Last New S&P 500 High Came In May 2015 On May 20, 2015 the S&P 500’s intraday high was 2134. Over a year later, that level has never been exceeded. What does history tell us about markets th...
I was traveling to Asia in the previous week. That said, I have avoided to trade or look at any market and was pretty focused and busy to acclimate to the environment. Right now it’s quite hot aroun...
Last week, Japan reported GDP growth of 1.7% in Q1. That was much better than expected and led to all the usual extrapolations about how bright the future is in Japan now that QQE is working (and NIRP...
Markit reported on three key manufacturing surveys today: Japan, US, and Eurozone. This article puts a spotlight on the Eurozone report in the wake of record stimulus by ECB president Mario Draghi. Ma...
Does the Stock Market Follow Institutional Investor Selling Activity? Let’s plot data to see if Institutional Investors are responsible for the Stock Market’s direction. On the top of this...
EURJPY: With the cross breaking and trading below its consolidation range, risk of more weakness is likely in the days ahead. Support comes in at the 122.00 level where a break will aim at the 121.50 ...
It’s pretty calm at the stock market for the moment. When you want some action, it’s not the place to be. If we wouldn’t know better, we would say it’s summer already. Thank God there’s a pl...
You get the feeling that today is going to be yet another one of those trading sessions that you say to yourself, “I wish I could get back those 6.5 hours of trading!” Since the early ramp...
The Marketing Solutions or advertising-related segment of LinkedIn (LNKD) is still not generating as much money as its Talent Solutions segment. I am therefore elated to learn that LinkedIn is alle...
Mastercard (NYSE:MA) has done well for shareholders over the last five years but its performance now lags its peers in the payment space. The reason is that it is more globally-focused than other p...