Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Imminent Stocks Bear Market Signaled by Dow Theory ... / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market
By: Clive_Maund
Don't be fooled by the new highs in the flagship US stock indices that are being trumpeted on Wall St as a sign of strength - the internals of the market are terrible and getting worse, and one big sign of impending trouble is the Dow Theory non-confirmation of these new highs by other key indices.
First we will see how the S&P500 looks on its charts before moving on to consideration of other key indices. On the 1-year chart for the S&P500 index we can readily see that the breakout to new highs was marginal, on weak volume, and that the index has made very little progress since late last year - it appears to be rounding over and weakening within an uptrend that is converging, which has bearish implications. The fact that it has made new highs has theoretically opened up the possibility of a run to the upper boundary of the uptrend, which is quite some way above, but other factors that we will come to shortly suggest that it will fall way short of that, and they further suggest that this breakout could be false and be followed by a reversal to the downside anytime now.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Is the Next Black Monday Stock Market Crash Right Around the Corner? / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: DailyWealth
Dr. Steve Sjuggerud writes: Black Monday happened in 1987, the year before I went to college...
The stock market fell 23% in one day. It was the worst one-day fall in stock market history.
"Overvaluation" was one of the causes, according to my finance professors at the University of Florida.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Why the Stock Market Will Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: James_Quinn
“Things always become obvious after the fact” – Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.” – Aldous Huxley
The S&P 500 currently stands at 2,126, fractionally below its all-time high. It is now 300% above the 2009 low and 34% above the 2008 and 2001 previous highs. Most people believe this is the new normal. They are comfortably numb in their ignorance of facts, reality, the truth, and the inevitability of a bleak future. When the herd is convinced progress and never ending gains are the norm, the apparent stability and normality always degenerates into instability and extreme anxiety. As many honest analysts have proven, with unequivocal facts and proven valuation measurements, the stock market is as overvalued as it was in 1929, 2000, and 2007.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Truth Behind Wall Street Stock Winners / Stock-Markets / Investing 2015
By: Harry_Dent
We all know there’s manipulation on Wall Street. There are companies that are much stronger than their fundamentals would suggest, and it laughs in the face of free market capitalism as it was originally intended.But it’s not just Wall Street that’s to blame…
The concept of free markets suggests that they work best when they’re run from the bottom up, not top down. “The invisible hand” was first brilliantly explained by Adam Smith in The Wealth of Nations in 1776.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Stock Market Top in Place? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Andre_Gratian
Current Position of the Market
SPX: Long-term trend - The bull market is still intact.
Intermediate trend - Are long-term cycles sketching an important top?
Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with the help of hourly charts. They are important adjuncts to the analysis of daily and weekly charts which ultimately indicate the course of longer market trends.
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Monday, May 25, 2015
Money Murder Mystery: Who Killed the Stock Market? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: ...
MoneyMorning.com Shah Gilani writes: Liquidity, the "life blood" that allows the world's capital markets to function, has been murdered.
Liquidity was choked violently in the bond market by the gloved hands of its erstwhile babysitter – the broker-dealers- but it bled to death in the stock market from a thousand cuts.
We should be afraid. The lurking henchmen who worked as lookouts on "the job" are the very regulators and guardians of the stock and bond markets who should've stopped it.
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Sunday, May 24, 2015
The Chinese and U.S. Economies Are Bubble-Thin / Stock-Markets / Liquidity Bubble
By: ...
MoneyMorning.com Michael E. Lewitt writes: The Shanghai Composite Index soared by 8% last week to its highest level since 2008 and is up about 130% over the last year.
The Shenzhen Composite Index jumped by 12% last week and is up 166% over the same period and is now trading at 66x earnings according to Bloomberg, three times the level of the Shanghai Index.
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Sunday, May 24, 2015
Stock Market Topping, Silver Price Dropping / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Brad_Gudgeon
Last time I wrote, I was looking for a top in the stock market early last week near 2130-35 SPX and a 5% drop in silver. We got a 4.5% drop in silver and the stock market topped on Wednesday. Tuesday, May 26, I'm looking for a big drop in silver, perhaps as much as 7.5% and a small drop in the stock market to perhaps 2109/10 SPX.
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Saturday, May 23, 2015
Stock Market SPX Uptrend Inflection Point / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Tony_Caldaro
The market opened the week at SPX 2123. It then made marginal new all time highs on Monday, Tuesday, and also Wednesday, before going into a trading range for the rest of the week. The entire range for the week was only 15 points. For the week the SPX/DOW were mixed, the NDX/NAZ gained 0.75%, and the DJ World index gained 0.80%. On the economic front reports for the week were mixed. On the uptick: housing starts, building permits, leading indicators, the WLEI, and the CPI. On the downtick: existing homes sales, the Philly FED, the NAHB, plus weekly jobless claims rose. Next week starts with a Monday holiday, then durable goods and housing sales during the week followed by Q1 GDP and the Chicago PMI on Friday.
Saturday, May 23, 2015
The “Real Flash Crash” Will Scare You to Death / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: ...
MoneyMorning.com Shah Gilani writes: Just about every investor knows about the stock-market “Flash Crash.”
Even though it happened all the way back on May 6, 2010, this historic sell-off has been all over the news lately as U.S. regulators try to extradite a small-time London-based trader they’ve identified as the cause.
That’s rubbish. Stocks don’t crash because one trader put down bunches of “sell” orders.
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Saturday, May 23, 2015
Stock Market Diamond Formation Breaks Down / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
What do you know…the Megaphone formation has turned into a Diamond formation. It appears to have broken down beneath the Diamond in the final minutes of trading. In addition, the futures are lower after the close. We probably won’t have absolute certainty until Monday. A break beneath 2122.00 would likely verify the Diamond formation.
Friday, May 22, 2015
SP500 Looks For Lifetime High, German DAX Follows / Stock-Markets / European Stock Markets
By: Gregor_Horvat
A three wave decline from the highs and down to 2114 is corrective pattern that is pointing to new highs especially if we also consider a five wave rise to around 2131 recently. As such, we believe that sooner or later the futures contract on S&P500 will reach new all-time highs.
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Friday, May 22, 2015
One of Europe's Latest Debt Nightmares / Stock-Markets / Eurozone Debt Crisis
By: EWI
Elliott Wave International's European markets expert Brian Whitmer often cautions his subscribers to beware of the pitfalls that will accompany the developing deflation in Europe.
On May 20-27, Brian is hosting a free 5-video event at elliottwave.com: Investing in Europe: 5 Critical Insights.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Where You Can Find Cash in a Stock Market Sell-Off / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Investment_U
Alexander Green writes: Earlier this week, I wrote a column arguing that investors should be rooting for a market sell-off rather than feeling anxious about the idea.
Down markets create bargains.
Most investors don't think this way, however. They either hope (unrealistically) that stock prices will keep going up and up and up... or they fear even a temporary reduction in share prices.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Stock Market Secular Versus Cyclical Investing / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: John_Mauldin
The consensus I’m hearing and reading from the 500+ attendees at the recent Strategic Investment Conference is that this was the best ever. It was certainly intense, with more divergent views presented this year than at previous conferences. Plus, the range of topics was rather dramatic. This year I was able to listen to all but one of the presentations, and I want to share with you my notes and takeaway thoughts. (In addition to my own notes as a source for this letter, my associate Pat Watson sent me his notes, as well as links to a summary by attendees Chris Bailey and my good friend Steve Blumenthal. I borrow freely.)
Thursday, May 21, 2015
SPX Steep Retracement of its Decline / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
SPX has retested the rising trendline, making a 75% retracement of its decline from yesterday’s high. It appears complete or nearly so. If correct, we should see the decline resume in earnest this afternoon.
ZeroHedge reports, “After a very modest bounce in April, Philly Fed fell again in May, printing a disappointing 6.7 (against 8.0 expectations). Philly Fed has now missed 5 of the last 6 (and 7 of the last 9) months. While new orders picked up, prices paid plunged at recessionary pace, inventories tumbled, and the average workweek slumped. Hope also tumbled as future expectations dropped.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Stock Market Uncertainty Following Recent Rally - Which Direction Next? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: Paul_Rejczak
Briefly: In our opinion, speculative short positions are favored (with stop-loss at 2,140, and profit target at 1,980, S&P 500 index)
Our intraday outlook is bearish, and our short-term outlook is bearish:
Intraday outlook (next 24 hours): bearish
Short-term outlook (next 1-2 weeks): bearish
Medium-term outlook (next 1-3 months): neutral
Long-term outlook (next year): bullish
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Grexit or No Grexit, Get Ready for The Next Big Move in The Markets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2015
By: Rajveer_Rawlin
It is increasingly looking like a Greek IMF default is on the cards. Regardless some key markets are poised for big moves. Let us take a look at the Euro first. The Euro has been breaking down from it's recent highs near the 1.15 zone. It appears to be poised for a big move and could head towards either 1.08 or 1.13 depending on Greece.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Who’s Killing the Stock Market? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: ...
MoneyMorning.com Shah Gilani writes: Liquidity, the grease that allows the world’s capital markets to function, has been murdered.
It bled to death in the stock market from a thousand nicks and cuts and was suffocated violently in the bond market by the gloved hands of its erstwhile babysitter.
We should be afraid. The murdering henchmen are the regulators and guardians of the stock and bond markets. That they don’t understand what they’ve done is scary enough.
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Thursday, May 21, 2015
Your Best Way to Profit from the Narrowest Market in 20 Years / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015
By: ...
MoneyMorning.com Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: If you’ve been frustrated by the markets lately, I’ve got some good news for you. You’re not alone – and more importantly, you’re not imagining things.
But there’s a good reason for the confusion – the markets are demonstrating behavior that’s so rare that we’ve only seen conditions like these six times in the last 20 years.
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