21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Everything You Need to Know About The Swiss Gold Referendum
Everything You Need to Know About The Swiss Gold Referendum
On November 30, Swiss nationals head to the polls on three separate issues: abolishing a flat tax on resident, non-working foreigners, an immigration cap, and a proposal on Swiss gold reserves. As Visual Capitalist notes, the one we are most interested in is the latter section of the ballot, and today’s infographic sums up everything you need to know about the upcoming Swiss gold referendum.
21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Stocks Stage Negative U-Turn, But China Tilt Lifts Some Shares
Stocks Stage Negative U-Turn, But China Tilt Lifts Some Shares
Stocks staged a negative reversal Friday, a day after doing the exact opposite. The Nasdaq settled for a 0.2% gain after being up 1.1% early. The S&P 500 pocketed 0.5% of its early 0.9% pop. The IBD 50 ended flat. Volume ran higher across the board. Friday was an expirations day, which tends to lift volume. Friday’s bearish chart action contradicted Thursday’s bullish pattern. On Thursday, the indexes opened down and then wiped out the losses.
21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on "We Are Living In An Aberrational World"
"We Are Living In An Aberrational World"
Originally posted at Finanz und Wirtschaft,
The editor of the influential investment newsletter ‘The High-Tech Strategist’ warns of trouble in semiconductor stocks and spots bright investment opportunities in gold miners.
21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Cramer Remix: Warning about Friday’s rally
Cramer Remix: Warning about Friday’s rally
Before you get too excited about Friday’s move, “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer puts it in context.
21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on DP Weekly Update: Rally Cools Quickly – November 21, 2014
DP Weekly Update: Rally Cools Quickly – November 21, 2014
Note: The DP Weekly Update will now be published every Friday so we can analyze the final weekly charts.
Price surged on the open likely helped by China lowering its interest rates for the first time in two years. After that it was all downhill. The bull flag executed first thing this morning and price made its way past the minimum upside target in the first twenty minutes of trading. That was unexpected mainly because today is options expiration and the Friday before a holiday week, so the expectation had been for high volume, low volatility.
21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on IBD 50 Lagging Indexes As Some Leaders Go Sideways
IBD 50 Lagging Indexes As Some Leaders Go Sideways
For three weeks, the IBD 50 has been flat even as the major indexes have made new highs. The IBD 50 climbed 0.4% last week and has crawled up less than 0.1% so far this month. By comparison, the S&P 500 is up 2.2% and the Nasdaq 1.8% in November. Why the divergence? For answers, investors can turn to the many IBD 50 stocks that this month have gone sideways or erased early-November gains.
21 November, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NXP Semiconductors Banks On Apple, China Growth
NXP Semiconductors Banks On Apple, China Growth
NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), which designs chips that enable secure mobile payments, hopes to get a lift from Apple (AAPL). The Netherlands-based company provides chips for the iPhone 6, and some analysts think it’s a supplier for the new Apple Pay app. Yet NXP’s customer base is diverse. Its top 10 customers account for less than 30% of revenue.