President Trump’s answer to impeachment: The Economy The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump has started. But our financial markets do not care much about it. In part this is because the result is certain, President Trump is exonerated. Meanwhile, the President’s twitter feed has been very active on trade. This time it was French […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Market Summary: This long Bull Run still looks look strong, and here is why: Stocks bypassed a soft open Thursday and gapped North. Small and mid-caps joined the large-caps in achieving strong breaks higher. The economic data showed renewed promise. Options expiration Friday came and went. A long weekend came […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $VXX Y 2020 extended Y 2019 action as the big tech names led and the smaller-caps lagged. While the S&P 500’s valuation chart may be giving some investors flashbacks to the Y 2018 market meltdown, the Bulls are resolute. Corporate earnings are expected to fall for a 2nd Q running, as […]
$GLD, $XAU, $SLV, $XAG, $USD, $NEM Gold rods to its highest mark since Y 2013 in the US session Monday, as rising tensions in the Middle East drives demand for havens, with Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) seeing more room to run. Palladium, the most precious, extended gains to a fresh record. Bullion neared 1,600 oz after […]
$DIA $SPY $QQQ $RUTX $APPL $VXX The Y 2020 started off with a Y 2019 flavor as the big names led and the smaller-caps lagged. Chinese stimulus got some credit for the gains, but there is no doubt that new money was put to work as the volume rose to solid marks. Buyers want stocks, […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $CSCO, $VXX Riding this Bull Market even higher… The S&P 500 (SPX) has climbed steadily over the past 10 yrs. And it still has a wide-open path. But you want to pick and choose the stocks you hold. Readers know I prefer the Aristocrat stock, those that are safe and reliable […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX S&P 500 Index gained 28.9% as Stocks enjoy best year since Y 2013 US financial markets will be closed Wednesday for New Year’s Day Tuesday, Wall Street’s major stock market indexes finished higher as the Santa Claus Rally driven by trade optimism, capped a decade of amazing returns in which […]
$SPY, $SPX, $USO, $NFLX S&P 500 stocks are on pace to close out the decade with the longest Bull market in history running. The Bull run began on 9 March 2009, has avoided falling into a Bear market several times over the past 10 years but is on course to continue into Y 2020 With […]
$BAC, $MS Growth optimism is spreading so fast that the percentage of money managers in a Bank of America survey expecting the global economy to improve over the next 12 months just had the biggest 2-month jump on record. As a result, bets on faster economic growth are suddenly all the rage in the equity […]
$SPY, $DIA, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX, $BAC, $UBS, Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, described this Bull market as “primed for Q-1 2020 risk asset melt-up,” with the Fed and the ECB still providing ample support to portions of the market and economy that have shown some signs of softness aka printing money. UBS Global […]
$GLD, $XAU, $SLV, $XAG, $USD Gold prices look to end the year more than 15% higher, on track to post their biggest annual gainer in 9 years. “Gold has seen considerable safe haven buying from investors concerned over low and negative yields in the bond market and fearing a possible downturn in equities,” said the […]
$SPY, $RUTX, $USD Last Christmas, the longest Bull market in our lifetime came within points of dying as the Fed raised interest rates. Some pundits say that every 3 years or so something pushes the Bull market to the brink of extinction, before a last-minute escape, that there is a record of support that underpins […]
$GLD $XAU, $SLV, $XAG, $USD Macro events stalled the rally in Gold over the past 2 months. Now, it appears Gold is set up for another rally pushing much higher. Gold broke down from a Bull Market in Ys 2012/2013, that is nearly 7 years ago. Now, Gold has broken resistance near 1375 and is technically […]
$SPY The great Fidelity Investments money manager Peter Lynch once said; “More money has been lost by investors trying to anticipate corrections, than has been lost in corrections themselves.” The bottom line is this: 100-years’ worth of data is screaming at us to buy stocks. The widespread pessimism is telling us it’s a great time to buy stocks, […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The stock market closed flat to little changed Wednesday, marking the 2nd straight day for the Bull’s pause to refresh near record highs. The S&P 500 (+0.1%), DJIA (unch), and NAS Comp (-0.3%) closed within 0.3% of their flat lines, the Russell 2000 (-0.6%) lagged. Wednesday, the DJIA -0.07 at 27492.60, NAS Comp -24.05 at 8410.63, S&P 500 […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The S&P 500 trades at 17.3X forward 12-month earnings. That is a small premium to the 5-year average of 16.6X according to FactSet. It is an acceptable premium in light of where interest rates are. And it is not as rich as where things were at the start of Y […]
$XAU, $GLD Friday’s October employment report saw 128,000 jobs Vs the expected 75,000. The August numbers were revised upward significantly to 219,000 from 168,000, and September jumped from 136,000 to 180,000. The report should have sent gold prices South, but perhaps the weaker than expected ISM manufacturing numbers are keeping gold up. And the probabilities […]
$RACE Valtteri Bottas posts his 4th win of this season at the United States Grand Prix, his MercedesAMG teammate Lewis Hamilton came 2nd and claimed a 6th world title having fended off a late attack from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Mr. Bottas had to win at the Circuit of The Americas aka COTA to keep […]
$RACE The Circuit of The Americas, aka COTA, has been kind to Lewis Hamilton in , but it was his MercedesAMG teammate and the only driver who can stop him winning a 6th world crown, Valtteri Bottas, who took Pole position for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix in true F1 racing fashion. It was Mr. […]
$RACE Sunday afternoon it was frustrating at Sochi for Scuderia Ferrari. Charles Leclerc finished 3rd, as Sebastian Vettel DNF’d because of a problem with a hybrid component of his racer’s Power Unit. And particularly annoying for the Italian team was what caused Mr. Leclerc to fall back behind the MercedesAMG of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri […]
$RACE Charles Leclerc, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) dominated qualifying to claim 4th Pole running at the Russian Grand Prix, a 1st for Ferrari since Michael Schumacher in Y 2001. The last time a Ferrari driver took 4 straight poles (Michael Schumacher, 2000/01), Leclerc was 3 yrs old. Sebastian Vettel has been out-qualified by Ferrari team mate Leclerc […]
$XAU, $GLD Gold is back in a short-term Bull mode with prices creeping up from $1,500 over the last 3 days of trading. The Big picture A lot could happen, but it is looking good.The problems causing renewed interest in gold as a hedge and as a safe-haven have no clear resolution. There are now […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $GLD, $VXX SPECIAL REPORT: The Future of this Rally, what is Next? Thee DJIA futures are up a bit Sunday night, along with S&P 500 futures and NAS Comp futures. This stock market rally has stood negative headlines, but is not yet making a final push to record highs. Arguably, this […]
$DIA, $XAU, $XAG At week’s end we find the Dow Jones with a bearish, picture-perfect head and shoulders technical formation. The left shoulder goes back to last April, the head in early July and the right shoulder at the close of the week. So, is the market a sell as September 2019 comes to a […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX When stock markets declined in August, 1 group of investors showed unshakable confidence, Company insiders. So much that the buy-to-sell ratio of corporate executives in Europe reached its highest mark since December, according to data compiled by 2iQ Research. Such spike in the ratio, 3.3 in August is usually seen […]
$XAU, $SRM, $WMP, $CAGDF, $GOLD, $NEM Spot Gold hit new 6-year highs and is trading late Monday at $1,526.89 oz as I write this article. The precious Yellow metal has rallied in Y 2019 in part due to global economic concerns like the US-China trade dispute, record levels of negative-yielding debt globally and signs of […]
$SPY, $XAU, $BAC, $JPL, $USB All US financial markets are closed Monday, in observance of Labor Day. It may have taken $204-B of equity outflows this year, but the BofAML Bull & Bear Indicator is finally flagging a contrarian “buy signal,” its 1st since 3 January. Bank of America Merrill Lynch (NYSE:BAC) is Bullish on […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Recession Special Report Bank of America’s (NYSE:BAC) CEO has just 1 reason why he does not see a recession looming. Mr. Moynihan says the “US consumer continues to spend and that will keep the US economy in good shape.” “But what is going to make that happen is the underling […]
$RACE The Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) F1 team Boss has questioned the current process for establishing the tire specification for the season, following the debate over supplier Pirelli’s thinner-tread Y 2019 rubber. Ferrari was among the teams lobbying for a mid-season return to last year’s tire construction, and its SF90 has been one of the cars that […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH and Saying it Again: Stocks overreacted to the FOMC’s rate decision in the minds of investors, WH advisor calling for an emergency meeting of the committee to cut rates further. President Trump plays the tariff card to pressure Fed Chairman Powell, The market has become susceptible to every China headline, nothing new. […]
Sunday on TV, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said he is optimistic about a trade deal with China because doing business deals is President Donald Trump’s strong suit. In a network TV interview, Mr. Navarro said he is optimistic that the President will “do the right thing for America“in negotiating with China. “One thing […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: Stocks overreacted to the FOMC’s rate decision in the minds of investors, WH advisor calling for an emergency meeting of the committee to cut rates further. President Trump plays the tariff card to pressure Fed Chairman Powell, . The market has become susceptible to every China headline, nothing new. […]
$XAU, $GLD, $USD Money manager, Jeffrey Gundlach predicts that gold’s price will continue North along with the run up in negative-yielding bonds. “At this point, I think the way to think about it is, as long as the volume of negative interest rate bonds outstanding increases, it’s quite likely that gold moves higher in a […]
$SPY, $SPX Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio advised savvy investors to bet on “both horses in the race” amid rising trade tensions between the US and China. He argued that investors still have a historic opportunity to buy into China as it opens up its markets to foreign investments. “Would you have not wanted to invest with […]
$XAU, $GLD, $USD FLASH: The precious Yellow metal is now acting like the Key safe-haven from the world’s problems. Gold prices spiked Monday rising 1.5% to new 6-year highs. Gold is the play within the trade dispute between Presidents Trump and Xi. Gold risen 17% since the moment last December when President Trump declared, “I am a […]
$GLD $XAU FLASH: Gold Bugs are betting there is more to the precious Yellow metal’s rally than interest rates. Gold is on its way to a 3rd straight monthly gainer, trading near 6-year highs as central banks signal easier monetary policy. The Fed is expected to cut U.S. interest rates by a Quarter point Wednesday. […]
$GLD, $GDX, $XAU, $USD FLASH: Gold is in Vogue while this new fresh wave of monetary easing blows a bubble in risk assets, aka “always take what the market gives” Note: On 26 July, the European Central Bank (ECB) made an announcement that could have an impact of future gold prices. According to Reuters, European […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $GLD, $XAU, $USD FLASH: Investors now have no doubt that the Fed will cut interest rates on 31 July for the 1st time in more than 10 years and it is the beginning for the path to near Zero, with no recession in sight. For weeks, money managers have bet on a […]
$XAU, $GLD The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY) has rallied 37.5% in the past 3 years, while the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE:GLD) has lagged, gaining just 5.7% in that frame. Now comes Bridgewater Associates hedge fund manager Ray Dalio, who has recently said gold could be gearing up for a “Gold Bug” decade of returns. Paradigm Shift: in […]
$RACE FLASH: Charles Leclerc knew he wanted to be a F1 driver by the time he was 4 anni. He grew up in Monaco, home of the most famous Grand Prix of all, he says his 1st memory of the race is playing with toy cars at a friend’s apartment on the exit of the […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) narrowly missed out on a front-row grid spot at Silverstone Saturday, as Charles Leclerc qualified 3rd, just 0.079s off of Pole, but with both Ferrari racers set to start on the softer Pirelli tire, the Scuderia believes its race strategy will pay off Sunday. Mr. Leclerc insisted he was not disappointed with P3, despite […]
$SPY, $DIA, $QQQ The US stock market has that consolidation feel in here, not surprising given the Bull run it had in June and knowing that some notable trading catalysts are lurking just under the surface now. The S&P 500 and the DJIA drifted lower Tuesday, as investors worried over warnings of a hit to […]
$RACE FLASH: Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen won in Austria, result investigated, victory stands Recall that Charles Leclerc came very close to becoming an F1 race-winner in Bahrain, Sunday he was denied a win again at the Austrian Grand Prix after being overtaken 2 laps from the Chequered flag by Max Verstappen, who marked his […]
$RACE FLASH: Charles Leclerc determined to win the race after taking Austria Pole Saturday afternoon at the Red Bull Ring. Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Charles Leclerc has called the Red Bull Ring his favorite track. Now he is looking to take the Chequered flag Sunday after taking his 2nd career pole. There were scenes of giubilo in […]
$RACE, $FCAU, $F Key Points Ferrari is 1 of the most valuable brands in the world. Ferrari, the Italian supercar maker and Formula One racing operation, is worth $27-B+. Ferrari is a racing operation 1st and a luxury Supercar company 2nd. Ferrari was founded as a racing team with the sale of road cars as a […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Charles Leclerc set the pace Friday in a F2 session at the Red Bull Ring that disrupted by crashes Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. Y 2018 Austrian Grand Prix winner, Mr. Verstappen lost the back end of his Red Bull racer going through the final Turn 10, rotating the car before sliding backwards […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) brought more developments to the Austrian Grand Prix in a bid to get more answers about its F1 car’s performance, after some of the prior upgrades under-delivered. The Scuderia had lots of updated parts at last weekend’s French Grand Prix but the new floor was removed after practice. It persevered with a […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: This Bull Market in stock is the longest on record. The S&P 500 Index marked a record closing high Thursday, buoyed by Wall Street’s expectations that the Fed will cut interest rates as soon as July to keep the US-China trade dispute from stalling economic growth. The Fed left […]
$XAU, $GLD, $USD President Trump continues his relentless attacks against the Fed and their strong dollar Tuesday with his most recent Tweets: “This is because the Euro and other currencies are devalued against the dollar, putting US at a big disadvantage. The Fed Interest rate way too high, added to ridiculous quantitative tightening! They don’t […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Charles Charles posted the fastest time in FP1 for the Canadian Grand Prix Friday. Mr. Leclerc lapped the circuit in the day’s best time of 1min 12.177secs, 0.074 ahead of his team mate, 4X world champion Sebastian Vettel. “I still believe Mercedes is very strong and I expect them to be very […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Progress: Sebastian Vettel’s 2nd place in Monaco was The Scuderia’s best result in this season F1 campaign. But, they were the 3rd-fastest around the streets of Monaco, behind MercedesAMG and Red Bull Racing. This is way away from pre-season expectations of being title contenders. The Big Q: Do any of the upcoming […]
$RACE Race results for the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix including full classification M Sunday afternoon, Lewis Hamilton took victory at Monaco Grand Prix, ahead of Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel and team mate Valtteri Bottas, to pull out a 17-point lead in the driver’s championship over team-mate Bottas. The MercedesAMG driver finished just ahead of Max […]
$RACE FLASH: Lewis Hamilton at Pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix, but an error by Ferrari saw Charles Leclerc go out in Q1 The Big Q: How did Charles Leclerc go from being quickest at the start of Q1 to dropping out in 16th place at the end of the session? The Big A: […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Sebastian Vettel’s dry spell stretches is at 13 F1 races without a win, dating back to the Belgian Grand Prix last August. The 4X world champion driver still holds #1 status at Ferrari. Thought at times this season he has been slower than Charles Leclerc, 21 anni, his highly-motivated team mate set […]
$RACE FlASH: From track side F1 Grand Prix, GP Monaco, Monte Carlo Circuit While the 1st FP at Monaco saw a very close competition at the front, the 2nd session was a MercedesAMG’s as Messrs Hamilton and Bottas pulled clear of the competition. 2nd FP became a disillusion for those who hoped that the race could […]
$RACE The 2019 F1 campaign has been a big disappointment for Ferrari and its fans. Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Team Chief Mattia Binotto suggested the team’s overall design concept was among the areas they think could be causing the pain and that has been a big part of their focus in the gap between races ahead of […]
$RACE For Ferrari (NYSE:RACE), the Monaco Grand Prix is a Key opportunity to get back into the F1 championship race. Now, after 5 races and no wins for either Sebastian Vettel or Charles Leclerc, Ferrari’s hopes of ending the dominance of MercedesAMG are look a bit obscure. Mr. Vettel, a 4X F1 champion, was in […]
$RACE Fans of Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) and Red Bull Racing are pinning their hopes on the fact Monaco is a track where MercedesAMG, despite their dominance this season, have not won in the last 2, the streets of Monaco is not kind to the Silver Arrows. Last year Red Bull Racing won with Daniel Ricciardo at […]
$DIA, $SPY, $SOX, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: Stocks advanced for 3rd day running, driving S&P 500 back above its 50-Day MA, a Key technical mark. Nobel Prize-winning economist Robert Shiller warns that the US-China trade war is not over from disrupting financial markets just because stocks rallied after diving earlier in the week. “I think […]
$RACE MercedesAMG: Lewis Hamilton 1, Valtteri Bottas Mr. Hamilton’s 3rd win this season, 76th of his career and 3rd in a row in Spain (4th in total). He retook the championship lead and an extra point for the fastest lap, and led from the 1st corner after starting 2nd on the grid, Mr. Bottas on […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: This Bull market has more room to Run, retail investors still on the sidelines. As investors bet on strong returns in cyclical sectors, they are also confident that US stocks at large will continue their historic Bull run. That run could be extended, we believe, as investors who remain […]
$RACE FLASH: Top F1 teams diverge in Spanish Grand Prix tire selections Leading F1 teams MercedesAMG, Ferrari and Red Bull Racing have selected a different amount of soft Pirelli tires for the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix weekend beginning 10 May 2017. Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) was the outlier in picking the fewest sets of the Red-walled tire […]
$RACE FLASH: Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc post the GP’s fastest lap and won the fans’ driver of the day award, as MercedesAMG recorded most dominant start in F1 history at Baku MercedesAMG have broken the record for the most successful start to an F1 season as they recorded their 4th 1-2 finish in Baku, with Valtteri […]
$RACE Claiming Pole position is often 50% the battle when it comes to winning a F1 race, but that has not always proven to be the case for MercedesAMG’s Valtteri Bottas. Saturday afternoon Mr. Bottas put his MercedesAMG at the front of the grid for Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix after a dramatic qualifying session. He […]
$RACE Friday practice in Baku was a stop/start affair after one session was called off early due to a loose drain cover and another was interrupted by 2 Red flags. Things got off to a bad start when, after 13 mins of FP1 a drain cover came loose and ripped the floor of George Russell’s […]
$RACE Following F1’s 1000th race in Shanghai, China 2 weeks ago, the motorsport traveled to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Round 4 of the 2019 FIA F1 Championship. Azerbaijan has a short history in F1. The country hosted its 1st race in Y 2016 as the European GP, but it changed its name to […]
$RACE FLASH:This race has produced some of the series’ best competition in recent years Azerbaijan’s Baku Street Circuit is the venue for the 4th Grand Prix of the 2019 F1 World Championship season and, after a dull race last time out in China, fans are looking to the Baku streets provide the entertainment value of […]
$RACE So far it has been a humbling start to the 2019 F1 season for Ferrari (NYSE:RACE), the pre-season favorites beaten by rivals MercedesAMG in all 3 Grands Prix so far this season. Now, ahead of round 4 in Baku, Ferrari announced it is bringing the 1st step of developments for this season. MercedesAMG marked […]
$RACE FLASH: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) should be more competitive in Baku, Azerbaijan than they were in China. The Big Q1: Why? MercedesAMG became the 1st team in 27 years to begin a F1 season with 3 consecutive 1-2 finishes, inflicting another brutal blow to Ferrari’s World Championship aspirations in China. But this next round in Baku […]
$RACE Next year we will see an exciting new addition to the F1 calendar, with the City of Hanoi set to host the Vietnam Grand Prix. Now to mark the 12-month countdown to the event, the race organizers have staged a thrilling kick-off event, gave fans the chance to admire F1 machinery 1st hand. Based […]
$RACE F1 star driver Sebastian Vettel has earned more prize money for his teams than any other driver in F1 according to the latest research. F1’s annual prize money payout is public knowledge and came to $913-M last year. F1 does not disclose how much is received by each team, the formula for calculating it […]
$SPY Corporate earnings results of this reporting season are beating expectations by a wide margin, suggesting that the S&P 500 (SPY) will avoid a “profit recession” this year because predicted economic bad news has failed to materialize. That is a reversal of the outlook from a few months ago, when the Y 2019 profit outlook […]
$RACE Lewis Hamilton won at Shanghai, as Sebastian Vettel finished 3rd. Valtteri Bottas came in behind Mr. Hamilton to secure MercedesAMG’s 3rd 1-2 finish this season. Mr. Hamilton roared off the start line in Shanghai to dash past team mate Pole-sitter Bottas who spun his tires at the start. Mr Hamilton ran an ruled the […]
$RACE From the track FP1 & 2 results Chinese Formula One Grand Prix 2nd free practice times in Shanghai Friday, the Top 10, as follows: 1. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) MercedesAMG 2. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Ferrari 1:33.357, 3. Max Verstappen (NED) RedBull 1:33.551, 4. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) MercedesAMG 1:34.037, 5. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Renault 1:34.096, 6. […]
$RACE, $UNCRY FLASH: Italy’s largest bank UniCredit and Ferrari have been super winners YTD. With all risk assets in Green in Y 2019, the rally is showing no signs of fatigue. Even Italy, a country that caused deep concerns for Europe last year, is now in a Bull market. The FTSE MIB is the biggest […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) dominates the 2019 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix, as Charles Leclerc finished on Top of the time-sheets inF3 and Qualifying Saturday. Team-mate Sebastian Vettel joined him on the front row, beating the MercedesAGM duo of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen took 5th place, and Red Bull Racing team-mate Pierre Gasly […]
$RACE After Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) went off pace in Australia, it return during Friday practice in Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel and teammate Charles Leclerc were split by 0.035s at the Top of the time-sheets and held a significant 0.6s advantage over Lewis Hamilton’s MercedesAMG in 3rd place. Friday’s lap times were more in line with expectations from pre-season […]
$RACE The 2nd round of the 2019 Formula One season sees teams race under the artificial lights of Sakhir International Circuit for the Bahrain Grand Prix Drivers will be looking to keep their cool in the desert heat as the 2019 Formula One season heads to the Middle East for the Bahrain Grand Prix. After being dropped from […]
$RACE FLASH: F1 boss Ross Brawn says Ferrari must be respected by their pit-lane rivals as plans are made for the sport moving forward. The F1 strategy group met in London this week to discuss an array of topics as Liberty Media and the FIA look to develop the pinnacle of motorsport. And 1 of […]
$RACE Sebastian Vettel will be aiming for his third successive Bahrain Grand Prix win Sunday as Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) seek to show their lack of pace in F1’s Australian season opener was a 1-off. Seem as pre-season favorites, Mr. Vettel and new team mate Charles Leclerc finished 4th and 5th at Melbourne, nearly a min behind […]
$RACE FLASH: Team Haas drivers doubtful gap to front-running F1 teams will shrink.Romain Grosjean feels the gap between Team Haas and the leading 3 F1 teams is bigger than anticipated at the start of the Y 2019 season, fearing the deficit will only grow as the season runs on. Team Haas finished as the leading […]
FLASH: The House is likely to pass the bill, but there is a less-than-25% chance cannabis legislation becomes law. Wall Street analysts are keeping a close watch on a House committee vote scheduled Tuesday on a bill to get cannabis industry cash off the streets and into bank accounts. Called the ‘SAFE Act,’ the measure […]
$RACE FLASH: Ferrari should not be worried about its Australia performance, as similar track conditions exist at a number of other street circuits on the calendar, but the performance in Bahrain should act as a much better barometer for how its season goes from here. The biggest shock for Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) and it fans worldwide […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) were the favorites as they headed to the F1 season opener in Australia after dominating pre-season testing. But in the end they didn’t make the podium, let alone trouble the top step. The Big Q: Was talk of a genuine title tilt premature? The Big A: Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto does not […]
$RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) deficit to MercedesAMG was a big surprise at the Australian Grand Prix weekend, particularly given that The Scuderia ended F1’s 2 weeks of pre-season testing at Barcelona as the clear early favorite. Down under, 4X champion Sebastian Vettel qualified 3rd, but was more than 7/10’s slower than MercedesAMG’s Polesitter Lewis Hamilton, and […]
$RACE FLASH: Ferrari’s Vettel, Leclerc, and MercedesAMG’s Hamilton off of the pace for the entire race Sunday. MercedesAMG team driver Valtteri Bottas, 29 anni, started behind Lewis Hamilton who took his 84th pole, but roared off the start to dominate the season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. He raced past Mr. Hamilton on pole and […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FlASH: Our works shows that this Bull market is still intact Over the past 10 years long haul investors have been handsomely. The Big Q: Is there more? The S&P 500, the U.S. market’s benchmark index, has gained about 310% since bottoming out at 676.53 points in 9 March 2009 […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ FLASH: 10 years Friday the US stock market hit the bottom of the Great Recession. Today, 10 years later, the US stock market is acting as if the economic expansion, now in its 117th month, is going to continue and likely accelerate. The S&P 500 is up 10% YTD The benchmark index […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: This Bull Market is about to have its 10th Birthday! US household wealth fell 3.5% into the close of Y 2018 on the back of a Fed engineered stock market correction in Q-4 that threatened to weaken a near 10 year recovery. In its Quarterly Flow of Funds report, the […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX FLASH: The Pain Trade is Higher! Professional investors who have missed this global stock rally this year, are still worry about getting on the bandwagon too late Money managers are strategies including derivatives, defensive and/or dividend stocks are being touted as a way out. Fund manager have pulled over $30-B from […]
By Mark J. Lundeen $GLD, $SLV, $USD The Dow Jones in its BEV chart below is charging up the hill with eyes fixed on making new all-time highs. In the past week it has advanced 2.9% BEV points, leaving only 3.52% BEV points to go before it once again makes stock market history. Another couple […]
$RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has a new F1 wheel rim design and is testing it testing at Barcelona The new solution was trialed on the 2nd day of testing, and the new wheel rim features a number of raised sections in order to control temperatures within the wheel. These draw heat away from the tires, ensuring […]
$SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: Investor get excited by higher prices for financial assets. If prices of stocks 2X, it is likely that investors will want them more, and the more they go up, the more investors tend to want them, this is known as “fear or missing out,” or FOMO. So, that is why […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX FLASH: San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Friday afternoon that the central bank is debating whether QE (quantitative easing) should be reserved for emergencies or used more readily. Market turned; S&P 500 NAS Comp and RUTX finished in the Green, DJIA off a bit. The S&P 500 utilities sector […]
$SPY The data reveals that hedge fund money has not been chasing the January late December – January rally in US stocks. It is on the sidelines. According to Macro Risk Advisors, these big-money managers are acting much more like it is the aftermath of the Y 2008 financial crisis than the relatively low-volatility environment […]
$SPY Our work shows that calls for this Bull Market’s end are premature if not uncalled for. We here at HeffX-LTN believe that stocks will break out to all-time highs this year. The case for a continuing Bull Market is based on a chart pointing to negative market sentiment. At the end of Y 2018 our […]
$RACE F1 is one of the richest sports in the world and F1 drivers get paid handsomely, with salaries rivaling some of the richest athletes in the world. World Champion Lewis Hamilton’s net worth is around $280-M, 4X champion Sebastian Vettel’s net worth is around $55-M, while Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo’s net worth is around […]
$BAC, $C, $JPM, $WFC,$FITB, $BKX, $SPY We do expect US bank shares to continue to outperform after better-than-expected Q-4 earnings and outlooks and their cheap stock prices finally broke a losing streak, thus leading the next leg of this historic Bull Market. The gains will be driven by management teams reiterating their ability to drive […]
$RACE Each year the price increases based on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI), and it means for Y 2019 that all teams have to pay a basic entry fee of US$546,133, and then an extra amount depending on where they finished last year. The constructors’ champion, MercedesAMG has to pay $6553 per point scored, […]
$GLD, $SLV, $USD There are Key elements set up to extend Gold’s from just after the Y 2008 global recession to the precious Yellow metals Y 2011 all time high, signalling a comeback this year. Gold Bugs are looking for a break out of its 5 year range, and technically it looks as though that […]
