Given the negative impact the U.S. trade war with China has had on the broad Chinese equity market, Macau casino stocks have held up relatively well so far in 2019. Unfortunately, some gaming insiders are anticipating that luck will change in the second half of the year.Andrew Lo Kai Bong, executive director at Suncity Group Holdings, said Friday Macau gross gaming revenue could begin to fall in the second half of the year as trade war uncertainty and slowing growth in China weighs on appetite for gambling.In addition to the trade war, Lo said events such as Macau’s 20th anniversary
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Garbage IPO of the Day: $GRPN
Here we are with another garbage IPO that the big boys have sold to the mom and paps (now bagholders). Today it is Groupon! $GRPN
Groupon is a stock that went public in 2012. It IPO’d Prime time in the bull run and you can see where the overall market is now compared to then, way up. Well GRPN is way down. After touching 31 the first week, investors have lost over 95% of their holdings and now holding the bag.
I honestly still use GRPN some, however I’m still not completely sure how they are in business. This is another
Another Tidbit of Wisdom… $AAPL
Markets are hard. No one has ever denied that. The second you think you are performing well and do not stick to a strict set of rules is likely around the same time (or seconds) that the market smacks you right in the face.
In order to succeed in the market across ALL time frames you have to get the trend right. Well your in luck. We are at a very pivotal point in the US Equity Market that the trend will be decided soon enough (more than likely). $AAPL is going to be our prime example here in analyzing
Pembina Pipeline…A Potential Long Term Investment
Most stocks pay their investors quarterly at best. That makes it a bit more challenging for those who rely on these payments to cover their monthly bills. While they can choose to invest in three sets of stocks that are on different payment cycles, an easier way to generate a consistent monthly income stream is to invest in a stock that pays a dividend every 30 days.While a few stocks pay monthly, one enticing option worth considering is Canadian midstream company Pembina Pipeline (NYSE: PBA).Pembina Pipeline pays out only about 57% of that stable cash flow to investors in support
Is Trump Right About A Market Crash???
President Donald Trump, gearing up for the official start of his 2020 campaign, warned that the U.S. would face an epic stock market crash if he’s not re-elected. “If anyone but me takes over,” Trump told his 61 million Twitter followers on Saturday, “there will be a Market Crash the likes of which has not been seen before!”
The Dow posted 71 record high closes in 2017, starting within a week of Trump’s inauguration, and another 15 in 2018, helped by the passage of a Republican tax bill.As Trump kicks off his re-election campaign, the chances of a recession the starting
IBM…Not A Buy Yet
IBM (IBM – Get Report) is a true turnaround story as the stock is regaining technical momentum and offers a generous dividend. Buy IBM on weakness to its 200-day simple moving average at $133.75 and add to positions on weakness to its semiannual value level at $126.75.The stock is one of the “Dogs of the Dow” for 2019 and is the cheapest Dow stock with a P/E ratio of 9.89 and a dividend yield of 4.81%, according to Macrotrends.Cloud computing and artificial intelligence through IBM’s Watson platform is the key to its turnaround story.IBM’s cloud computing is on modern mainframes
Garbage IPO of the Day: $NDLS
This series is simply being created to show that there is risk in ALL investale assets, not just altcoins and crypto. The recent trend by the government and regulators is that alt coins are exit scams that are being made to raise money and then stealing the hard worked coin from the moms and pops who do not do their do diligence. Well guess what? This is not an isolated incident. ALL INVESTABLE ASSETS HAVE RISK…even the regulated ones…
Noodles and Co.! What a garbage stock. This stock went public in June of 2013 and opened at the STRONG price
The Significance Of The Golden Cross…Statistically
The golden cross is a technical chart pattern indicating the potential for a major rally. The golden cross appears on a chart when a stock’s short-term moving average crosses above its long-term moving average. The most famous golden cross, used and monitored by the Smart Money is when the 50 moving average cross over and above the 200 day moving average.
There isn’t a name for when price crosses over and above the 50 day moving average, while the 50 day moving average crosses over and above the 200 day moving average, but it’s statistical significant on the S&P
Garbage IPO of the Day: $APRN
Blue Apron folks. This is your garbage IPO if the day. This company went public in June and 2017 and within its first two years of trading it has lost investors…93.5% of their investment if they bought the opening print. This is a classic example of a garbage company, going public because it needed the money to stay in business. Remember folks there is one main factor that ANY company will go public.m, and that is because of the money, whether a need or a want. APRN is not trading at $0.65.
There are many IPOs that are like this
Restoration Hardware Needs Some Resuscitation – Part 2
Restoration Hardware (RH), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer in the home furnishings. It offers products in various categories, including furniture, lighting, textiles, bath ware, décor, outdoor and garden, tableware, and child and teen furnishings. The company provides its products through its retail galleries; and Source Books, a series of catalogs, as well as online.Two months ago, RH fell more than 17% on Friday morning after announcing their quarterly earnings that didn’t meet expectations and gave a dismal forecast. At that time, the weekly chart suggested if the weekly demand at $100 is breached, price will drop another











