Kurt Osterberg

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Are ETFs And Index Funds More Dangerous In A Bear Market?

Here’s an interesting claim I see more and more often: “The nature of ETFs and passive investment is worth noting. A vanilla S&P 500 ETF, for example, effectively puts company and sector fund...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Five Stocks To Watch – Monday, July 17

Bank of America (BAC): Financials – Diversified Financial Services | Reports July 18, before the open. The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $0.46, three cents higher than Wall Street consen...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Inflation: An X-Ray View Of The Components – Monday, July 17

Here is a table showing the annualized change in Headline and Core CPI, not seasonally adjusted, for each of the past six months. Also included are the eight components of Headline CPI and a separate ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Is Volume/Breadth Aligned With Bullish Case?

An August 2016 analysis outlined a long-term bullish signal for stocks that has occurred only ten other times in the last thirty-five years. If we fast forward to July 2017, is market breadth/volume...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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S&P 500 ETFs Face Off: SPY Versus IVV

The S&P 500 is marching higher, hitting multiple fresh highs amid Washington turmoil, geopolitical risks, decline in oil price and lofty valuation. The benchmark has risen about 9.8% in the year-t...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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USD/JPY June Rebound Unravels, Bearish RSI Trigger Takes Shape

Ticker Last High Low Daily Change (pip) Daily Range (pip) USD/JPY 112.74 112.87 112.33 19 54 USD/JPY may continue to give back rebound from the June-low (108.80) as market participants push back bets ...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Recipe For Singapore’s Prosperity

Singapore is one of my favorite nations for the simple reason that it consistently gets very high scores from Economic Freedom of the World and the Index of Economic Freedom (as well as from Doin...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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China’s Ghosts Are A Future Property

The term “ghost city” is a loaded one, often deployed to skew toward a particular viewpoint. In the context of China’s economy, it has become shorthand for perhaps the largest asset bubble in hu...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EUR/USD Elliott Wave Forecast: Bullish Impulse

The bullish trend is present in EUR/USD currency pair, 15 minutes chart. The price of EUR/USD currency pair is going to rise up now on a short-term basis to create a Bullish Impulse Elliott wave patt...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Empire State Manufacturing: Another Strong Regional Report Bearing Little Resemblance To Reality

I have not commented on the regional manufacturing reports much lately because they bear no resemblance to reality. Setting reality aside, let’s take a look at the Empire State Survey which kicks...
On July 17, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg