By this time next week, we will have the September Jobs report in hand, (scheduled for release at 7:30 am central time, on October 3rd, 2014) and we will see a nice jump in the “forward 4-quarter” EPS estimate for … Continued
Coming into 2014, we thought the SP 500 could generate $120 in earnings per share (EPS) for the calendar year. Today, the SP 500’s 2015 consensus estimate as it (they) stand right now: 2015 current bottoms-up consensus:$133.54 2015 current top-down consensus:$127.32 … Continued
Per ThomsonReuter’s “This Week in Earnings”, the forward 4-quarter estimate fell to $125.80 from last week’s $126.34, or a decline of $0.48 on the week. The p.e ratio on the forward estimate as of Friday’s close is 15.78(x) and the … Continued
High blood pressure is widely known as “the silent killer” for good reason. This blog post is a continuation of our blog post from 8/5/14 on liquidity in the bond markets. Today as an RIA managing individual investor money, and … Continued
I do wish there was a better way to track or trade the US dollar, but for the last few years, I’ve watched the UUP or the PowerShares Dollar Bull ETF, which consists of a DeutscheBank Long US Dollar Futures … Continued
Per Thomson Reuter’s This Week in Earnings, the forward 4-quarter estimate for the SP 500 rose to $126.34 this past week, $0.06 higher than last week’s $126.28. The p.e ratio on the forward estimate as of Friday, 9/5/14 was 15.9(x), … Continued
Hopefully readers can see the weekly chart of the 10-year Treasury Yield, from the TNX or the CBOE 10-Year Treasury Yield Index contract. It looks like a perfect “hold” or save in terms of the 10-year Treasury Yield 200-week moving … Continued
As a former analyst, now portfolio manager, being a data geek goes hand-in-hand with assessing various market, sector and individual security risks. Often, if the data cant be found in one place, a spreadsheet is created to track various data … Continued