by Jerry Wagner | Feb 4, 2019 | In My Opinion, Market Update
A quantitative money-management firm is all about indicators—indicators for the stock, bond, and gold markets, usually. These indicators are tactical in nature—that is, they tell you when to be invested in the asset and when not to be. For some reason, February has...
by Flexible Plan Investments | Feb 4, 2019 | What's Happening at FPI
Plan ahead—Flexible Plan hours on February 5 Tuesday, February 5, our home office will be closing at 1 p.m. (EST) so that the staff can participate in an off-site team-building event. All trading signals generated on Tuesday will be executed, but we will have limited...
by Rick Andrews | Feb 4, 2019 | Gold Nugget
Gold ended the week up $14.50, closing at $1,317.10. It remains in a medium-term uptrend, as the precious metal has gained nearly 14% since hitting more than 1-1/2-year lows back in August. The underlying uncertainty of the tumultuous stock markets during this period...
by Flexible Plan Investments | Feb 4, 2019 | The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund
Last week, the gold spot price gained 0.98%, and the U.S. Dollar Index lost 0.22%. The Gold Bullion Strategy Fund (QGLDX) gained 1.43% for the week. The value of the COMEX gold futures, which closes early at 1:30 p.m., was up 1.37% for the week. The short-duration...
by Flexible Plan Investments | Feb 4, 2019 | Quantified Funds
U.S. equity markets posted gains last week. The NASDAQ Composite gained 1.38%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.32%, and the S&P 500 gained 1.57%. Out of the 11 S&P industrial sectors, only Consumer Discretionary was down last week, losing 0.11%. The...