Investor Insights
CNN Money’s Fear & Greed Index – Flips to “Neutral” from “Fearful”
Put and Call Options shifts to “Extreme Greed” and Market Momentum & Junk Bond Demand shift from “Extreme Fear” to “Fear” to help move the Index to Neutral. [more]
Articles by Chris Thompson
Analyst Articles
S&P 500 Rises over 3% on the Week but VIX Still in the High Volatility Zone
A good week for the S&P 500 but the VIX remains in the “High Volatility” range and new coronavirus cases remain steady, above 20K/day, with another 2.2 million Americans filing for unemployment claims. [more]
Investor Insights
Ben Bernanke on the Pros & Cons of Negative Interest Rates
Lorimer Wilson from MunKNEE.com summarizes former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s 2016 article about Pros & Cons of negative interest rates. [more]
Analyst Articles
Canadian Healthcare Industry Update for May
WELL Health books record revenue in quarter, completes $14.4M financing & acquires Indivica for $6.2M. CloudMD raises $13M and Greenbrook TMS completes C$15M equity offering. [more]
Analyst Articles
Facebook’s “State of Small Business” Report Paints Dire Picture
This week Facebook published a “State of Small Business” Report based on a survey of 86,000 owners, managers and workers in companies across the US with fewer than 500 employees. The report is a “sobering snapshot” of the struggles that Small Businesses are facing today amid the COVID-19 crisis. [more]
Analyst Articles
Quisitive Technology Solution – 2019 Results with Revenue up +47% Y/Y
Analyst Ralph Garcea of Focus Merchant Group highlights 2019 results with Revenue hitting $18.5M (+47% Y/Y) & Gross Margins @43%, and catalysts for continued growth with Quisitive providing preliminary Q1/2020 guidance for Revenue of ~$10.9–11.1M. [more]
Investor Insights
CNN Money’s Fear & Greed Index – Becomes More Fearful
Index is stuck in “fear” for sixth straight week and reverses trend, away from Greed and towards Extreme Fear as Market Volatility & Stock Price Breadth shift to Fear, and Junk Bond Demand shifts to Extreme Fear. [more]
eSports & Gaming
Video-of-the-Day: New Listing for Sportsbook Provider FansUnite Entertainment Inc. (CSE:FANS)
New listing for FansUnite that operates the FansUnite Sportsbook and the McBookie online gaming website. [more]
Analyst Articles
Our Four Indicators Still Indicate Concern as the S&P Declines 2.3% and the Volatility Index Reversed Direction
The VIX remains in the “High Volatility” range and reversed direction to return above 30. New coronavirus cases remain steady, above 20K/day, and another 2.6 million Americans filed for unemployment claims. [more]
Mining
Silver Price Prediction – Is Silver Going down to $7 or up to $700
Lorimer Wilson from MunKNEE.com summarizes 18 different predictions for the price of silver and they range from $7-700 per ounce. [more]