Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Profit From the Global Thirst for Clean Water / Stock-Markets / Water Sector

By: Tony_Sagami

About the same time I was traipsing around Singapore last month, around 14,000 of the world’s top business, academic, and government experts from 85 countries gathered in Singapore to learn the newest water-technology developments at the Singapore International Water Week 2010 conference.

The global economy may be filled with uncertainly, but the world’s thirst for water is growing like mad. FACT: A total of $2.8 BILLION worth of water infrastructure deals were concluded at the Singapore conference.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Stocks Mixed, Consolidation Session / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Harry_Boxer

The stock market indices started out with a bang, gapping up and running to new rally highs that touched 1900 on the Nasdaq 100 and near 1121 on the S&P 500. They then had a strong 3-wave sell-off after the Consumer Confidence Index came out negatively, dropping to 1880 on the NDX and 1110 on the SPX.

They bounced, took back about 50% of the losses, and then retested. When that was successful, they managed to firm up in the afternoon, but in the last half hour they pulled back once again and closed narrowly mixed on the session.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Stock Market Quiet Day At Overbought... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Jack_Steiman

When a market gets overbought on the short-term charts or those 60-minute charts, it's important to allow them to unwind out of overbought. The key to that unwinding is how much price erosion takes place. If it's more intense or impulsive in either price, or the oscillators, that would be a small red flag to keep an eye on. However, if the move down is basically done with little price erosion and just your normal oscillator unwinding, then that's far more positive and clearly what we had take place today. Sideways or down side action would be best in unwinding things further, but there's no guarantee we'd get too much more since the bulls are trying very hard to keep this market as far away from retesting 1099 as possible.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Trap Like Pattern in VIX / Stock-Markets / Volatility

By: Mike_Paulenoff

We have to be impressed with the market's resiliency today after hitting new recovery highs, because weakness thereafter has been very much contained, at least so far. That said, however, I am "concerned" about the "trap-like" pattern that has developed in the hourly Volality Index (VIX). Let's notice that the VIX made multi-month lows this morning at 22.70, but has since climbed back above 23.20, which so far has "trapped" VIX bears (SPX bulls).

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Stock Market Take-Off Tuesday Already? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: PhilStockWorld

Wow, this market goes from zero to sixty in record time, doesn’t it?

Our 1,013 mark (see yesterday’s post for charts) was tested and broken on the S&P yesterday (see David Fry’s chart) on a silly stick save into the close but, seeing that, it was very obvious that "they" are looking to paint some impressive moves on the charts this week so strap yourselves in - it’s going to be a wild one.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Stock Market Breakout... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Mark_McMillan

Trade Recommendations:
Buy shares of DIA at a limit of $105.26.
Buy shares of QQQQ at a limit of $46.44.
Buy shares of SPY at a limit of $111.56.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Stock Market Trending for Time Symmetrical Head and Shoulders Pattern with Fibonacci Support / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: JD_Rosendahl

It was another solid day for the DOW but I’m still trying to keep my positions light.  If the right shoulder is to occur, I’ve got Friday or next Monday as potential turn days.  The time between the 2007 high and the 2009 low is equal to the time between the March 2009 low and this Friday. 

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Stock Market Rally Continues... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Jack_Steiman

It also is putting distance away from 1099 down to 1092, which is very good news for the bulls. They certainly needed some breathing space and they got it for sure as the market churned near this 1100 area today, but eventually, and made sure the bears knew that it would have nothing to do with visiting sub-1100 again. The bears started to cover as the morning went on, and thus it was a day for the bulls. It's been a long time since the market got overbought on the short-term charts, but now we have those overbought conditions, which is a sign of health.

Monday, July 26, 2010

China Shanghai Stocks Index, FXI ETF Extends Rally / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market

By: Mike_Paulenoff

The Shanghai Composite Index closed higher for the seventh consecutive session, and more importantly from a technical perspective closed above its (now flat) 50 DMA for the first time since mid-April. The strength extends the July rally, which could be morphing into a technically significant key monthly upside reversal.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Stock Market 200Day Moving Averages, Hedge Funds Care, So Should You / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Chris_Ciovacco

Markets set asset prices.  Markets determine how much your brokerage account, IRA, and 401(k) are worth.  Hedge funds and large institutions drive markets.  Therefore, it is prudent to know what large institutions and hedge funds care about and what they see in the current market.  Right, wrong, or indifferent, hedge funds and large institutions monitor closely and care about 200-day moving averages.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Stocks Search for Direction Post Bank Stress Tests / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: PaddyPowerTrader

U.S. stocks rallied Friday, sending benchmark indexes to one month highs, after Genzyme, the largest maker of medicines for genetic diseases received a takeover approach from Sanofi Aventis boosting optimism for renewed surge in M&A activity given corporates are sitting on record piles of cash. General Electric also boosted its dividend by 20%. The euro appreciated after 84 of 91 European banks passed stress tests. Treasuries dropped. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index climbed 0.8% to finish at 1,102.66 its first gain above 1,100 since June 22.

Monday, July 26, 2010

European Stress Tests Results... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Mark_McMillan

Trade Recommendations: Take no action.

Monday, July 26, 2010

China Stock Market Ready to Surge 50%: Part II / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market

By: Dhaval_Shah

In last 3 months, Chinese market( Shanghai Composite) went through 27% correction. But, detailed analysis show that victims were mostly real estate developers and related stocks. Broader market weathered this correction quite swiftly correcting anywhere between 5-7% against 27%. And, now Shanghai Composite looks ready for major upside.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Should the Bulls Expect a Massive Hangover After The Party? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: David_Banister

Although the market had an impressive rally, amidst strong Large Cap earnings, I continue to fear a reversal to the downside.  Keep in mind that the upside MAX objective's I gave out on July 14th last week here and on Kitco and other sites were as follows:

Nasdaq 2295; DOW 10450, and SP 500 1104-1115.  

Monday, July 26, 2010

Why Second Quarter Corporate Earnings Haven’t Spurred a Stock Market Rally / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Money_Morning

Don Miller writes: Second quarter earnings season is in full swing on Wall Street and investors are keeping a close eye on corporate profits.

But rather than pinning their hopes on earnings for relief from the recent downturn in stocks, investors seem to be suffering from tunnel vision. They're ignoring numerous positive earnings reports and instead focusing on macro-economic trends to determine the day-to-day fate of the markets.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Stocks Stuck in Trading Range Despite Positive Corporate Earnings Reports / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Money_Morning

Jon D. Markman writes: Despite positive earnings reports last week from more than a few bellwether companies, stocks remain stuck in a trading range that continues to test investors' patience and skill.

Stocks launched higher last week in another round of the hyper-volatile action that has plagued the equity markets over the last three months. The good news is that some technical resistance was knocked out in the process, potentially setting the stage for a bigger rally in weeks to come.

Monday, July 26, 2010

How To Be Positioned for SP500, Gold & Oil / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Chris_Vermeulen

The second half of last week we saw some strong price action in the equities market. The SP500 broke through the 5 and 50 day moving averages closing the week just under key resistance levels. The SP500 futures will find resistance at the June high $1099.25, $1100 which is whole number then at $1103 which is the 200 day moving average. Each of these are clumped together making it really just one solid area which sellers will be waiting to short the market.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Stocks, Commodities and Financial Markets, The Shape of Things to Come / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Steve_Betts

"What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world" --- Robert E. Lee, letter to his wife, 1864

The special pay master, Kenneth R. Feinberg, let it be known that seventeen firms made “ill-advised” and “troublesome” payouts to their executives while they were receiving TARP funds. Altogether the payouts totaled US $1.6 billion and Mr. Feinberg added that the executives had no legal obligation to give the money back.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Mid 2010 Investment and Economic Thought / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: David_Urban

It was my mantra at the beginning of the year that long-term investors should stay in cash and wait for attractive buying opportunities to come along.

Price-earnings ratios are once again becoming attractive. While they may seem high and nowhere near lows that sparked past bull markets investors would be wise to begin putting together lists of favorite stocks and begin monitoring prices in anticipation of putting cash to work.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

SP-500, GLD and GDX Investor Sentiment Trumps Everything / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Sentiment

By: John_Townsend

Markets rise when the preponderance of participants are buyers, and fall when the preponderance of participants are sellers.  One of the key ways to anticipate the pendulum swings of participant behavior, and therefore price behavior, is to evaluate sentiment.  Sentiment, more than fundamentals or technical analysis, trumps everything.

When too many players are on the same side of a trade they eventually find themselves in a crowded position where most everyone around them has the same motivation – to reverse their position when the tide changes.