Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, December 04, 2009

Stock Market Sectors and Bonds for Higher Investment Income Yields / Stock-Markets / Dividends

By: Mike_Larson

The Federal Reserve’s policy of pegging interest rates to the floor is having a slew of consequences. It’s driving down the dollar. It’s helping fuel new asset bubbles. It’s leading to the misallocation of economic resources.

And perhaps most importantly for you, it’s punishing savers. By cutting the federal funds rate to a range of zero percent to 0.25 percent, the Fed has forced rates on short-term Treasuries, short-term certificates of deposit, and money market accounts into the gutter. You can’t earn squat on these safe, cash-like investments.

Friday, December 04, 2009

The Resilient FTSE 100 Stocks Index May be in for Trouble Ahead / Stock-Markets / UK Stock Market

By: Seven_Days_Ahead

The Technical Trader’s view:

Friday, December 04, 2009

Investment Fraud after Investment Fraud, Another Ponzi Scheme Comes to Light / Stock-Markets / Scams

By: Andrew_Abraham

So many thought all the investment frauds would have ended already. However more and more have come to light. One investment fraud which shocked me was Scott Rothstein who I knew from college.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Dow Stocks Index Expanding Triangle Bearish Price Pattern / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Nadeem_Walayat

My most recent in depth analysis of the stock market (02 Nov 2009 - Stocks Bull Market Forecast Update Into Year End) concluded with a projected rally for the Dow from 9712 to the target zone of 10,350 to 10,500, which on subsequent price action was fine tuned to 10,425 (Nov 2009 - Stocks Enter Correction Zone, Gold and Silver Next to Follow? ). This was achieved last week and was followed by a swift drop following the Dubai debt crisis implying that the correction towards the target zone of 9,900 to 9,950 was underway.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Using ETFs to Invest in the Middle East / Stock-Markets / Middle East

By: Ron_Rowland

The Middle East is big news this week with a state-owned company in the tiny emirate of Dubai asking for an extension on debt payments. Markets around the globe are watching intently.

I’m not especially surprised about this …

Thursday, December 03, 2009

What Can Tell You if Stock Market Risk Levels Are Increasing? / Stock-Markets / Risk Analysis

By: Marty_Chenard

Imagine this ... John is hiking up a 5 mile mountain. After each mile hiked, he notices that he is tiring and that he needs more time to rest.

He just finished his third mile, and he is starting the next mile with less energy ... but he still has energy left. The reality is that with each additional mile hiked, his energy is lessening.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Relentless Upmove in the Stock Market is Fiction / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Mac_Slavo

Publisher of the Wellington Letter, Bert Dohmen, offers his insights about the stock market, economy and safety assets like gold and the US Dollar in his December 2009 issue.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

How Should You Invest in 2010? / Stock-Markets / Investing 2010

By: Andrew_Abraham

2010 is fast approaching. I have had conversations with colleagues..and the issue that was brought up so many times was 2007-2009 just a fluke or the beginning of something more serious. As usual… I told them to their discern I do not know the future. However in all reality… if we ran our personal households how the central banks and banks ran their portfolios we would be living on the street and I feel there will be a price to pay.

Thursday, December 03, 2009

Global Currency Warfare, Financial Markets Review / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Bob_Chapman

This past week was one of utmost turmoil in world markets. In the midst of an American holiday, Dubai faced bankruptcy for some $100 billion. Another unsuspected untoward event. The exposure of the Dubai event coming as it did could have been discovered at any given time, thus, we question the timing. We can understand why the London market was off some 300 Dow points, but exposure to Dubai was very limited in Europe, the US and in Asia. Could it have been an excuse to take down the US and European markets and gold and silver? We do not know, but we have come to question everything that happens.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Stock Market Trend, Nothing Bearish Here.... / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jack_Steiman

It is stunning to me to listen to so many who have gotten bearish here. Any selling, especially in a leading stock such as Apple Inc. (AAPL) over the past two days, gets the bears rocking and coming out of the closets. Look, I know there are no guarantee's here as the market could fold over at any time without warning, but I just don't see anything that says things are deteriorating. Not at all. Look at today's advance-decline line on a flat day. Very strong across the board with advancers easily overwhelming the decliners.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

S&P 500 Sets New 2009 High, But Stock Indices Close Mixed / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Harry_Boxer

The markets had a somewhat volatile session, up sharply in the morning, reached new highs for the year on the S&P 500 but were unable to confirm on the Nasdaq 100. They then rolled over sharply, retested the lows, bounced on two occasions, held the lows, and tried to snapback late in the session, but ended mixed on the day.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Dubai Fiasco Shows the True Nature of Bubbles / Stock-Markets / Global Debt Crisis

By: Justice_Litle

"At particular times a great deal of stupid people have a great deal of stupid money... At intervals, from causes which are not to be the present purpose, the money of these people – the blind capital, as we call it, of the country – is particularly large and craving; it seeks for someone to devour it, and there is a 'plethora'; it finds someone and there is 'speculation'; it is devoured and there is 'panic'." – Walter Bagehot, 1826-1877, editor-in-chief of The Economist

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Russian Markets Lose $26 Billion To Dubai World Debt Default News / Stock-Markets / Russia

By: Pravda

Dubai World state fund that found itself on a brink of default nearly caused a new world crisis. Due to the information about a possible collapse of the international logistics center, Russian stock market lost approximately $26 billion within a few minutes, experts say. The pa nic did not last long, and the Russian ruble only lost 20 kopeks. Yet, the experts believe that the Russian ruble may lose 10% of its value by the end of the year and another 10% in the first quarter of the next year. This will cause stagnation of the Russian economy and a possibility of a new devaluation.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Stock Market Rally Lacks Volume Ready to Correct / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Claus_Vogt

A healthy bull run for the stock market must come from rising prices and rising volume. This is an old and time-honored stock market analysis concept, and probably one of the most profound insights into market behavior.

Thus, a rally lacking volume is at least suspicious. And a rally with declining volume is a sign of a weak market and usually a harbinger of a correction if not an outright trend change.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

How to Profit From the Next Dubai / Stock-Markets / Global Debt Crisis

By: Money_Morning

Martin Hutchinson writes: The Dubai World default is a matter of only $60 billion – mere peanuts when compared to other elements of the global financial crisis. It’s thus of concern only to those silly enough to invest in real estate there (and the European banks foolish enough to finance it.) For the rest of us, it is a useful reminder that sudden collapses don’t really come out of nowhere – they can be foreseen, and smart investors can plan for them.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Stock Market Indexes Confirm Strength into 2010 / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis

By: Jim_Curry

Going back to the mid-July period of 2009, the time cycle work that I track had confirmed the 07/08/09 low as a combination bottom with the 45 and 90-day cycles. Using a statistical analysis of the larger 90-day component, the probabilities favored that this particular cycle would not see it's following peak made prior to the late-September or early-October period - and thus the assumption was that the SPX was headed toward the low-1100 level or better into October.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

ETF's Signaling Negative Divergence Cluster Warnings for Markets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Guy_Lerner

For those of us without a crystal ball, we have to rely upon techniques or signals to get in and out of the markets. These could be moving average crossovers or other more "sophisticated" methods like counting negative divergences, which I have developed and discussed previously. Regardless of what you do, just have a plan. Honor the signals; know where you would get back in if you are wrong.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Stock Market Upside Follow Through / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Harry_Boxer

The indices followed through on yesterday's late comeback rally and gapped up strongly early on, backed off and retested the gap successfully, and then came on and rallied strongly into the mid-afternoon before a last 90-minute rollover brought them off the highs.

Still net on the day the Dow was up 126.74 at 10,471,58, the S&P 500 up 13.23 to 1108.86, and the Nasdaq 100 up 20.28 at 1787.71.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Now The Stock Market Bulls Fail..For Now... / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jack_Steiman

Yes, that's the way it has been for nearly three months now. Each side taking turns missing out on their opportunities once it's right there for the taking. There are enough bulls and enough bears at critical junctures to be sure that no one takes the other side to their demise. Oh so close the other day as the Nasdaq challenged its 50-day exponential moving average. The bulls came in and blasted things right back up.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Stock Market S&P500 Major Trend Change Alert / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: INO

Well here we are in the month of December and things can get pretty tricky this month. For this reason, I wanted to produce a video that I thought would be helpful to you during this time.