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Trends, Patterns, Indicators

Identifying consistent patterns and trends in business and in the financial markets. Useful key indicators for market timing, warning signals, bullish investing signals, and trading/investing opportunities.

The Sotheby’s Indicator Points to Caution

BY CULLEN ROCHE  Just passing along some interesting thoughts from our friend Martin at Macronomics.  Not sure how useful this is, but […]

Major Portfolio Changes for Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway

By John C. Ogg, 247WallSt, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) released its public equity holdings as of June 30, 2014. […]

AirBnB – hotel disruptor unconstrained by real estate – VIDEO

YouTube Link  AirBnB – Hotel Disruptor AirBnB is fundamentally changing the hotel business with its light business model Every 1% […]

Young, tech-savvy investors entrusting their portfolios to ‘robo advisors’

  In decades past, Wall Street urged investors to listen when E.F. Hutton spoke and to “Talk to Chuck” Schwab […]

Classic Cars, Lean Hogs and Duchamp Art Lead Alternative Investment Ranking

By Devin Banerjee, Bloomberg, “I am a musician, and the monkey is a businessman. He doesn’t tell me what to […]

Happy Workers, Richer Companies?

By Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, There is a free lunch in economics, after all. Companies with perks like complimentary meals clearly […]

A Breathalyzer That Can Diagnose Cancer

If a fingerprint can tell someone who you are, a “breathprint” could reveal how you’re doing. That’s according to Raed Dweik, […]

Blackstone Prefers China’s Warehouses Over Residential

By Michael Cole, Mingtiandi.com, The head of alternative investment giant Blackstone finds China’s warehouses more interesting than luxury apartments, and […]

Capital Markets Reform in China: Gaining Momentum

By Eddie Chow, From Mark Mobius Blog, Reform efforts in China seem to be gaining momentum. The big question is […]

The Buffett Valuation Indicator: Some Odds and Ends

By Doug Short, Advisor Perspectives, Market Cap to GDP is a relatively long-term valuation indicator that has become popular in […]