Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Friday, May 10, 2013
The Most Predictable Financial Crisis in America's History / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013
Alexander Green writes: There’s a great tug-o-war going on in the stock market right now. And the stakes are huge. How it turns out will determine not only the future prosperity of the country but whether you have an opportunity to achieve your financial dreams.
Every investor has a stake in this contest. And the outcome will be critical: the difference between comfortably reaching your investment goals and spending your golden years counting nickels. So let me describe this dangerous game and suggest how you should play it… and why.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Dow 15,000 - Stock Market Irrational Exuberance / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
Every so often the mainstream does get it right; they just don’t realize it. Or maybe they do. There is an old saying that every lie has 90% truth otherwise nobody would believe it. The hysteria over the Dow’s recent punch through the 15,000 level has everyone associated with stocks almost giddy. Or maybe totally giddy. Or maybe totally disconnected from reality. Take your pick.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Bubbles,Bubbles Everywhere, Including the One Around You / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013
Lots of bubbles have been developing in recent years, but many investors only see the notable rise in precious metal prices over the last ten years as a bubble.
Nevertheless, the more astute observers of the modern era will also have perceived the housing bubble, the stock market bubble, the derivatives bubble and the U.S. Dollar bubble.
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Canada Prepares to Follow Cyprus Debt Crisis Bank Deposits Theft / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013
By Jeff Thomas, International Man
An intriguing article titled "Canada Includes Depositor Haircut Bail-In Provision for Systemically Important Banks in 2013 Budget" was recently published in SD Bullion.
The somewhat lengthy title offers all the information necessary, but for those who – quite understandably – may not be able to accept that they have just watched Canada tumble down the Cypriot rabbit hole, here is a bit more detail from the approved budget itself:
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Friday, May 10, 2013
Why Japan Stock Market Is on a Tear Towards Economic Recovery / Stock-Markets / Japan Economy
George Leong writes:
Chinese stocks are a disappointment in 2013 and, at this point, are looking to underperform the U.S. stock market for the fourth consecutive year.
But while China sorts out its growth issues, across the East China Sea, Japan has been on a tear. The massive infusion of liquidity into the Japanese monetary system has driven down the yen and, in the process, is leading to an export-led economic recovery.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Stock Market is Now the Most OverBought In Four Years / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
Stocks are now beyond overbought. The market ramped on Tuesday (the 17th straight Tuesday rally by the way) because traders are now playing for Tuesday rallies.
The financial media is looking for any and all reasons to justify the move, but the fact is that the market had rallied for 16 straight Tuesdays before… so why not a 17th time?
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Flash Crash of 2010: Could the Dow Tumble 1000 Points Again? / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
We've just marked the third anniversary of the Flash Crash of 2010.
That May afternoon was already a down day for the Dow, with the index off by about 300 points since trading opened. Then, at 2:45 p.m., the Dow rapidly plunged by another 600 in just five minutes. By 2:47 p.m., the Dow had lost a staggering 998.5 points.
By 3:07 p.m., the losses had reversed and the Dow picked up most of those 600 lost points. In just about 20 minutes, the Dow had lost close to 9% of its total value - and then regained it.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
How to Profit from the Latest Desperate Moves By the World's Central Banks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
Ben Gersten writes: ou already know central banks have been boosting markets through loose monetary policies the past few years.
Now it looks like they'll move markets in another way - by pouring record amounts of money into buying equities.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Why the Stock Market is Actually Nowhere Near an All-Time High / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
David Zeiler writes: Celebrations of the S&P 500's recent string of all-time high closes have been premature, as it turns out.
Yes, the Standard & Poor's 500 index set another nominal record today (Tuesday) with a close of 1,625.96.
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Thursday, May 09, 2013
Stock Market Euphoria Phase Turns Into Parabolic Phase That Always Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
The euphoria phase of the bull market that I warned about months ago is now beginning its final parabolic phase.
I'm guessing we still have another month to month and a half before this runaway move finally ends. Depending on how far above the 200 day moving average it ends up stretching, I think there's a pretty good chance we will see the entire intermediate rally wiped out in a matter of days or even hours when this house of cards finally comes tumbling down.
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Stock Market Accelerates to Dow 15,105 New High - Fundamental Reasons Why / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
No one saw Dow 15,000+ coming in this time frame, not the bears, nor the bulls (me included). This is why stock market investing, any market investing at it's core is not about market forecasts as I tried to explain in my latest ebook Stocks Stealth Bull Market Update 2013 (FREE DOWNLOAD) that profitable investing at it's very core is money and risk management and everything else only tends to make a marginal difference to ones portfolio over the long-run if money and risk management strategies are properly employed.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Russian Money Burnt by Cyprus Turns to Luxembourg Safe haven / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013
The debt crisis in Europe has hit big business hard, and Russian business was no exception. Problems with Cypriot banks raised many questions about the appropriateness of keeping money in the Cypriot offshore. Some businessmen began to seriously consider Luxembourg as an economic partner.
Luxembourg will help Russian businesses
Luxembourg intends to serve as a platform for the Russian capital in Europe, Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, Etienne Schneider stated.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Stock Market Sell in May… Please Go Away / Stock-Markets / Seasonal Trends
Joe Martinson writes: I firmly believe blindly jumping in and out of the market is a fool’s game. That’s why I dread the annual flood of articles preaching the virtues of “Sell in May and Go Away.”
I hardly have time to shower… let alone sell all of my stock positions. But the experts tell me sitting on my hands each May 1 costs me money.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Forget What the Stock Market Bulls Are Saying: Red Flags Are Surfacing / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
George Leong: The Ben Bernanke-driven stock market rally continues in full force and is unabated, but I really question the rate of the advance and believe stocks remain overextended at this juncture.
The S&P 500 made another record high above 1,600 last Friday, but making that move to above the magical level came slowly and cautiously, which makes me feel somewhat uneasy.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Stock Market Top Final Resolution / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
There are a couple of ways to label the final resolution of the top. This is the simplest and probably the most accurate. It appears that SPX may have just completed a Minute Wave [iii] and is likely to pull back as far as 1600-1605.
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Wednesday, May 08, 2013
Dow 15,000, 16,000 by Friday? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
Shah Gilani writes: The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the world's most famous stock index benchmark, easily smashed through 15,000 yesterday, reaching a new record high of 15,056.20.
Excited stock market bulls think the Dow's march to 16,000 won't take nearly as long.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
How Copper Prices Suggest Stocks Are Priced Too High / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
George Leong, B.Comm writes:
The S&P 500 traded at another record high last Thursday, and there appears to be no stopping the bullish investor sentiment that has encapsulated the stock market.
Yet, while the stock market gains are great for the bulls, I still have an issue with the rate of the stock market rally. Simply stated, it’s just a bit too fast, too quick.
Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Major Warning Signs Stock Market Investors Should Not Ignore / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013
The market is beyond overstretched at this point on a short-term, intermediate term, and long-term basis. The sheer number of warning signals is staggering.
The blow off top out of the rising wedge pattern we noted before is rolling over indicating this is likely a false breakout:
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
Stock Market Don't Sell In May! Reasons Why to Extend Your Stay / Stock-Markets / Seasonal Trends
During the first week of May every year, the maxim, "Sell in May and Go Away," gets taken out, dusted off and powered up as a reason to sell stocks. The rhyme is more than just a catchy urban legend: June, July, August and September have historically been the weakest months of the year for the S&P 500 Index.
Yet even if seasons trigger certain events, when the snow falls in Minnesota in May, Midwesterners need to throw on their winter gear and roll out snowblowers, not lawnmowers.
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Tuesday, May 07, 2013
The Incredible Weight of Quantitative Easing Money Printing / Stock-Markets / Quantitative Easing
Skip the supposed theory and purpose of Quantitative Easing, and ask yourself what is its equivalent weight? Suppose we use the $85,000,000,000 per month that is officially acknowledged and round it to $1,000,000,000,000 per year and relate that $1 Trillion per year to items more easily understood.
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