Monthly Archives: October 2017

Mastercard’s net income rose to $1.43 billion for the third quarter, from $1.18 billion in the third quarter of 2016

The weekly 3-year chart tells the story for Mastercard

Mastercard weekly chart showing the major uptrend

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/31/mastercard-earnings-q3-2017.html

http://s2.q4cdn.com/242125233/files/doc_financials/2017/Q3/3Q17-Earnings-Presentation.pdf

http://investor.mastercard.com/investor-relations/financials-and-sec-filings/quarterly-results/default.aspx

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Shiller PE Ratio for the S&P 500 at the higher end of the scale

Shiller PE Ration long-term chart

Current Shiller PE Ratio: 31.42 +0.03 (0.09%)
4:02 pm EDT, Tue Oct 31
Mean: 16.80
Median: 16.14
Min: 4.78 (Dec 1920)
Max: 44.19 (Dec 1999)
Shiller PE ratio for the S&P 500.

http://www.multpl.com/

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Qualcomm testing major support at $50

Qualcomm testing major support around $50

The stock has faced headwinds as indicated by the chart and now more negative news today.

Qualcomm shares tumble amid reports that Apple might drop its chips

Update November 1, 2017: Qualcomm releases quarterly results.

Update November 3, 2017: Broadcom Plans Unsolicited Bid for Qualcomm

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S&P 500 historical PE Ratio

This chart is the starting point for a valuation discussion

S&P 500 historical PE ratio

http://www.multpl.com/

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Why invest in the TSX Index when you have the S&P 500?

Resource stocks and banks make-up the bulk of the TSX Index.

TSX Index long-term chart.

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The S&P 500 Index is divided about equally between 10 sectors

S&P 500 Index long-term chart.

https://www.thebalance.com/what-are-the-sectors-and-industries-of-the-sandp-500-3957507

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Near-term downtrend for the Canadian dollar

Canadian dollar will test support around $0.7700 near the 200-day moving average

Canadian dollar will test support around $0.7700

Canadian Dollar Weekly Chart

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Percent of stocks above 200 day moving average

Percent of stocks above the 200 day moving average is a breadth indicator and is confirming the major uptrend in the S&P 500 Index.

Percent of stocks above the 200 day moving average is a breadth indicator and is confirming the major uptrend in the S&P 500 Index.

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U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yield testing resistance near 2.40%

U.S> Treasury yield chart showing the near-term uptrend and resistance around 2.40%

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A long-term chart of the 10 Year Treasury Yield for 1962 to 2017

http://www.macrotrends.net/2016/10-year-treasury-bond-rate-yield-chart

From 1916 to early summer of 2016, the yields on 10 year U.S. treasury notes have varied widely, from a 100 year low in 2016, when the rate fell to less than 2 percent—1.71 percent in June of 2016—to a high for the same 100 year period of 14.59 percent in January 1982.

https://www.thebalance.com/historical-u-s-treasury-yield-charts-417126

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