Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
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Friday, January 14, 2011
What is the Decline on the NYSE's New Highs Trying to Say? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Marty_Chenard
Today's chart show's the raw daily data on the NYSE's daily New Highs. On this chart, a minimum of 100 is a very important level in a rally. 150 is what I want to see. (50 is neutral.)
After looking at the "A" shape resistance lines, two things can be observed on today's chart:
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Friday, January 14, 2011
Nasdaq-100 Elliott Wave Theory Forecast / Stock-Markets / Elliott Wave Theory
By: Joseph_Russo
Introduction to Elliott Wave Technology's periodical briefs As a service to the financial, investment, and trading communities, and in holding our longer range forecasts to task, on a rotational basis, we shall provide periodical briefs for each of the seven broad markets covered within our premium publications.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Stock Market Possibilities for 2011 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Clif_Droke
Wall Street seems particularly giddy entering the New Year, and for good reason: the stock market has had its best two-year performance since 1932. Retail investors are also beginning to shed their bear suits and slowly embrace a bullish posture. For the month of December 2010, a total of $14.9 billion moved out of bond funds while stock funds saw a $5.5 billion net inflow.Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, January 13, 2011
2011, Another Year of Living Dangerously / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2011
By: Brady_Willett
If the crisis has a single lesson, it is that the too-big-to-fail problem must be solved” Ben Bernanke. September 2, 1010
“It is unconscionable that the fate of the world economy should be so closely tied to the fortunes of a relatively small number of giant financial firms. If we achieve nothing else in the wake of the crisis, we must ensure that we never again face such a situation.” Ben Bernanke. March 20, 2010
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Mergers & Acquisitions Set to Accelerate in 2011 Following Best Start in a Decade / Stock-Markets / Mergers & Acquisitions
By: Money_Morning
Don Miller writes:
So far, 2011 has seen the biggest flurry of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in a decade, helped by a stock market that's off to a roaring start.
Worldwide deals worth $34 billion were announced on Sunday and Monday, bringing total M&A volume this year to more than $83 billion, up from $67 billion in the same period last year, the Financial Times reported.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
Stock Market Through 1278 SPX.... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Jack_Steiman
The market has been gravitating higher slowly but surely, no question. Over the past many weeks it had set up shop between the gap top low at 1262 and the 1278 as its high. A few tests down at 1262 looked like a breakdown was finally upon us, but that was not to be. There were many test back up to 1278, but failed as well, so it became a chess match between who would make the move first. The bulls pulled off the move today. It wasn't a shocking move higher as we're barely above 1278. Slightly less than half a percent above, but we are above, and that can't be denied by anyone. This opens the door to a move up to the top of the trend line at 1300 on the S&P 500. That chart is there for your viewing this evening. It seems as if this market doesn't waste a point. Although, by no means a guarantee, if the trend line is open to approximately 1300 on the SPX, it seems as if it will find a way to make it there, even if it doesn't hold once it does get there.
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Socrates on Portugals Debt Crisis / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2011
By: PhilStockWorld
"Portugal will not request financial aid for the simple reason that it’s not necessary" – Socrates
Of course, that was Jose Socrates, Portugal’s Prime Minister, not Σωκρτης the great Philospoher, who was more famous for saying "False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil" as well as "True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing." More apropos for this morning is the more famous Scocrates’ more famous observation that "True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us."
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Stock Market Looming Danger Signs, and 2 Amazing Opportunities / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Claus_Vogt
Rarely have I seen a greater dichotomy between the dangers looming for traditional investments and the amazing opportunities in a wide variety of alternative investments!
But first let’s talk about the three immediate danger signs:
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
The Global Economic Crisis: Financial Fraud has Become Increasingly Pervasive / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2011
By: Bob_Chapman
The U6 number fell to 16-7/8% from 17% last month, thus, the real unemployment number is 22-1/4%, off 3/8 of 1 percent in two months. The average duration of unemployment heads back up to a new record 34.2-weeks and when the share of the unemployed ranks looking for a job without success rises 2% to 44.3% you have a problem. It is hardly a winner. The workweek was unchanged at 34.3-hours. The employment rate was 58.3%, the same level it was at late in 1983. In order to re-ascend to peak employment levels 11 million jobs would have to be created. That cannot happen as the transnational conglomerates execute free trade, globalization, offshoring and outsourcing. That would be 2.75 million jobs annually over the next four years. Still millions of illegal aliens are streaming across our borders to find work and push American citizens out of their jobs.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
10 Forecasts for 2011 – Gold, Dollar, Stocks, Politics / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2011
By: Jason_Hamlin
What’s in store for the economy and world at large in 2011? First let’s admit that short-term predictions are a crapshoot. Still, I have been able to nail about 80% of mine over the past few years and I find the process valuable in determining my overall investment strategy for the year.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
World Stock Market Indices Due for a Correction? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: MarketTimingCycles
The world Indices are due for a short-term correction, but the larger trend is still bullish. On January 10th last year we wrote: "The S&P500 has now touched the current upper trend line as formed since early last year. On January 15th 2010 we are also 45 weeks or 225 trading days after the March 2009 bottom. In Gann terms this point in time is typically a hard angle that typically come in as a high." We now seem to be exactly at the same time for a correction to occur.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Gold and Markets Forecasts 2011 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2011
By: Neil_Charnock
Welcome to 2011 from GoldOz and we wish you a healthy & prosperous year.
There is an old joke about being kept in the dark and fed manure – about people being treated like mushrooms. The joke refers to how mushrooms are grown, in moist dark conditions however they are not fed manure anymore …yet people still are. The knowledge that corporations and governments have been treating clients and their constituents in this manner is perhaps why the Wikkileaks blog is so popular. Wikkileaks is supported by some high profile people. It is causing embarrassment to people in high places and is of great interest to large numbers of people. It appears education and disclosure are well sought – there is big demand. People need and sometimes want to know the truth and they certainly need to learn financial intelligence.
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Stock Market Yearly Cycle Low Approaching / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Toby_Connor
Sometime between early February and early April the market should drop down into a major yearly cycle low. Last year that cycle low came during the first week of February.
Since the current daily cycle is now in the timing band for a bottom we should see an intermediate top fairly soon.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Why Wall Street's Record Performance Spells Danger For Investors / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
When U.S. taxpayers bailed out Wall Street back in 2008, the consensus was that this Main-Street-led handout would bring down the curtain on a 25-year stretch of rampant - and too often reckless - speculation.
But that hasn't been the case.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Investment Markets Outlook 2011 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2011
By: David_Urban
EQUITY MARKETS
After two strong years equity markets are sitting in a slightly overbought status. Technical indicators are flashing 'pause' and sentiment indicators are in areas which usually precede a correction. Looking back over some historical indicators there is reason to be bullish for 2011.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Germany EWG ETF in Bullish Digestion Period / Stock-Markets / European Stock Markets
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Although the iShares MSCI Germany Index ETF (EWG) has experienced a 5-6% decline during the past week, my pattern analysis argues that all of the action off of the Nov 4 high at 24.92 represents a sideways, bullish digestion period. When complete this should resolve in another thrust to the upside that projects to 27.00-plus in a resumption of the larger bull leg off the May 2010 low at 17.97.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Top 3 Investment Threats and Opportunities for 2011 / Stock-Markets / Investing 2011
By: Midas_Letter
2011 is just underway, and already, confusion reigns. My mother fell on her head at Machu Picchu and some kid in Arizona killed some decent folks in Arizona. My dog is in heat and its summer in Lima. See what I mean?
Ten days into the new year, there has rarely been a time when market commentators have been so thoroughly polarized in terms of the prospect for the immediate future. While the range of optimism to pessimism is exactly as broad as ever, the camps are crowded at either extreme of the scale, with the middle viewpoint, moderate and/or ambiguous, virtually uninhabited.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Europe, Spain and China Setting up Short Plays / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading
By: Jim_Farrish
Worry over European sovereign debt puts pressure on global stocks. We talked last week about opportunities developing in specific country ETFs on the upside, but the Portugal sovereign debt news today is putting some pressure on stock prices overseas. Europe ETF IEV broke below support at $38.60 today inviting the short sellers to take advantage of the downside risk.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
Stock Market Bulls Have Bears on the Run Despite Poor Unemployment Report / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Money_Morning
Jon D. Markman writes:
Stocks survived a big test of the winter rally on Friday as they finished a positive week with mild losses.
The Friday session featured a report on non-farm payrolls that came in worse than expected, but not egregiously so. Energy, industrials and utilities fared the best, while financials and telecoms slipped the most. Treasuries blew higher across the board, showing again why we always say that the bonds love misery.
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Monday, January 10, 2011
How to Find Bottoms for the SP500, Dow, Nasdaq and Russell 2K / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2011
By: Chris_Vermeulen
It was a great first week in the market for 2011. Volume picked up as traders slowly return from holidays focusing on the markets again. Looking forward volume should continue to expand because there will be more traders in front of their terminals excited to see what type of money they can make in 2011.Read full article... Read full article...