Long-term trends grow from short term trends. We attampt to determine the short term trends and where they are pointing.
The following article was written by Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital Management in it he looks at overtime hours, and compares current values to previous recessions. It has been reprinted by permission.
This Chart Says to Be Open to Better than Expected Market Outcomes Read More »
In the following article, Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital Management looks at the current market volatility compared to similar occurrences in past years to determine how much risk is in the market today.
Price Action Year-to-Date:- What Can We Learn from History?
Reference Points Provide Context
A December 2016 post highlighted similarities between late 2016/early 2017 and the 1994-1995 period. The analogy proved useful in 2017 with stocks posting a rare low-volatility year that featured a strong bullish trend, which compared very favorably with the strong-gains/low-volatility year of 1995.
Is the Current Highly Volatile Market Really Bearish? Read More »
Corrections are a normal part of any “Bull Market” and a 10% correction is necessary every now and then to shake out the “weak hands”. Even a 20% correction can be no cause for worry. Today Chris Ciovacco of Ciovacco Capital Management looks at the recent correction and where the market now stands. Are we in for a new bear market or is this just business as usual for a bull market correction?
A Correction or a New Bear Market? Read More »
Working from home is more popular than ever as a new report has found that the number of remote or telecommuting workers has increased by 115% in a decade. As remote working gives employees more flexibility and allows them to have work-life balance, it appears that there is no shortage in remote job listings in fields such as real estate, mortgage, and accounting as they continue to grow every year. This year, the number of telecommuting workers is expected to increase with new trends in remote work on the horizon.
Work From Home Trends To Expect In 2018 Read More »
For the last decade we have seen a rapid rise in student debt, with graduates now leaving college with an average $37,173 in student debt, 70 percent more than a decade ago. By now, you may have heard that America’s student loan debt topping $1.4 trillion as of April this year.
Three Trends in America’s Student Debt Today Read More »
Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism and its anonymity makes it almost impossible to track. Most importantly, it is poised to revolutionize global finance and banking.
Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers Read More »
The impact of the Brexit decision has been much debated, with many economists stating that the UK economy would be harmed by a decision to leave, whether that’s through a loss of cheap labour that powers the fruit picking industry or the restriction of movement for those in the Square Mile. Unfortunately, one of the biggest challenges with determining how the economy is performing is the ‘lag’ between the economic data being collected and the data being analysed and reported on. Take GDP growth for instance, which usually reports on the performance of the past three months. The financial markets on the other hand, often have an almost immediate reaction to political crisis’, and indeed fluctuations in Sterling have certainly occurred since the Brexit vote. But the financial markets don’t always accurately reflect the state of a national economy.
Brexit and House Prices – What’s going on? Read More »
On October 1st, the Catalonian region of Spain held a referendum similar to “Brexit” on whether they should leave Spain or not. But unlike Brexit and the vote in Scotland the results weren’t even close. In the vote in Scotland to split from England, the vote was close but narrowly voted to stay. In addition, prior to the Scottish vote Britain had given permission for the vote to occur in effect opening the door to the possibility. This was not the case in Catalonia where the Spanish Parliament is rabidly opposed to secession.
Catalan: Independence or Revolution? Read More »
Given the favorable tailwinds for equities, this week’s video explores a prudent question:
What Advice Would Jesse Livermore Have For Investors In 2017?
Stocks Still Have Strong Low-Inflation/Low-Rates/Improving-Economy Tailwind Read More »
Although Bitcoin has been around for about a decade now it wasn’t until recently, that it has become fashionable and common knowledge. This year we’ve published several articles about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general. Including Bitcoin: The New Safe Haven?, Cryptocurrency: Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?, and  eCommerce Trends: What’s in Your eWallet? It seems like every time you turn around there is a new CryptoCurrency being created some of which have advantages over the original Bitcoin, some of which are just “Me Too” people trying to jump on the Bandwagon and others that are just outright scams. Today we will take another look at the Digital Currency Trend.
