Monday, January 20, 2020
Risks to Global Economy is Balanced: Stock Market upside limited short term / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Submissions
The US equity market has now risen more than 10% since the index broke the ascending triangle at 3025.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
How Digital Technology is Changing the Sports Betting Industry / Personal_Finance / Gambling
By: Submissions
Undeniably, digital technology has been a significant driver of the sports betting industry, with mobile betting and gambling alone accounting for more than a third of all the money staked worldwide. It is estimated that the amount will grow to more than a half by the year 2020, thanks to this technology, given, this is an industry that thrives in utilizing improved connectivity to grow their business.Times are changing, and sports betting is no longer viewed with the same negativity as before. It is now one of the most popular leisure activities among the growing population, and an income-generating pastime for people from all walks of life.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Is CEOs Reputation Management Essential? All You Must Know / Companies / SME
By: Submissions
Previously, a CEO could maintain a low profile, but today, those days are gone. Currently, under the social media environment, it's a must for business leaders to earn trust for their employees, investors, and customers. However, according to research, it shows that some of the CEOs are having a bad reputation. Besides, it's crucial that these CEOs embrace the public persona by building a strong online reputation.
On the other hand, some of the CEOs might balk with the idea of having precious time to control the online narrative but successful CEOs see value in it. There are reasons to establish a social presence and it becomes a smart business decision in determining reputation management for CEOs.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
APPLE (AAPL) AI Tech Stocks Investing 2020 / Companies / Apple
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The juggernaut that is Artificial Intelligence continues to rumble along towards an inexorable future, one that most still fail to grasp the magnitude of the changes that are just around the corner as humans think in linear terms whilst the AI trend is EXPONENTIAL. Where developments that even the proponents of AI thought would take several years are taking place in mere MONTHS! That is the power of the unfolding AI MEGA-TREND!
AI has already CHANGED THE WORLD! EXPONENTIALLY! You have an AI super computer right in your pocket for likely less than £1000!
Especially, when one marries AI with other big world changing tech mega-trend "Quantum Computing"! Put the 2 together and we are literally going to see an explosion in SUPER INTELLGENCE that would soon far exceed that of human intelligence, following which it won't be that many years before the AI exceeds the intelligence of the sum of ALL humans! For better or worse, that's the path we are on.
And all those who say AI can be controlled are going to be proven wrong, as new technologies tend to be first sequestered towards military aims. So whilst we focus on the benefits of AI in reality AI is a POWERFUL WEAPON and so the world is in an AI arms race, commercial, economic and military AI arms race.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
FOMO or FOPA or Au? / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2020
By: Raymond_Matison
FOMO, the well-known acronym standing for “Fear Of Missing Out” relates to the conviction that an investor needs to remain invested in financial markets for otherwise he may miss out gains which are generated by steadfast easy money policies of the FED. It also embodies the belief that if markets are to decline from deteriorating economic fundamentals, the FED will bail out investors by providing some kind of additional market stimulus. Embracing this simple principle has been profitable to investors in recent years. FOMO encapsulates the oft-proven axiom: don’t fight the FED.
FOPA, is newly-conjured acronym standing for “Fear Of Participating in the Avalanche” which relates to the possibility of a sudden or severe market decline. Interestingly, this acronym has the same pronunciation as the well-known French term “faux pas” which can be translated as “mistake”. Those more conservative investors suspicious of present bubble markets will avoid FOMO investing principles not wanting to make an investment strategy mistake, and therefore embrace FOPA - simply exiting the market to hold cash.
Au is the scientific symbol in Mendeleev’s Periodic Table of elements for gold. Gold has evolved over millennia through market competition throughout the world to serve as mankind’s preference for money. Every paper form of money ever created has ultimately failed, reducing to a zero value. Present use, still-existing paper currencies have proven to be poor stores of value, as relentless expansion of the currency supply reduces purchasing value. Gold is the ultimate proven holder of value, and as such is purchased at times when financial markets are chaotic or at risk of substantial decline. Investors concerned that a FOPA investment strategy, while protecting against a market decline, does not protect one against a financial system collapse will activate the Au asset preservation policy.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Stock Market SP500 Kitchin Cycle Review / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis
By: readtheticker
The biggest known news date in the next 18 months is the US Election. The biggest unknown news date is when the US believes it is in a economic recession.
The Kitchin Cycle is still working.
We must conclude the major 900 period low is now in, and we are now in a up swing, which may top out ate 2020 or late 2021. Any future top out may only generate a 10% to 20% correction, of course this can be deemed very mild. This is expected, but the expected does always play out.
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Monday, January 20, 2020
Why Intel i7-4790k Devils Canyon CPU is STILL GOOD in 2020! / Personal_Finance / Technology
By: HGR
Little did I know back in 2014, just months after Intel released their state of the art i7-4790k processor code named Devils Canyon, an unlocked cpu for system builders to over clock well beyond the base clock of 4ghz all the way towards hitting the magic 5ghz clock speed, that I would still be using my £2,500 system more than 5 years on!
So what is it about the 4790k which means not only has it stood the test of time in terms of processing power, but that it actually costs substantially more to buy NEW or USED then when it first went on sale in 2014!
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Stock Market Final Thrust Review / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Andre_Gratian
Current Position of the Market
SPX: Long-term trend – There are no signs that the bull market is over.
Intermediate trend – Most likely near an intermediate top.
Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with the help of hourly charts. It is an important adjunct to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which discusses the course of longer market trends.
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Gold Trade Usage & Price Effect / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020
By: Jim_Willie_CB
Some basic logic must come to the table in the Gold pricing mechanism. The easiest way to keep the Gold price down is NOT TO USE IT IN TRADE, NOR IN BANKING RESERVES, and to relegate it to the sidelines as the barbaric metal. Some deep amusement comes always in hearing that Gold does not have value, does not earn a yield, and has no uses. Watching the destruction in bond principal value leads the observer to note how Gold holds its value in times of crisis, and even rises against the general paper tide. The bond market crisis is global this time, unlike in 2008. Each debt downgrade to BBB, within the context of fallen angels, brings a realized loss in bond value. All this occurs with a rising Gold price, even with pauses for consolidation. The best way to lift the Gold price is TO USE IT IN TRADE AND IN RESERVES MANAGEMENT. The actual usage further motivates the proper value to be instilled, regardless of type of usage.
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Stock Market Trend Forecast 2020 - Trend Analysis - Video / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Nadeem_Walayat
During 2019 the Dow finally breached resistance along a series of sub 28k highs of the past 2 years that propelled the Dow towards 29k.
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Sunday, January 19, 2020
Stock Trade-of-the-Week: Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Donald_W_Dony
Company profile: Company profile: This company comes from energy sector, oil &gas industry of Nasdaq. Dorchester Minerals, L.P. engages in the acquisition, ownership, and administration of producing and nonproducing natural gas and crude oil royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests in the United States. The company's royalty properties consist of producing and nonproducing mineral, royalty, overriding royalty, net profits, and leasehold interests located in 574 counties and parishes in 25 states.
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
INTEL (INTC) Stock Investing in AI Machine Intelligence Mega-trend 2020 and Beyond / Companies / INTEL
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The juggernaut that is Artificial Intelligence continues to rumble along towards an inexorable future, one that most still fail to grasp the magnitude of the changes that are just around the corner as humans think in linear terms whilst the AI trend is EXPONENTIAL. Where developments that even the proponents of AI thought would take several years are taking place in mere MONTHS! That is the power of the unfolding AI MEGA-TREND!
AI has already CHANGED THE WORLD! EXPONENTIALLY! You have an AI super computer right in your pocket for likely less than £1000!
Especially, when one marries AI with other big world changing tech mega-trend "Quantum Computing"! Put the 2 together and we are literally going to see an explosion in SUPER INTELLGENCE that would soon far exceed that of human intelligence, following which it won't be that many years before the AI exceeds the intelligence of the sum of ALL humans! For better or worse, that's the path we are on.
And all those who say AI can be controlled are going to be proven wrong, as new technologies tend to be first sequestered towards military aims. So whilst we focus on the benefits of AI in reality AI is a POWERFUL WEAPON and so the world is in an AI arms race, commercial, economic and military AI arms race.
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
Gold Stocks Wavering / Commodities / Gold and Silver Stocks 2020
By: Zeal_LLC
The gold miners’ stocks are wavering, frustrating traders. For the better part of a half-year, this sector has neither broken out nor broken down. Instead it has mostly ground sideways since the last upleg’s peak. Gold stocks being mired in a consolidation so long, even a relatively-high one, is steadily eroding bullish sentiment. That ups the odds it will roll over into a correction, especially considering gold’s situation.
Last summer the gold stocks were rocking, with the leading GDX VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF just soaring. Following gold’s decisive bull-market breakout to its first new highs in several years in late June, GDX blasted 29.0% higher over the next 2.5 months! That generated great bullishness, capping a larger 76.2% upleg over 11.8 months. The major gold stocks dominating GDX were becoming belles of the ball.
That fast run left them super-overbought, so a correction was highly probable to rebalance sentiment in this hot sector. And that indeed looked to be getting underway, with GDX retreating 15.4% over the next 1.3 months into mid-October. The gold stocks mostly bumped along those correction lows for another 1.3 months into late November. Then GDX rallied a bit, but kept grinding sideways on balance for most of December.
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Saturday, January 18, 2020
Best Amazon iPhone Case Fits 6s, 7, 8 by Toovren Review / Personal_Finance / Mobile Technology
By: HGR
This is a hard case for an Iphone 7 and 8 and also fits the iphone 6s sold by Toovren on Amazon £16 / $16.
Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3aj5gIo
Amazon US - https://amzn.to/38iRtjm
Phone slots into the case and stays put i.e. won't fall out when upside down, the case has a 3 mm lip to protect the screen and a neck strap that can be clipped on and off. I'm sure the neck strap will come in useful when out and about on day trips or longer hol's, makes it easy to snap a photo or take a video.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
1. GOOGLE (Alphabet) - Primary AI Tech Stock For Investing 2020 / Companies / Google
By: Nadeem_Walayat
1. GOOGLE (Alphabet) - $GOOGL
I always refer to Alphabet as Google, and maybe one day they will change it's name back to Google.
Google Up 26% in 2019
The underlying juggernaut that is Artificial Intelligence continues to rumble along towards an inexorable future, one that most still fail to grasp the magnitude of the changes that are just around the corner as humans think in linear terms whilst the AI trend is EXPONENTIAL. Where developments that even the proponents of AI thought would take several years are taking place in mere MONTHS! That is the power of the unfolding AI MEGA-TREND!
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Friday, January 17, 2020
ERY Energy Bear Continues Basing Setup – Breakout Expected Near January 24th / Commodities / Energy Resources
By: Chris_Vermeulen
After watching Crude Oil fall from the $65 ppb level to the $58 ppb level (-10.7%) over the past few weeks, we still believe the energy sector is setting up for another great trade for skilled investors/traders.
We are all keenly aware that Winter is still here and that heating oil demands may continue to push certain energy prices higher. Yet Winter is also a time when people don’t travel as much and, overall, energy prices tend to weaken throughout Winter.
Over the past 37 years, the historical monthly breakdown for Crude Oil is as follows: December: Generally lower by -$0.33 to -$0.86. Averages to the downside: -3.65 to +3.08 January: Generally lower by -$4.57 to -$6.72. Averages to the downside: -2.68 to +2.27 February: Generally higher by +$8.41 to +13.73. Averages to the upside +3.07 to -2.54 March: Generally higher by +7.33 to +$15.62. Averages to the upside by +2.84 to -2.14
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Friday, January 17, 2020
What Expiring Stock and Commodity Market Bubbles Look Like / Stock-Markets / Liquidity Bubble
By: Gary_Tanashian
The Nasdaq bubble popped in 2000 after motoring upward on increasing volume in two separate phases. Volume rammed upward and RSI diverged. Like shootin’ fish in a barrel it was, except that at the time I was too inexperienced to see it. It was a steep slope and blow out.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Platinum Breaks $1000 On Big Rally - What's Next Forecast / Commodities / Platinum
By: Chris_Vermeulen
Certain precious metals, Gold, Silver, and Platinum, have shown moderate upside price trending over the past 20+ months while Rhodium and Palladium have skyrocketed higher. These more precious metals, Rhodium and Palladium, have many industrial and consumer uses. Rhodium is used in electronics and plating and Palladium is used in a variety of consumer products from Automobiles to Medical Devices.
Still, the rally in Rhodium (over 300%) and Palladium (over 70%) over the past 12 months has been more than impressive. Whey are we not seeing a similar rally in Gold, Silver, and Platinum yet?
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Precious Metals Set to Keep Powering Ahead / Commodities / Gold & Silver 2020
By: MoneyMetals
Precious metals got off to an explosive early start to 2020 as tensions between the U.S. and Iran drove safe-haven buying.
Of course, gold and silver markets will need more than a geopolitical flare up to drive a long-term bull market advance.
The question for investors is whether the fundamental picture now looks promising or fleeting.
In our view, the fundamentals are turning in favor of higher gold and silver prices.
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Stock Market and the US Presidential Election Cycle / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2020
By: Nadeem_Walayat
The US Presidential cycle pattern has proved REMARKABLY ACCURATE for 2019, where the basic pattern for the US Presidential cycle is for a strong election year and post election year, followed by weak Mid-term then a strong pre-election year which is what we saw with 2019 as the chart from my September update illustrates. That implies to expect similar strength for 2020 as we had for 2019!
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