Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Thursday, May 17, 2007
Five Forces Shaping the Financial Markets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets
Larry Edelson writes: It's almost the middle of the year. So now is a great time to see where we've come from and where things might be headed next.
It's also a great time to take a serious look at everything because the portfolios in my Real Wealth Report are on fire! At the end of Tuesday's trading, my subscribers had combined open profits of $40,383!
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Will The Stock Market Ever Stop Going Up? / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
Investors who want to beat the market are wondering if the recent rise will ever stop going up. The stock market is experiencing unheard of price appreciation that is breaking all times highs for the DJIA, the Transports and the Utilities. The DJIA is up 23 of the last 26 days, a move that has never occurred before. The DJIA did move up 22 of 25 days in 1955.
Also, the S&P 500 is close to the all time high and the NASDAQ is reaching highs not seen for several years. Is this a short term situation or will the markets continue to surprise to the upside for some time to come? According to Mark Hulbert of the Hulbert Financial Digest , this event is not a sign of anything in particular. It is just noise in the random walk down Wall Street. Let's look at some other factors that might shed more light on the markets.
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Why I'm still bullish on China ... / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market
Tony Sagami writes: Most of the investors I talk to these days are pretty pleased with the performance of their stock and mutual fund portfolios. After all, the Dow Jones Industrials started the year at 12,463 and marched right through 13,000.
That's pretty good, right? Well, I've never met a profit I didn't like. However, anybody that had some of their portfolio invested in China could have done much, much better. In fact, they could have done up to 10 times better!
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Nolte Notes - Another Stock Market Correction? / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
The equity market has, over the decades, been called many things – among them manic-depressive. If you're unsure of a good working definition, just check out the activity at the end of the week. On Thursday the trade deficit and retail sales figures were released that indicated we imported much more than exported, which will cause a severe revision lower to our economic growth estimates in the first quarter.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Tipping the Investment Odds in Your Favor / Stock-Markets / Investing
Mike Larson writes : By the time you read this, I'll be on my way to the airport. My destination: Las Vegas, where I'll be attending The Money Show. I'm looking forward to meeting many of our subscribers in person and talking to other investment professionals.
But it won't be all business. I'm going a few days early so I can meet up with an old friend and enjoy some of the city's top-notch restaurants, nightlife, and of course, its casinos.
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Monday, May 14, 2007
A Tale of Two Cities : Strong Stock Market and Weak Economy / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
Below is an excerpt from a commentary that originally appeared at Treasure Chests for the benefit of subscribers on Thursday, April 24 th , 2007.
All three, the Dow, Transports, and Utilities all closed at record highs on Friday. This is all very good from a Dow Theory perspective, providing confirmation the stock market is in a strong up trend. But how can this be with the economy in the States on the fritz? How can this be with real estate in the dumper and the threat of a credit crunch (a steepening yield curve ) at the same time? Answer: It's a tale of two cities, that of Beijing with the Summer Olympics to prepare for next year; and New York, the center of Western influence, where bankers conspire to inflate the US housing slump away. Combined, these two forces, forces that both demand rapid money supply expansion, are culminating to create the biggest asset and debt bubbles in history, bubbles that when they pop, there will be no coming back for a very long time.
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Friday Surge in China ETF: Like 727 Points Gain on Dow! / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market
Martin Weiss writes : This is Martin Weiss with an urgent update on the latest upward explosion in East Asian markets — why it's happening, what it means, and what you can do if you're not yet taking advantage of it.
Just this past Friday, we witnessed a phenomenon that most observers seem to be understating, underestimating, or missing entirely:
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Honest Money Financial Markets Wrap - Stocks, Commodities and Gold / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets
Economy
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today (5/11/07) that the monthly goods and services deficit increased from $57.9 billion in February to $63.9 billion in March 2007.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that the U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.3 percent in April, following on the heels of a 1.5 percent gain in March.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said that the Producer Price Index for Finished Goods increased 0.7 percent in April. Excluding foods and energy the index price remained unchanged for the second consecutive month.
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Stocks & Commodity Markets Analysis - Take the Money and Run! / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets
The S&P closed flat for the week, but as usual, that doesn't mean there weren't some juicy moves along the way. Us unbiased traders at TTC have consistently been on top of every swing, from one side or the other, week after week – and we have the charts to prove it!Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Stock Market Demand Power and Supply Pressure Buy and Sell Entry and Exit Signals - Australia / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
We've been measuring and reporting Demand Power and Supply Pressure for the Australia SPASX200 index for the past year. This week we present them graphically, but highlight for the first time the SPASX200 Demand Power/Supply Pressure buy and sell, entry and exit signal system , shown on the chart below. Aside from the astonishing correlation, the most exciting aspect about this system is the guidance it provides on exiting an established position.Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Thoughts from the Frontline Weekly Newsletter - A Most Disruptive Technology / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets
In this issue:The World Is Rather Bumpy
Backhoes Don't Scale
The Most Disruptive Technology
A Brief Introduction to Wireless Mesh Technology
I Feel the Need for Speed
The Fastest Rollout of Any Technology Ever
So What Really Changes?
Switzerland, Scotland and Spain
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
Weekly Stock Market Technical Analysis Report - 12th May 07 / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
The good news is: Most of the major indices hit multi year or all time highs last week.
Short Term
Most of the market run up since last summer has been marked by a lack of sellers not exuberant buyers. It looks like the sellers are returning.
The chart below covers the past year showing the NASDAQ composite (OTC) in orange and a 5% trend (39 day EMA) of NASDAQ downside volume (OTC DV) in brown. OTC DV has been plotted on an inverted Y axis so decreasing downside volume moves the indicator upward (up is good).
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Friday, May 11, 2007
Some of My Favorite ETFs at New Record Highs / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
Dan Ascani here with a special guest article on ETFs.
I'm the ETF portfolio manager at Weiss Capital Management, an SEC Registered Investment Adviser, and a separate affiliate of Weiss Research.
And I just came out of Weiss Capital Management's Investment Committee meeting, where we discussed the portfolio strategies for our individually managed accounts. So the timing is right to give you a quick run-down of what we see ahead for global markets.
Here are our views:
First, this stock-market rally has been impressive.
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Media thrives on Stock Market Crash Fears - Oh, the Fear of It All! / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
"Is the stock market headed for a catastrophic crash? Will ‘Black Monday' be re-lived in painful detail for millions of investors just like you?"
To discover the answer to these questions the reader is asked to send $149 for a year's subscription and a handful of "free reports" on how he can avoid being trapped by the granddaddy of all stock market crashes -- coming soon to a stock exchange near you!
Unfortunately, the above copy material for a financial newsletter promotional that I received (as quoted above) was the same exact promo that I'd received in the mail every year since the last bear market bottomed in late 2002. More than four years and many mass mailings later, this particular publisher is still waiting for his Mother-of-All-Depression scenario to materialize. Meanwhile, the benchmark S&P 500 index has risen from a bear market low of about 800 to its most recent high of 1510 in the last four years.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Worldwide Stock Market Crash - Time to Get Liquid? / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
The story today is a world financial bubble. Aside from a possible attack on Iran – The story right now is a world financial bubble. This article will discuss it in very broad terms. The thesis is that maybe you should right now be thinking about getting liquid – gradually. I consider our time right now, May 07, to be a time just like before the world stock crash of ‘29.
Imagine what people would have thought, if, after the stock market crashed in successive waves over a period of a year into 1930 – what they would have though it they could have gotten out of those markets in say, Feb 29…..and not ridden stocks down 50% .. and later 90%, in the several years following the '29 crash.
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Investing in India, Off the Beaten Path in Bangalore! / Stock-Markets / India
Tony Sagami writes: In five days, I'll be climbing aboard a Singapore Airlines plane to visit Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Macau, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Bangalore. I love going on these trips because I always uncover some fantastic investment opportunities.
Take Siliconware Precision Industries, for example. Less than a year ago, I was on a bumpy two-hour train ride through gritty towns and endless acres of rice paddies just to get to the company's hometown of Hsinchu City, Taiwan. But boy was the ride worth it — my Asia Stock Alert subscribers just bagged a 107% gain on the stock!
On another trip, I visited an education company's classroom. The teacher said a few Americans had visited the company's office in downtown Beijing but I was the first American to have come to an actual classroom.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
More Questions On the 4-Year Stock Market Cycle That Refuses To Be / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis
Where's the 4-year cycle low? Did it bottom last summer? Could it have bottomed this past March? What would it mean if the Dow goes to 15,000? Hasn't this advance proven that cycles are no longer relevant? Doesn't it appear that history is no longer relevant? I continue receiving e-mail on these questions and in today's WrapUp I want to address these topics.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Global Mergers and Acquisitions : Fill in the blanks / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
"...The previous top of 1999-2000 feels more like false memory syndrome than a warning from history..."
GOT TIME for a quick round of Blankety Blank , the classic British gameshow from the '80s?
If you were lucky enough to miss it, just think of America 's Match Game – only with the value of prizes capped by government diktat. (Yes, really...) Then simply write down the word that best completes these well-worn phrases below.
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Tuesday, May 08, 2007
The Greatest Wealth-Building Investment Opportunities in 100 Years / Stock-Markets / Emerging Markets
Martin Weiss writes : This is Martin and team with a blockbuster, 21-page free report, easily one of the most important in the history of our company.
I've just been to the highlands of Brazil. Tony's heading to Asia soon. Larry's just back. Sean's going deep underground into the world's most promising mines.
All of us — Larry, Tony, Sean, Mike and I — have searched the globe and scanned the decades.
We've looked at every economic boom from the past century.
We've added them together.
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Monday, May 07, 2007
US Money Supply Scam, Welcome to the Ponzi World / Stock-Markets / Money Supply
Born in Parma, Italy, Ponzi immigrated to America in 1903 and was quick to show his entrepreneurial flair.
In 1908 he was imprisoned for two years in a Canadian prison on forgery charges relating to a fraudulent high-interest scheme. Shortly after his release from jail Ponzi was once again arrested for smuggling illegal Italian immigrants from Canada into the U.S. He spent a further two years in an Atlanta, Georgia prison cell.
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