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How the Stock Market Pullback has Reshaped Convertible Opportunities
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

Convertible securities are hybrid investments that can behave like stocks or like bonds. Given the recent decline in stock prices, how has that impacted the opportunities we’re finding in the market? The post How the Stock Market Pullback has Reshaped Convertible Opportunities appeared first on Traders' Insight.

HVS: Q3 2022 Homeownership and Vacancy Rates
over 1 year ago by Calculated Risk @ Calculated Risk

The Census Bureau released the Residential Vacancies and Homeownership report for Q3 2022.The results of this survey were significantly distorted by the pandemic in 2020.This report is frequently mentioned by analysts and the media to track household formation, the homeownership rate, and the homeowner and rental vacancy rates.  However, there are serious questions about the accuracy of this survey.This survey might show the trend, but I wouldn't rely on the absolute numbers. Analysts probably shouldn't use the HVS to estimate the excess vacant supply or household formation, or rely on the homeownership rate, except as a guide to the trend.National vacancy rates in the third quarter 2022 were 6.0 percent for rental housing and 0.9 percent for homeowner housing. The rental vacancy rate was not statistically different from the rate in th...

2 Hydrogen Stocks For Your November 2022 Watchlist
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

Hydrogen stocks are shares in companies that produce or distribute hydrogen. Are these the top hydrogen stocks to invest in right now? The post 2 Hydrogen Stocks For Your November 2022 Watchlist appeared first on Traders' Insight.

ECB Promises More Rate Hikes, But the Language Softens
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its interest rate by another 75 basis points (bps) to 1.5% at the October meeting, bringing its policy rate now within the band of most estimates for a neutral configuration for the euro area. The post ECB Promises More Rate Hikes, But the Language Softens appeared first on Traders' Insight.

Personal finance links: yesterday’s news
over 1 year ago by abnormalreturns @ Abnormal Returns

Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at why...

[Options P2P] Trade Alert: Closed XBI at Profit Target
over 1 year ago by Sean McLaughlin @ All Star Charts

We had a resting GTC order filled at our profit target in the Paid-to-Play portfolio today: The post [Options P2P] Trade Alert: Closed XBI at Profit Target appeared first on All Star Charts.

How Seaweed Can Fight Global Warming
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

Stephen Turner managed to make a discussion of seaweed interesting without in any way shaking my association of Aussies with conviviality. The post How Seaweed Can Fight Global Warming appeared first on Traders' Insight.

Yield Insights: Focus on Fed
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

After putting in a 15 year high of 4.24% on October 24th, U.S. 10-year Treasury yields have pulled back to a current level near 3.9%. Is the narrative changing for treasuries? The post Yield Insights: Focus on Fed appeared first on Traders' Insight.

What’s Up, Doge?
over 1 year ago by Louis Sykes @ All Star Charts

Dogecoin and other meme coins are seeing a boom off the back of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter. It isn’t isolated to the Doge. A slew of meme coins have been born since Elon tweeted an image of a Shiba Inu dog wearing a Twitter t-shirt for Halloween. It’s hilarious that his tweets never fail […] The post What’s Up, Doge? appeared first on All Star Charts.

Trouble Ahead for U.S. Housing?
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

There are growing signs that the Federal Reserve’s rate policies are starting to bite into the U.S. housing market. The post Trouble Ahead for U.S. Housing? appeared first on Traders' Insight.

Is A 500% Rally In Yields, In 30-Months Enough?
over 1 year ago by Chris Kimble @ Kimble Charting Solutions

The rise in interest rates has been meteoric, with mortgage rates reaching levels not seen in nearly 2 decades. The 10-year US treasury bond yield is highly watched as a leading indicator and that yield has risen from near 0 (Covid) to well over 4 percent recently. Is this historic rise in interest rates enough? […]

Technical Analysis Heading Into Wednesday’s Open: November 2, 2022
over 1 year ago by IBKR Traders’ Insight

Dan Gramza takes a look at some key charts heading into today’s (November 2, 2022) open, including stock indices, currencies, and commodities. The post Technical Analysis Heading Into Wednesday’s Open: November 2, 2022 appeared first on Traders' Insight.

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ADP: Private Employment Increased 239,000 in October
over 1 year ago by Calculated Risk @ Calculated Risk

From ADP: ADP National Employment Report: Private Sector Employment Increased by 239,000 Jobs in October; Annual Pay was Up 7.7%Private sector employment increased by 239,000 jobs in October and annual pay was up 7.7 percent year-over-year, according to the October ADP® National Employment ReportTM produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (“Stanford Lab”).The jobs report and pay insights use ADP’s fine-grained anonymized and aggregated payroll data of over 25 million U.S. employees to provide a representative picture of the labor market. The report details the current month’s total private employment change, and weekly job data from the previous month. ADP’s pay measure uniquely captures the earnings of a cohort of almost 10 million employees over a 12-mont...

TRADE OF THE DAY - PREPARING FOR THE RATE HIKE
over 1 year ago by Akil Stokes (Trading Coach at Tier On... @ Trading Coach Podcast

SIGNUP FOR OUR UPCOMING FREE 4-DAY ONLINE TRADING WORKSHOP - https://tieronetrading.com/ Live analysis & walkthrough of the TOP TRADING IDEA on my radar for the day along with a discussion on how I prepare to deal with MAJOR fundamental news events like today's USD Rate Hike & FOMC Statement #LiveTrading #ForexTrading #LearnTotrade

Swing Trader Pro: Morning Briefing (11-02-2022)
over 1 year ago by David @ All Star Charts

From the Desk of Kimmy Sokoloff Today is more of a wait-and-see day until the FOMC announcement this afternoon. Here’s what I’m looking at this morning: I’m still watching $NVDA. It needs to clear 139 then 140 for a move to 141.50 or so. $AMZN and $GOOGL both hit new lows yesterday. And I’ll be […] The post Swing Trader Pro: Morning Briefing (11-02-2022) appeared first on All Star Charts.

Animal Spirits: A Housing Recession
over 1 year ago by sean @ A Wealth of Common Sense

On today's show we discuss why most people don't care about the bear market, the relationship between wages and inflation, why we won't see a repeat of the 1970s, why Apple is the best company in the world, the revenge of the Dow, tech stock valuations, the best decade ever for movies and much more....