Even though economists see a mere 20% chance of recession in 2016, I am increasingly confident a recession began in December 2015. It was another disastrous factory orders report this month. December ...
The bigger the bear market, the more furious the next bull market, especially with commodities. When a bear market like this in commodities is so deep, production will be destroyed. In a new bull mar...
The one catalyst many Glencore bears have been eagerly waiting for, is the downgrade of the troubled independent energy trader to junk status, a catalyst which as previously explained, will likely spr...
Small-cap blend funds are a type of equity mutual funds which hold in their portfolio a mix of value and growth stocks, where the market capitalization of the stocks are generally lower than $2 billio...
Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN) reported higher than expected top and bottom line fourth quarter results this morning, but the company noted that same-store sales fell 0.8% for its flagship Dunkin’ ...
Tesla has had a great run higher over the past 5-years, as it has stayed within the rising channel above. Once it broke out of its sideways channel in 2013 near the $30 level, it blasted off, moving a...
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims The market (from Bloomberg) was expecting the weekly initial unemployment claims at 274 K to 290 K (consensus 280,000) vs the 285,000 reported. The more important (b...
· The strongest small cap sectors are utilities and consumer goods. · The best small cap industry is specialized semiconductor. The average small cap score is 48.27 and tha...
A small miss on US jobless claims: 285K, worse than 280K expected. This is not a big miss but enough to keep the pressure on the greenback. The US dollar sell off continues, with hope for dollar bulls...
The annual gathering of the world’s elite in Davos, Switzerland always provides great insights on the markets from really bright people. This year, Ray Dalio was among the luminaries gathered in the...