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The “Big Lie” Of Market Indexes

Last week, I received the following email from a reader which I thought was worth further discussion. “In a recent article “Signs of Excess – Crowding and Innovation” Lance stated ‘Note th...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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No Monster At The ZLB, Just Supply

Before Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in his experimental Bell X-1 aircraft, it was long thought by many to be an extremely difficult challenge if not impossible altogether. Many test pilots spo...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Dollar Primed For FOMC Minutes, NFP As Euro, Yen Trends Advance

The third quarter kicks off today and with the first half of 2017 now in the books, it’s already been quite the eventful year. While the reflation trade bubbled with hope as we turned into 2017, a v...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Athenex: An Under-The-Radar Buying Opportunity

Athenex Inc. (Nasdaq: ATNX) – Buy Recommendation – $17.50 PT The 25-day quiet period for the Athenex Inc. (Nasdaq: ATNX) IPO is scheduled to expire on July 10, 2017. Beginning on July 11...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Oil: Explosive Rally

Well, oil’s explosive rally recently has been a thorn in my side (although the Nasdaq’s weakness has helped balance it out). I wanted to take a look at recently counter-trend rallies in oil an...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Volume By Price Indicator – Quite A Helpful Tool To Trade Stocks

My readers know that I am not a fan of Technical Analysis in its classic form. However, sometimes I have a look at a few interesting indicators that are not in common use. Let me take the so-called ...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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GM Reports Record “Channel Stuffing”: Dealer Auto Inventory Highest Since June 2007

As we await all US car-makers to report June auto sales, we remind readers that when we discussed last month’s disappointing monthly car sales report, which badly missed expectations showing t...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Billion Dollar Unicorns: Looker Counts On Big Data Analytics

According to IDC, global revenues for Big Data and business analytics are estimated to grow 12% annually to $203 billion by the year 2020 from $130.1 billion in 2016. Santa Cruz-based Looker is a p...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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US Dollar Is Control After Strong ISM Manufacturing PMI

The US dollar was already recovering in the wake of the second quarter, perhaps also feeling festive ahead of the 4th of July fireworks. The data gave it another reason to be cheerful. The ISM Manufac...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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E 7 Things You Need To Know Before Investing In The Next Hot ICO

Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs are when a new cryptocurrency project sells cryptocurrency tokens to investors. It’s not a coincidence it is called ICO as the process resembles an IPO with some key d...
On July 3, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg