Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Obama and the Stock Market’s Presidential Cycle Carnival Ride / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis

By: Frank_Holmes

We probably don’t have to tell you that being in the stock market in 2009 has been like spending six months on Coney Island’s Cyclone roller coaster—turn by turn a terrifying and exhilarating ride.

Monday, July 06, 2009

The SEC Takes Its Cues from… Wall Street? / Stock-Markets / Market Regulation

By: Graham_Summers

Originally today’s essay was going to counter the most common inflationists’ arguments. However, over the weekend the SEC announced it is considering reinstating rules that make it more difficult to go short in the market. This move warrants immediate attention for a number of reasons, namely:

Monday, July 06, 2009

End of the Financial Crisis, the Great Lie of 2009 / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2009

By: Money_and_Markets

Martin Weiss writes: Just as the authorities were touting the “end of the financial crisis,” all heck has broken loose again …

We have a new surge in unemployment, and even without counting those who are excluded from the official numbers, 14.7 million are now jobless, the most since records dating back to 1948. Worse, for the first time since the Great Depression, every single job created after the prior recession has been wiped out.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Stocks Start Soft As Earnings Season Beckons / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Last week was an abrupt reminder to those who oversubscribe to the wishful thinking of the green shoots theory. Another 467k people lost their jobs taking unemployment to a 26 year high. It’s now a three week slump for the Dow Jones as it finished last week off 1.6%. The German DAX also slid 1.6%, but the headline UK index, the FTSE 100, managed to eke out a 0.1% gain.

Monday, July 06, 2009

Secret The Bankers Know / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Paul_Lamont

"Cash was, is, and always will be - king. Always have cash in reserve. Cash is the ammunition in your gun. My biggest mistake was not in following this rule more often. Time is not money because there may be times when your money should be inactive... Often money that is just sitting can be later moved into the right situation and make a fortune. Patience-Patience-Patience. Patience was the key to success - Don't be in a hurry." - Jesse Livermore. How To Trade In Stocks, 1940.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Stock Index Action Gives Bears a Chance to Gain Control in the Markets / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Angelo_Campione

Current Positioning:
SPY: Nil (Cash)
QQQQ: Nil (Cash)

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Overbought Stock Market Enters Corrective Phase Rather than an Important Top / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Andre_Gratian

Current Position of the Market
SPX: Long-term trend - Down! The very-long-term cycles have taken over and if they make their lows when expected, the bear market which started in October 2007 should continue until 2012-2014. This would imply that much lower prices lie ahead. This will not be a straight-down decline, but a series of intermediate-term rallies and declines until we have reached the low point.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Indian Stock Market Nifty, What to expect in the week of 6th July / Stock-Markets / India

By: Prasoon_Gopal

Last week saw lots of ups and downs in Nifty. Good news is that it was able to close up for the week. Another good news is that it was able to hold it’s support above the breakout levels of 4100+. Does that mean we are again in for a rally in the coming days/this week?

Sunday, July 05, 2009

US GDP and it’s impact on Stock Markets / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets

By: Prasoon_Gopal

One of the most important contributors to GDP as a whole is consumer spending. Consumer Spending constitutes over 70% of the GDP. (http://www.hoover.org/research/factsonpolicy/facts/4931661.html). Which means, the more you and me consume, the more money revolves in the country and eventually ticks up the GDP.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Honest Money Gold & Silver Report- Markets Wrap 5th July 09 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Douglas_V._Gnazzo

Gold - Gold was down about 1% last week. In last week’s report I wrote:

Both MACD and STO have turned down and made negative crossovers, (on the weekly chart) which suggest lower prices are likely. This could be the head fake I have been concerned about. Prices could fall yet again and as long as the $850 level holds, the head & shoulders would still obtain, while shaking out a lot of players.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Stock Market Bullish Investor Sentiment: There Is Always Hope / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Sentiment

By: Guy_Lerner

In a low volume, holiday shortened week that ended with a bang of selling pressure, the "dumb money" has yet to give up hope.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Financial Markets Outlook for the Next Two Weeks / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Jay_DeVincentis

Here's our market call...

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Stock Market Investors Roller Coaster Ride Hit by Bad U.S. Jobs Data / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Prieur_du_Plessis

“Words from the Wise” this week again comes to you in a shortened format as I am still on the road in Europe (also see my post “Gone A.W.O.L. - to Slovenia and Switzerland“) and do not have access to my normal research resources. Although only brief commentary is provided, a full dose of excerpts from interesting news items and quotes from market commentators is included.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Teck Sector Plays Key Role in Economic Recovery / Stock-Markets / Tech Stocks

By: Money_Morning

Bob Blandeburgo writes: If the last three months are any indication, the U.S. tech sector has shaken off its recession-heightened late-winter doldrums, and could see its fortunes soar in the year’s second half as businesses and consumers open their wallets and the broader economy picks up speed.

Sunday, July 05, 2009

Global Wealth Report Shows the Way to Investing Profits / Stock-Markets / Investing 2009

By: Money_Morning

Martin Hutchinson writes: Capgemini/Merrill Lynch World Wealth Report appeared last week and it makes for some grim reading.

But it also provides global investors with some insights into the best markets to invest in.

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Stock Market Potential Trend Changer / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jack_Steiman

There has been one constant since the March lows. Once we blasted up off the bottom, the S&P 500 took but a few weeks to clear the 50-day exponential moving average. Once over, it had never relinquished that key moving average until Thursday. Basically above for four months. When you lose a substantial moving average after that length of time, you need to take notice of this event and what the message is that it could quite conceivably be sending.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Elliott Wave International Financial Forecasting Service Discount Offer / Stock-Markets / Elliott Wave Theory

By: EWI

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"Wall Street Returns to Health," a mainstream media website declared last week.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Yen Carry Trade Suggests Global Stock Markets Base Building Underway / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bull Market

By: Donald_W_Dony

The "Yen carry trade" has provided traders with a reliable source of near-endless funds for many years. This pool of capital has helped fuel the 2002-2007 bull market. Technical evidence (Chart 1) illustrates the Japanese Yen verses the Dow Jones World Stock Index. Since 2002, the Yen has been trading flat or drifting downward against the USD$. Traders have been shorting the Yen and using the funds to purchase stocks, currencies and high-yielding securities around the world.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Banking Stocks Short Selling Ban Reinstatement SEC Idiocy / Stock-Markets / Market Manipulation

By: Mike_Shedlock

Inquiring minds are reading S.E.C. May Reinstate Rules for Short-Selling Stocks.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Economic Recovery Green Shoots Doused with Herbicide / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Well, that green shoots guff got one on the chin yesterday and stocks got mauled by the bears. The S&P 500 dived 2.85% and oil closed off 3.75% as a sobering Non Farm Payrolls slumped 467k, about 100k more than the wide eyed consensus expectation. Lookout below! The U.S. unemployment rate (red) Versus the S&P 500 monthly chart since 1993. Mmmmmm. Also worthy of a mention is that as those green shoots wither, oil has taken out trendline support and now targets the recent low at 66.25 and the 3rd of June low at 64.95.