Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

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Monday, January 04, 2010

New Year ETF Trading for Stocks, Gold, Crude Oil and Natural Gas / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Chris_Vermeulen

Welcome back everyone!  It’s time to buckle up and get ready for another exciting year of trading.

When the market is moving on light volume I tend to focus on very short term plays to minimize my exposure to volatility. The past couple of weeks have been great for day traders and futures trades as we took advantage of the short term seasonal holiday rally in the broad market and also by shorting gold when bounces reached resistance levels.

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Stock Market Short-term Correction in a Bear Market Rally / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

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 2014. This would imply that lower prices lie ahead. As illustrated by the current market performance, this will not be a straight-down decline, but will consist of a series of intermediate-term rallies and declines until we have reached the low point.

SPX: Intermediate trend - The SPX reached its 1130-35 projection on 12/28 and had a sharp sell-off at the close of 12/31. This is a reversal which is more likely to be of short-term nature than of intermediate proportion, but could develop into one over the next few weeks.

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Twenty Five Financial Market Forecasts and Investment Trends for 2010 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Nadeem_Walayat

Happy New Year!

2009, the year of the stealth stocks bull market has ended and now we enter 2010, the year of the stealth economic boom (above trend growth), despite having been a busy bee these past few weeks, so far I have managed to complete in-depth analysis for just 2 out of 5 forecast trends for 2010, UK inflation and economy with Interest rates, housing and stock market to now complete during January as well as the Inflation mega-trend Ebook.

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Stock Market Bullish Investor Sentiment At Tipping Point? / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Sentiment

By: Guy_Lerner

From an investor sentiment perspective there is very little to like about the current US equity market. The "dumb money" continues to be bullish to an extreme. The "smart money" is neutral to bearish. Company insiders continue to be relentless in their selling. The Rydex market timers are their most bullish since mid August. With most investors in the bullish camp, at some point the market will reach its tipping point, and it is my expectation that this will be sooner than later. After all, who is left to buy if everyone is so bullish?

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Is the Fed Juicing the Stock Market? / Stock-Markets / Market Manipulation

By: Mike_Whitney

Is the Fed manipulating the stock market?  TrimTabs CEO Charles Biderman seems to think so, and he makes a strong case for his theory in an article at zerohedge.com.

Biderman focuses his attention on the mystery surrounding the stock market's 9-month rally and asks, "Where is the money coming from?"  After all, the market cap has increased by more than $6 trillion since March 9. That amount of money should be fairly easy to trace; right?

Saturday, January 02, 2010

Financial Markets Outlook 2010, Wealth Protection and Investment Insurance in Unstable Times / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Elite_E_Services

We are not providing the solution, we are asking the question, how to protect wealth in uncertain times?  The financial crisis has changed the lives of millions.  One of them, Glen Pizzolorusso, used to be a subprime mortgage broker making more than $100,000 a month:

For Pizzolorusso, the story started when he was just 14 and working in his father's mortgage firm. Making a habit of 60-hour weeks, he found his way up from his father's company to a position as head of a subprime mortgage sales team. He was bringing home more than $100,000 a month, choosing each day which of his five cars to drive, shuttling between two luxury homes, partying in expensive New York City nightclubs.

Saturday, January 02, 2010

S&P500 Stocks Index Long Term Technical Outlook / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Guy_Lerner

Looking out over the next 12 months, my outlook for the S&P500 is bullish. This may surprise many of you as I have had a cautious bent for the better part of six months now, and I have been writing about selling something, anything for the past 6 weeks.

Friday, January 01, 2010

Marc Faber 2010 Stock Market 20% Plunge and U.S. Treasuries Bear Market / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Submissions

CNBC writes: Apocalypse aficionado Marc Faber was on CNBC today talking about his house on the beach in Vietnam, among other things. Key points included:

Friday, January 01, 2010

The Most Popular Financial Markets and Economic Analysis of 2009 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Nadeem_Walayat

The most popular most read financial markets analysis articles of 2009 that provided valuable insight for our readership during the year and hopefully will continue to do so throughout 2010.

Friday, January 01, 2010

Stock Market the Best Indicator for Economic Recovery 2010 / Stock-Markets / Economic Recovery

By: Clif_Droke

With the commencement of a New Year comes the usual barrage of analyst predictions for what the year ahead will look like. This is the time when economists present their year-ahead forecasts and when investors anxiously contemplate what the next 12 months will hold in store for them.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Presidential Cycle Impact on the Stock Market 2010 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Sy_Harding

In last week’s column I discussed academic studies that confirm the remarkable consistency of the market’s annual seasonal pattern, how with few exceptions markets in the majority of countries tend to make most of their gains in the winter months, and experience most of their serious corrections and bear market declines between May and November.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Are You Ready for a Stock Market Crash of 2010? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010

By: Oakshire_Financial

Nick Thomas writes: With the precipitous tail end of 2008’s crash extending into March 2009 (and the relentless rise over the rest of the year), it hasn’t even remotely resembled a “normal” year for stocks.

Rising from the depths of gloom and abject terror that started the year, the bulls have taken charge and steadily driven the index higher in an nearly unbroken straight line.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Stock Market Cycle Target Met, Indexes Short Term Toppy / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis

By: Jim_Curry

In my prior article (December 2, 2009) I noted that the low that was registered in early-November was the confirmed bottom for each of the 45, 90 and 180-day cycles on the SPX. With that came along the expectation that the various US stock indexes would continue to see higher highs into at January of 2010 or later.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Why I am Bullish on India Economy and Stock Market 2010 / Stock-Markets / India

By: G_Abraham

India is 1/10 th the size of US economy and EU economy and yet holds far more promise and resillience than both these economies combined. While the world focuses on Chinese growth albeit with skepticism and caution at the numbers being thrown out, no such aspersions have ever been cast at India. Indian growth has been a transparent and extremely well led, consumer and infra story.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

All Fiat Currencies Will Continue to Fall Against Gold / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Bob_Chapman

The rally in the dollar and the problems for other currencies prove what we have been saying and that is all currencies will continue to fall vs. gold. The impetus for the dollar rally originates as usual with the government and is added to by the disarray in the economies worldwide, particularly in Europe. One of the things central banks have never learned is that financial engineering only works for a short duration, after that the problem worsens. Even the world’s strongest currencies, the Swiss, Canadian, Aussie and Norwegian, are only holding their own versus gold. The reason why is almost all central banks have done the same thing and that is create money and credit recklessly at the behest of the US government.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Vote for the Best Financial Markets Analysis of 2009 / Stock-Markets / Market Oracle Analysts

By: Nadeem_Walayat

The Market Oracle has for another year endeavoured to provide our readership with the highest quality of analysis. Now you have the opportunity to help us evaluate analysis during 2009 that hit the nail on the head. Our aim is to present Master Forecaster Awards to the Top authors voted as the most accurate forecasters of 2009, which will also help readers navigate to current and future analysis during 2010.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2010 Perils and Potential Profits as Hyperinflation Nears / Stock-Markets / HyperInflation

By: DeepCaster_LLC

To see 2010’s Potential we must first consider the Main Perils.

“Hyperinflation Nears…

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Marc Faber on What to Expect for Financial Markets 2010 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Submissions

The INVESTMENT MAGAZINE reports about Investment Guru Marc Fabers's vision of 2010

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs Trillions Deep In Derivatives or Dumbed-Down Reporting? / Stock-Markets / Market Manipulation

By: Rob_Kirby

On December 29, 2009 The New York Post [josh.kosman@nypost.com] published an article titled, Deep in derivatives, where scribe Josh Kosman ‘took-a-shot’ at explaining the ABSURDITY of the bind boggling derivatives positions amassed by financial behemoths such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs.  In an attempt to explain how dangerously systemically-interconnected derivatives makes ALL banks, Kosman began;

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

2009 a Bullish Year for Stock and Commodity markets, 2010 Debt Monster Looms / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010

By: Aden_Forecast

Happy New Year.

The year is drawing to a close. And what a year it’s been, filled with twists and turns, some surprises, thrills, excitement, history and some disappointments too, all topped off with gold skyrocketing in its biggest monthly rise in a decade.