
Long/Short Doesn’t Mean 'Hedged'
Tuesday, September 8, 2015 12:41 PM EDT
Long/short portfolios seek to exploit performance disparities between the stocks bought and those sold. If you consider their beta coefficients, you’d see that these funds typically maintain a net long exposure to the market.
Doing The Math On Liquid Alts' Five-Year Track Record
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 12:26 PM EDT
Portfolio optimization with alternative investments will be a different game when stock returns normalize. The compound annual growth rate of the S&P 500, counting dividends, has been 9.6 percent since 1928.
In this article: ARBFX, CABNX, GATEX, JSOAX, MHFAX, PCRIX, PUBAX, TFSMX, WASAX, HCOAX, AGG, DBC, GLD, SPY
Buy Refiners While Blood, Er, Oil Runs In The Streets
Friday, August 28, 2015 11:47 AM EDT
In spite of what you may think, it’s really a great time to be in the oil business. That is, if you’re a refiner. Refining, unlike other energy segments, generally does well when oil prices fall. Refiners do very well when crude plummets.
Bonds Headed For A Cyclical Top
Wednesday, August 19, 2015 3:53 PM EDT
Signals line up for another selling opportunity.
In this article: TLT
