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Forex Strength And Comparison Week 30 / 2017

In the Currency Strength table, the CAD was the strongest currency while the GBP was the weakest. There were some significant changes last week with the GBP and AUD losing 3 points. The other curren...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Emerging Markets Week Ahead Preview – July 23

EM FX was mixed on Friday, but largely firmer over the entire week. Top performers were BRL, KRW, and ZAR, while the worst were ARS, MXN, and RUB. The FOMC meeting this week poses some potential risk...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Good Close For Markets Bar Small Caps

Bulls were not to give up the breakout gains from earlier in the week and with the exception of the Russell 2000 it was a decent finish for markets. Action in the Russell 2000 was only disappointing b...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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A Market Reality Check: Here Are Some Idiot-Proof Charts

The S&P 500 trades at an elevated valuation on almost every metric. The forward P/E multiple of the S&P 500 has risen by 80% since 2011 (to 18x) and now trades at the 89th percentile compared...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Netflix Stock Predictions: Strong International Subscriber Growth Is Why Netflix Is A Buy

NFLX Stock Predictions Summary: As one of the famous FANG stocks, Netflix enjoys a stratospheric valuation when compared to other technology tickers. Like Amazon and Facebook, Netflix is a growth-driv...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Turkey Is Buying Gold Like There’s No Tomorrow

In the past few weeks and months we have seen some reports wherein it became clear Germany is actually selling some of its gold on a monthly basis. That’s an interesting phenomenon as it’s weird...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Back To Basics

Last week I tumbled down the rabbit hole of quantitative finance, so this week I thought that I would take stock on some of the main themes. The continued woes of the greenback are probably the main s...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Australian Dollar On Watch For RBA Interventions After Debelle

Fundamental Australian Dollar Forecast: Neutral The Australian Dollar is in something of a sweet spot Rate differentials, local data and Chinese growth all look more supportive However, the RBA is c...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Bank Stock Roundup: Enough Positive Surprises In Q2 Despite Weakness, JPM & BAC In Focus

Over the last five trading days, major banks displayed a bearish trend. Though most banks which reported second-quarter 2017 results this week managed to beat estimates, concerns over the underlying w...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Forex Metrics And Chart Week 30 / 2017

The Top 10 of the Ranking and Rating list for the coming week shows the following stronger currencies being well represented for going long: the CAD(3X) with the NZD(4X) followed by the EUR(2X) . Th...
On July 23, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg