Kurt Osterberg

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Wild Week In Charts: Risk Still Buoyant, Vol. Still Low, Trump Still In Focus

Stocks hit records this week although equities were uninspired on Friday as a slump in crude and concerns about Trump weighed on sentiment. The VIX gave double-digits a try, but decided that ultimatel...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Will USD/CAD Break 1.25?

The Canadian dollar has been on a relentless uptrend since the Bank of Canada started to talk rate hikes. The rally gained momentum after the BoC raised interest rates last week and suggested it is th...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Capitala Finance: The Monthly 10%+ Yield Dividend Is A Coin-Flip

In the stock market, reaching for high yields often backfires. To be sure, stocks with extremely high dividend yields look great on the surface. For example, Capitala Finance Corp. (CPTA) has a 10% di...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Reality Is Going To Bite Back Soon!

EUR/USD 30 min 4 Hours Daily My Bias: short in wave (3) red.Wave Structure: downward impulse waveLong term wave count: lower in wave (3) redImportant risk events: EUR: Flash Manufacturing...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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E Changes To Our Healthcare System Could Spell Problems For Healthcare Equities And Debt

In a way, we have been brainwashed, fed propaganda by the business of healthcare and our elected officials for decades. The message we have been given from all forms of media, third party insurers and...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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5 Reasons To Fear The Fall

This powerful and protracted bull market has made Cassandras look foolish for a long time. Those who went on record predicting that massive central bank manipulation of markets would not engender viab...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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E The Bank Of Canada’s “Unsurprising” July Interest Rate Hike

“The Bank of Canada is raising its target for the overnight rate to 3/4 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate is 1/2 per cent. Recent data have bolstered the Ban...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Two Stocks To Watch: Will Alphabet Inc. And Hasbro Inc. Perform?

Photo Credit: Carlos Luna Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL ): Estimize is predicting GOOGL EPS to be $8.19 a share and The Street is coming in at $7.91, a 3% difference between the two. On the contrary, revenues...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Wag Of Approval For PetIQ

Upcoming IPO Pet medication distributor, PetIQ Inc. (Pending: PETQ), is expected to make its market debut on Friday (7.21.17). The company expects to raise $85M through the offering of 5.7M shares at...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Four Waves Of Augmented Reality (That Apple Owns)

We’ve been saying for the last couple of years that Augmented/Virtual Reality is the fourth wave of consumer technology, and that AR could become much bigger than VR. But AR itself is not one giant...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg