Ioannis AchilleusFeb 27, 20203 min readIntro to Basic Financial VocabularyUpon sharing the Mercator Letter recently with friends and family, some responded by saying, "I have no clue what you're talking about,...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 24, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/24/2020Equities are down significantly across the board this Monday morning. This is something we warned about in previous weeks. Last week's...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 20, 20202 min readDo You Want to Be Right or Do You Want to Make Money?This might seem like a silly headline at face value, because if I buy a stock, and it goes up, then I was right and I made money, right? ...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 17, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/17/2020U.S. markets are closed on Monday, February 17 in observation of President's Day. Markets overseas are up so far on Monday, in spite of...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 14, 20203 min readKing Dollar, Bonds, and Crude OilAfter a very nice, warm, and much-needed vacation, we are back to analyzing global financial markets. It hasn't been that long since our...
Ioannis AchilleusFeb 3, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 2/3/2020Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed down for the month of January, but the Nasdaq closed up. In terms of seasonality, January has served...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 30, 20202 min readWhat Goes Up Must Come DownStocks continue their pull back from all-time highs. It looks like a short-term peak was achieved, which sets up a decline that should...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 27, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 1/27/2020The last week of January is upon us, and it sure has been quite the start to the new decade in terms of world events. In the past two...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 23, 20203 min readForex Risk With Foreign InvestmentsThere's a lot of talk in the financial world about how foreign stocks are "less expensive" relative to American stocks, and why it's a...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 20, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 1/20/2020Equities closed out at or very near to all-time highs again on Friday, as we begin the shortened trading week thanks to the MLK holiday....
Ioannis AchilleusJan 15, 20202 min readPot Stocks: As the Smoke Clears2019 was a record year for equities, as they finished at or very near to all-time highs, in addition to appreciating almost 30% in 2019...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 13, 20202 min readWeekly Memorandum 1/13/2020Equity futures are up slightly to start this new week. Stocks appear slightly overbought in the short-term, and are showing some signs...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 6, 20201 min readWeekly Memorandum 1/6/2020The first full trading week of 2020 is upon us. Needless to say, 2020 has started off with a bang, as President Trump ordered and...
Ioannis AchilleusJan 4, 20202 min readDid a Generational Bottom Occur in Agriculture During 2019?There is perhaps no cheaper sector in the entire financial world right now other than agriculture. It seems like there are headlines on...