Another Profitable Quarter For The World Cup Portfolio

Posted on by The INO.com Team

Q1 turned out to be another positive quarter for the World Cup portfolio, despite the fact that it lost money in 4 out of the 6 markets it trades.

Now, you might say to yourself, "How good is that system when it loses money in 4 out of 6 markets?" The reality is, the World Cup portfolio is a diversified portfolio that lowers your risk overall while at the same time enhancing your returns.

The opposite of this portfolio is to cherry pick what you think is going to happen. When you do that, you assume far greater risk losing money, in my opinion.

Losing money in 4 of the 6 markets did not affect the quarterly performance which was a positive return of 23.3%.

So you might be asking yourself how could the portfolio make 23.3% when it lost money in 4 the 6 markets it was trading? That gets down to being disciplined and following a market-proven program that has been published for the past 7 years. One of the secrets to the program is no secret at all, it is simply following the signals and letting your profits run. That is one of the hardest things for any trader to do.

Here's how the Q1 shaped up. Continue reading "Another Profitable Quarter For The World Cup Portfolio" →

All Eyes On Apple

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Hello traders and MarketClub members! It's April and this is when we're going to see just how well many of America's major corporations fared in the first quarter. At the moment, the market needs some stimulus to move higher and good earnings could provide the jolt that is needed to push it to new highs.

The market appears to be trapped in a broad trading range and that is largely reflected with the Trade Triangle technology which is indicating a sidelines position at the moment in all the major indices.

Today, I will be following up on my "Is This Apple's Secret Or One Amazing Coincidence?" post to see whether it is still on track. There are a couple of major dates for Apple this month, one is April 10th, when Apple begins accepting orders for its new smart watch and April 27th, when Apple announces its earnings for Q1. The general consensus is that Apple will earn $2.13 per share. A move in Apple this week over $129.25 will turn the intermediate term Trade Triangle positive, indicating a positive trend for this stock. I would not be surprised if this took place as early as this Friday or early next week. I will keep you updated with an Apple alert. Continue reading "All Eyes On Apple" →

Investors: Prepare For A Bumpy Earnings Season

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By: David Sterman of Street Authority

The chickens are coming home to roost. After a remarkable eight-month rally in the dollar, many U.S. firms are finally feeling the pinch.

In the near-term, investors need to brace for a cautious earnings season. Yet, as I'll explain in a moment, there are still ample reasons for long-term optimism, especially when the dollar loses momentum and/or the global economy starts to rebound in earnest.

The strong dollar, which blunts the competitiveness of American firms, both at home and abroad, will have a clear impact on first-quarter results and forward outlooks. According to FactSet Research, 85 companies in the SP 500 have already warned of a Q1 profit shortfall, while just 16 companies have pre-announced that results will be better than expected. If that figure of 16 holds, it will be the lowest number since the first quarter of 2006. Continue reading "Investors: Prepare For A Bumpy Earnings Season" →

Jobs Report Says No Rate Increase This Year

Posted on by George Yacik

George Yacik - INO.com Contributor - Fed & Interest Rates


Friday’s jobs report was the final nail in the coffin for an interest rate increase in 2015.

I know I shouldn’t get carried away by one statistic, especially this early into the year. The nonfarm payrolls report is only one number – an important number, for sure, but still only one number – so one shouldn’t base his entire opinion on it. And I’m not. But the lackluster figure was just the latest evidence of just how weak the U.S. economy has gotten over the last several months and merely confirms the trend – with an exclamation point.

The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls grew by only 126,000 in March, the smallest gain since December 2013. To add insult to injury, February’s increase was revised downward by more than 30,000 to 264,000. That brought down the average monthly gain in the first Continue reading "Jobs Report Says No Rate Increase This Year" →

Is The Yen Facing Another Meltdown?

Posted on by Lior Alkalay

Lior Alkalay - INO.com Contributor - Forex


It’s spring, and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Japan, the “Land of the Rising Sun” and home to the Japanese Yen. While many view spring as a time for new beginnings, from a more practical and economical perspective, it’s also means a new fiscal year in Japan, thus this is an ideal time to review all the data and attempt to gauge the Yen’s next trajectory. Of course, many want to know if the Japanese currency is facing yet another meltdown. While it is a rather straightforward question, with a seemingly straightforward answer, the fact is we must delve deep into complex issues including the mechanics of Quantitative Easing, Japan’s public debt and inflation.

What QE Does?

The intention of Quantitative Easing, or QE as it’s popularly called in the mainstream, is simply to allocate funds to the private sector which, hopefully, will revive growth and inflation. QE is based on one of the key pillars of capitalism, namely that funds are better off in the hands of the private sector if the preservation of growth is the goal. That sounds reasonable, but there is a macroeconomic issue at play, as well. Most of the time, the government (naturally, depending on which government) is deemed a vastly superior borrower to any private company or Continue reading "Is The Yen Facing Another Meltdown?" →