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U.S. oil’s May contract skids about 20% at nadir as crude’s woes continue
WTI hit $14.47 intra-session....
If they did, talk about throwing that index even more out of whack. It's price-weighted, which means that nominally higher-priced stocks (which means nothing in and of itself) have a greater impact over the movements of the index, even if the high-priced stock is a smaller company than others in the index.Amazon Inc.
Anyone else think it’s time for AMZN to be added to the Dow?
E-Commerce has been a significant portion of the Economy for well over a decade now, and it’s only going to get bigger going forward.
There’s really nothing like it in the current lineup. There are 3 “Retailers” currently listed:
Home Depot
Wal-Mart
Walgreens Boots Alliance
I think a combination of Amazon, Home Depot, & Wal-Mart would be much more representative of the US Economy going forward.
I think this is right. Company provides guidance on anticipated performance, analysts apply some industry-level; macro-level data and targets get developed. I used to have access to analyst reports and they were usually close to each other (mostly because they were working from the same data and guidance from the company).
IIRC, these reports were not merged with technical data (the chart guys) to reach price targets.
The terms have no technical definition. It's the media that tries to ascribe specific definitions to them.probably already mentioned but we are technically out a bear market correct?
As I see it, we are now down 18.5% off the Feb high; bear is 20%
If they did, talk about throwing that index even more out of whack. It's price-weighted, which means that nominally higher-priced stocks (which means nothing in and of itself) have a greater impact over the movements of the index, even if the high-priced stock is a smaller company than others in the index.
You might disagree given your industry experience, but generally speaking I think they do a pretty good job at getting the "right" companies in there. Even in a really small index like the Dow.Index construction can be quite frustrating at times. Who gets in? who gets taken out? what are the criteria for inclusion? company size, location of corporate headquarters, etc.? are companies domestic? foreign? multinational?
Does someone have a quick and easy explanation on what it is about the May contracts (specifically) that is causing them to be hammered?
That's only for May. It jumps up to $22 for June. $30+ for the fall.Oil at $8.75 a barrel. I'm almost thinking to throw a large chunk of money there. Demand isn't going away forever, and supplies aren't going to stay where they are. With it that low, it seems you could double your money fairly quickly.
It seems Trump's closest allies are holding us over a barrel. Global supply manipulation actually deserves sanctions.Oil at $8.75 a barrel. I'm almost thinking to throw a large chunk of money there. Demand isn't going away forever, and supplies aren't going to stay where they are. With it that low, it seems you could double your money fairly quickly.