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GOLD BULLION, THE US-CHINA CONFLICT, COVID, AND RUSSIA
In January, progress on the US-China trade deal seemed to calm the trade war between the two countries. However, everything changed when the coronavirus emerged. Since the beginning of the pandemic, demand—and resultant spot price for silver and gold—reached new highs. The stock market fell and rose several times in the hopes and doubts for a vaccine. Although politics and gold bullion might not seem to have much in common, the gold price is inherently tied to political events. After all, it is deemed a safe-haven metal for a reason. So how do current events affect the 9-year high gold price?
By Jacob Wolinsky5 years ago in Trader
TEN BEST AND WORST PERFORMING BIOTECH STOCKS AMID COVID-19
Dozens of pharma and biotech stocks have skyrocketed in the last few months amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The companies are spending heavily on research and development to find a treatment or vaccine for the coronavirus. Typically, most pharma and biotech companies spend about 20% of their revenue on R&D activities. But the R&D spending will likely shoot up this year. Here we take a look at the top ten best and worst performing biotech stocks this year (as of July 16, 2020).
By Jacob Wolinsky5 years ago in Trader
3 Secrets How To Gain A Deeper Insight Into Financial Markets
Today’s financial marktes are highly complex and interconnected playgrounds for professional and private investors. Professional investors are also called institutional investors. This group includes investment banks, hedge funds, pension funds, money market mutual funds as well as similiar entities.
By Marcel Finance6 years ago in Trader
HOW THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY SHAPE IMPACTS GOLD PRICE
The gold price remains above $1,800 an ounce, but where it will go next depends on what type of economic recovery we see. Many are expecting a V-shaped recovery. However, the resurgence in coronavirus cases in the U.S. suggests we could see a U-shaped or W-shaped economic recovery, which would impact gold prices.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
The Impact of COVID-19 on Investment Banking Industry
From retail (the worst hit) to manufacturing, the worldwide lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, every industry is hit badly. The investment bank industry felt its share of jerks too. After the unprecedented situation, the industry’s dynamics have changed and a few shifts to recover and adapt to the present times and prepare for the future are underway.
By Pradip Mohapatra6 years ago in Trader
Makarios Aristotle Varner Jr.— Multimillionaire Stock Market Trader
Makarios Aristotle Varner Jr. is a self-made entrepreneur from Atlanta, GA. He owns a multimillion dollar option trading group chat (Aristotle Signals and Learning LLC), a popular online trading university (AMUU LLC), and the author of a best selling book (Aristotle’s Investing Guide).
By Jason James 6 years ago in Trader
HOW MUCH WILL THE TESLA STOCK BUBBLE INFLATE?
Tesla stock soared past $1,400 a share today, and talk about whether it’s in a bubble has been reignited. Several analysts have weighed in on the EV maker today, and even some bears are starting to say that the shares could keep rising.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
TESLA STOCK PREDICTIONS BAKE IN EXTRAORDINARY EXPECTATIONS
When Tesla stock hit $1,400 a share this week, analysts began to rapidly update their predictions. The shares fell back below $1,400 on Wednesday, but they’re holding on to $1,300, which many analysts find astonishing.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
GRUPO TELEVISA SAB: GROWTH AND VALUE ALL IN ONE
Grupo Televisa SAB ADR (NYSE:TV) is a stock that many U.S. investors may be oblivious to, even though the company is a significant stakeholder in the North American Univision television network. Nonetheless, investors seeking international exposure at a bargain price are advised to keep an eye on this one.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
WHAT ARE TAIL RISK FUNDS? AN INTRODUCTION TO A NICHE
Tail risk funds represent a small niche of the hedge fund industry, and there are a few different types. They essentially serve as insurance for your portfolio. They lose money most of the time, but when there is a tail risk event, they rise quite a bit when the rest of the market crashes down hard and fast.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
GREENSILL, SOFTBANK AND COOKING THE BOOKS
This month’s blog is a little different — it’s co-written with my friend Marc Rubinstein. Marc is a highly talented analyst, ex Lansdowne Partners anmd writes a terrific blog on banks and financials which you should definitely subscribe to. Marc also is the tutor on our Banks Sector Course. In this blog, where he did all the hard work and write some more elegant prose than is customary in tehse pages, we take a look at Greensill, on paper one of the most valuable fintechs in Europe. What a story! It’s got it all: a Softbank angle, a BaFin angle (remember Wirecard last week?), a human interest angle (farmer turns billionaire) an element of financial engineering, and of course an accounting red flag issue.
By Jacob Wolinsky6 years ago in Trader
