Friday, August 03, 2018

Payrolls Disappoint, But Stocks May Go Marginally Higher / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

SPX futures are on edge, waiting for the monthly payrolls report from the BLS. Futures spiked between 6:00 am and 7:30 am, presumably to discourage the shorts before the payroll numbers. There still may be a small probe higher even if the payrolls underperform. The Cycle Top at 2839.76 appears to be the final resistance.

ZeroHedge reports, “World stocks traded mixed on Friday, with risk appetite dampened despite Apple crossing a $1 trillion market cap and boosting tech stocks around the globe, after Wilbur Ross warned there’s "more pain ahead" unless China changes its economic system adding to trade war tensions, pushing the Yuan as low as 6.91 after the lowest PBOC fixing since May 2017. And while there were no fireworks in Japanese bonds overnight for the first time in a week, this time it was Italian bonds that tumbled with 10Y BTP yields rising briefly above 3% ahead of a budget meeting between the country’s populist leaders and the finance minister. The MSCI All-Country World Index was down by 0.1% after the start of European trading, and set to break a four-week streak of gains.”

Friday, August 03, 2018

Significance of Enrolling in a Digital Marketing Course / Companies / SME

By: Submissions

Friday, August 03, 2018

Russell Small Caps Stock Index is Up 5 Months in a Row. Very Bullish for Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: Troy_Bombardia

The Russell 2000 (small caps index) has now extended its winning streak from 4 months in a row to 5 months in a row.

Friday, August 03, 2018

Apple Tops $1 Trillion Valuation with New Price High — What’s Next? / Companies / Apple

By: Mike_Paulenoff

Apple (AAPL) has kissed a new all-time high above 207, where the company is valued at $1 trillion. So far, the high, as seen on the chart linked to below, represents about a 1.9% overshoot of the upper channel boundary line of the February- August bullish price channel.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Are You Ready For Inflation? / Economics / Inflation

By: Graham_Summers

The market is sensing a major turn.

As I’ve noted before, the currency markets are the largest, most liquid markets on the planet. As such they sense changes first.

With that in mind, consider that the “inflation” currencies are showing a major turn in the $USD.

First and foremost, the Australian Dollar: $USD pair looks to have bottomed. We have a clear bullish falling wedge formation being broken to the upside. We should expect a retest of former support (red line) at the very least.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Bank of England Base Rate Increases to 0.75% / Interest-Rates / UK Interest Rates

By: MoneyFacts

The Bank of England’s decision to increase interest rates from 0.50% to 0.75% marks the first time the base rate has risen above 0.50% in almost 10 years. But what does this latest increase mean to the average person on the street?

Charlotte Nelson, Finance Expert at Moneyfacts.co.uk, said:

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Land Rover Discovery Sport Oil Dash Service Warning Message / ConsumerWatch / Motoring

By: N_Walayat

Land Rover's sales pitch is that the Discovery Sport's first service is due at 21,000 miles or 2 years, thus saving owners on expensive services. That and their service packs only tend to cover for 1 service every 2 years which may be the reason for the 21,000 miles service sales pitch. Unfortunately on the one hand there's the sales pitch and then there's the reality of what to actually expect when owning and driving a Land Rover Discovery Sport as there exists a wide gap between the two.

For instance, the internet is littered with comments about how warnings are popping up on owners dashboards requesting an oil service for a potential multitude of reasons such as diesel getting into the engines? which in some examples services are being requested at less than 7,000 miles! So I decided to track the service indicator for my HSE Black for when the car would request a service and this is the resulting video that all DISCO Sport owners should take note of, that they should NOT rely on the 21k sales pitch but check their service mileage indicator on a regular basis, else risk being in for an unexpected dash shock message!

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Alton Towers vs Thorpe Park, Car Parking and Exit Driving Experience / ConsumerWatch / Theme Parks

By: N_Walayat

Were now well into the summer holidays so families will be busy planning multiple day trips to Britains theme parks, where the number 1 UK operator is the Merlin group with it's 32 theme parks and attractions including 10 or so in and around London, where there two biggest and most popular theme parks are Thorpe Park situated in Stains. And Alton Towers near Derby. However, motorists need to be fully aware that the car park facilities are not all the same, as this video illustrates the difference between Alton Towers and Thorpe Park, especially when visitors attempt to leave the park after it closes.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Globalist / Politics / Social Issues

By: Raul_I_Meijer

I am often confused by events that happen and by things that people say. But then I think them over and they mostly become less confusing, even if often slivers of confusion remain. This was again the case yesterday morning. Donald Trump went after the Koch brothers, the one biggest symbol of everything that’s wrong with American politics, and I expected the anti-Trump echo-chamber to finally agree on something with him.

But no, what was I thinking? The echo-chamber has deafened and blinded its inhabitants for far too long and far too loudly for one single word of agreement to come out of it. Trump could sing the praises of Hillary Clinton tomorrow morning and it would be used against him. This is not new, it’s been going on for his entire presidency, and before, but it’s still good for people to acknowledge that it’s getting worse be the day – or better perhaps in their eyes?!

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Gold And The USD/CNY (It’s Still About The U.S. Dollar) / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: Kelsey_Williams

My last article, Gold And The Elusive Chase For Profits/The Case For Gold Is Not About Price, generated the following comment:

I responded as follows:

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Gold Current Extreme Bearish Sentiment is an Excellent long-term Buying Opportunity / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: The_Gold_Report

Technical analyst Jack Chan charts the latest moves in the gold and silver markets.

Our proprietary cycle indicator is down.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Gold GLD Update… / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: Rambus_Chartology

Just a quick update on GLD which has broken down from a 2 1/2 year triangle consolidation pattern. If we get a backtest to the bottom rail around the 119 area I will take a position in DGLD which is a 3 X short gold etf.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

How High Will The Market Rally Before The Economic Collapse Begins? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: Avi_Gilburt

Last week, I wrote an article about how I view the potential effects of an economic collapse on American society. Unfortunately, many of our readers took it as an opportunity to post their perspectives on Trump and the democrats.

Yes, I know the country is exceptionally divided. However, I brought this issue to light not because I see one party as being the savior for this country over the other. Rather, I brought this issue to light to show you that we are on a path of history repeating itself, as we have forgotten the lessons learned from the pain of the past.

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Top 3 Web Traffic Generation Strategies For Investing Websites in 2018 / Companies / SME

By: Dylan_Moran

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

US Stock Market Sector Breakouts Taking Place / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2018

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Now is the time for traders to really pay attention to the rotation in the US Stock market as well as the continued price rotation in certain sectors.  As we have been warning for the past few months, this really is a stock pickers market.  Take a minute to review our past articles highlighting these sector moves and the general market sentiment over the past few weeks: June 24: Could A Big Move In The Global Markets Be Setting Up? & Q2 GDP vs. Technology Concerns vs. Foreign Markets.  As traders, we need to understand how capital migrates towards opportunities and safety and how it migrates away from risks and price collapses.

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Trump Declares War on the Fed / Interest-Rates / US Federal Reserve Bank

By: Michael_Pento

It appears when it comes to fighting the old Washington establishment---comprised of the deep state and the Federal Reserve--Mr. Trump is getting sucked into the vortex of the D.C. swamp rather than draining it. The hope was for our “Disrupter in Chief” to be more concerned about our children’s future than his own; and for his focus to span beyond the next election cycle. Instead of allowing consumers to finally receive a real return on their savings; and to let asset bubbles seek a level that can be supported by the free market, Trump has chosen to breach a boundary that has been essential to providing hope for the future solvency of our nation.

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

What the NASDAQ’s Recent Underperformance Means for Stocks / Stock-Markets / Tech Stocks

By: Troy_Bombardia

Tech stocks had been leading the overall stock market this year (i.e. FANG). However, the NASDAQ’s good fortune has reversed recently, with the NASDAQ now below its 50 daily moving average.

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

USD/JPY and EUR/JPY Testing Significant Hurdles / Currencies / Forex Trading

By: FXOpen

The weekly chart of USD/JPY and EUR/JPY indicates that both pairs are facing important resistance levels and they remain at a risk of a bearish reaction.

Key Points

• The US Dollar is trading above the 110.00 support and the 50-week simple moving average.
• USD/JPY is facing two significant bearish trend lines with resistance near 113.00 on the weekly chart.
• EUR/JPY declined recently and settled below a key support at 131.60.
• The pair remains at a risk of more losses towards the 128.00 and 127.00 supports.

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Is Starting a Blog About Financial Trading a Good Idea? / Companies / SME

By: Boris_Dzhingarov

If you have a good knowledge of the financial markets and are a keen trader, it may seem like a good idea to start your own blog that offers trading advice for beginners or offers news and tips to other traders. There are a lot of blogs like this, however having a new one with your own take on the market can be a very rewarding thing to do. Here we look at why you may want to start your own blog and what the benefits of doing so are, and also how to do it.

Wednesday, August 01, 2018

Bullish Sentiment Is In The Toilet For Gold / Commodities / Gold and Silver 2018

By: Avi_Gilburt

For those that follow me regularly, you will know that I have been tracking a set-up for the SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:GLD), which I analyze as a proxy for the gold market. I also believe that gold can outperform the general equity market once we confirm a long-term break out has begun.

While I have gone on record as to why I do not think the GLD ETF is a wise long-term investment hold, I still use it to track the market movements. For those that have not seen my webinar about why I don’t think the GLD is a wise long-term investment, feel free to review this link for my webinar on the matter.