Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
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Saturday, February 04, 2012
The Fed's BFF / Stock-Markets / Central Banks
By: Adrian_Ash
Cheap money was trending long before "the" Facebook lost its article and 845 million people lost the rights to their lives...
The U.S. FED'S status update last month about how it still loves cheap money always and forever was sure to work magic. Even if the pixie-dust did blow straight past output, incomes and capital formation.
Saturday, February 04, 2012
U.S. Non Farm Payrolls Interesting Market Divergences / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Capital3X
NFP printed 243K, higher than forecast. As expected markets took out all resistance's and moved to the almighty important level of 1345/50.
Key highlights from NFP report
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Essential Investor Preparations for The Big Crisis / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: DeepCaster_LLC
“The U.S. economic and systemic-solvency crises of the last five years continue to deteriorate. Yet they remain just the precursors to the coming Great Collapse: a hyperinflationary great depression. The unfolding circumstance will encompass a complete loss in the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar; a collapse in the normal stream of U.S. commercial and economic activity; a collapse in the U.S. financial system, as we know it; and a likely realignment of the U.S. political environment. Outside timing on the hyperinflation remains 2014, but events of the last year have accelerated the movement towards this ultimate dollar catastrophe. Following Mr. Bernanke’s extraordinary efforts to debase the U.S. currency in late-2010, the dollar had lost its traditional safe-haven status by early-2011. Whatever global confidence had remained behind the U.S dollar was lost in July and August. That was in response to the lack of political will—shown by those who control the White House and Congress—to address the long-range insolvency of the U.S. government, and as a result of the later credit-rating downgrade to U.S. Treasury debt.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Five Ways Investors Can Get Better Results 2012 / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
I hear it everywhere I go. I'll start investing again...
...when the debt problem is fixed.
...when the markets pull back a little.
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Banking Crisis 2012 "Robo-Signing" of Foreclosure Affidavits Just Tip of Iceberg / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2012
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes:
What may be good news for delinquent credit card holders may also be really bad news for banks.
It turns out the "robo-signing" of foreclosure affidavits is just the tip of the iceberg.
In what one judge called "robo-testimony," falsely attested-to statements by bank document custodians have been submitted in courts around the country by banks trying to win judgments against delinquent credit card debtors.
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Friday, February 03, 2012
Stock and Financial Markets Crash is Coming, Key Signs of Reversal / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: FNN24
2012 has begun with a bang for risk assets and there is no doubting the rally. Never trade your bias. You may want the markets to crash for the cause of the crisis that the world faces, but markets were never created to reflect the reality. It is a facade and there are rules of the game. If you obey the rules unwavering, you will make money. FNN24 in association with Deutsche Boerse provides real time news and FNN24 traders provide quant based trading analysis.
Friday, February 03, 2012
Stock Market Waiting for U.S. Unemployment Report / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short.Before the market opened, the weekly unemployment claims came in a bit better than expectations, but the S&P 500 oscillated around the flatline and closed with a fractional gain of 0.11%. The general view is that investors are awaiting Friday’s monthly unemployment report for a directional catalyst. The index is up 5.40% year-to-date but 2.79% below its interim high at the end of April 2011.
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Where to Invest 2012 and What to Avoid / Stock-Markets / Investing 2012
By: Bloomberg
Bloomberg TV Exclusive: Fortress fund manager Michael Novogratz talked about his fund's investment strategy with Bloomberg TVs Erik Schatzker and Stephanie Ruhle.
Novogratz talked about improving investing conditions for 2012, and said that "I bet January returns were great for most hedge funds because we're seeing a breakdown of correlation."
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
Stock Market Bulls and Bears do Battle at S&P 1325 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Jack_Steiman
The bulls are trying, but so are the bears. The bulls are doing their very best to move the market through S&P 500 1325. The bears are drawing the line in the sand with one intense fight. They are telling the bulls that, although things are moving upward, getting through 1325 will require a lot of work. There have been two attempts now to get through 1325, but both times we've had churn, not a run through, and beyond. That's the bears doing everything humanly possible to hold things down.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
High-Frequency Trading Could Cause Another Flash Stock Market Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: Money_Morning
David Zeiler writes:
The threat of another flash crash caused by high-frequency trading is as great as ever.
And the next flash crash could be much worse than the one that shocked investors in May 2010.
Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken some steps to prevent another flash crash caused by high-frequency trading (HFT), some experts question whether the additional disclosure and "circuit-breakers" designed to prevent big, sudden price moves will make a difference.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
Stock Market Down but Post a Great January / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: PhilStockWorld
Courtesy of Doug Short. The S&P 500 popped at the open, but then fell to a midday low, off about half a percent, before making a steady comeback. The closing hour played touch-and-go with break even, with the finally tally being a fractional loss of 0.05% for the day. That’s the fourth consecutive finish in the red. But the month of January saw a gain of 4.36%. To put that into context, that’s the 11th best January since the inception of the S&P 500, in March 1957. The index is 3.76% below its interim high at the end of April 2011.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Key Intermarket Forex Pairs and Bond Market Charts Analysis / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Capital3X
Yesterday saw a major short squeeze on S&P500 as wrenched out the shorts who got in short on the market too early. There is a time to short and the trader who can learn the art of timing has mastered it. Having said that, not even 1% can consistently time the market over a 200 day trading period.
This is part of the premium update which we share with our subscribers on a daily basis. Part of it is shared here. We will look at key intermarket forex pairs and bond market charts to understand price action. We will also look at an important macro data point released yesterday.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Danger of Having a Weak Economy with a Strong Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Sam_Chee_Kong
For the past two to three decades, there has been a radical structural transformation of the American economy from being a production economy to a service economy with consumer driving 60% of its GDP. Due to the so called Globalization, much of America’s manufacturing facilities have been transferred overseas and hence with its jobs as well. Since the beginning of the 21st century America has lost more than 50,000 manufacturing facilities either due to uncompetitive closure or being shifted overseas. As a result more than 5 million jobs have been lost along the way.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Is a Stock Market Crash Imminent? No / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Bob_Clark
Traders use pattern recognition for making trading decisions. We have an interesting situation developing in the American stock markets that is worth knowing about. Cyclically it is deja vu all over again. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Investing in Pakistan, Fundamental Economic and Markets Outlook for 2012 / Stock-Markets / Pakistan
By: Bilal_Khan
Executive Summary
If 2011 was the year of living dangerously, then 2012 is likely to be the year of living adventurously for those investors who choose to invest in Pakistan. Our view on Pakistan’s investment outlook remains positive and is driven by the following key convictions:
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Stock Market Long Term Bull Market Elliott Wave Count / Stock-Markets / Elliott Wave Theory
By: David_Banister
I have to be honest that I am grappling with a few possible counts since the March 2009 Bull market commenced in terms of the big picture.
With Elliott Wave Analysis, you have to anticipate, monitor, and then adjust. Most of the time I go with my instinct and then only adjust if it looks like I was way off the tracks. The only time I tend to get way off the tracks is when I read too many opinions, so I’ve shut myself off from reading other’s opinions and below is my gut right now:
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Gold, Euro Rebound Off Lows / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Today's weakness in the Euro/USD (so far) has held important support in the 1.3080/50 area, which represents a former 6-week upside breakout plateau.
As long as EUR/USD respects the integrity of the support zone, the recovery rally off of 1.2620 (Jan 15) will remain intact.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Financial Markets Jan 2012 Moves Against Popular Expectations / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Capital3X
Set against the backdrop of an entire continent breaking up and the gloom of a world wide recession, the financial markets continue to surprise. When my 70 year old uncle who has never traded the financial markets, tell me that the world is going to fall apart cause of the debt on European countries, we know bears dont have a chance in the near future.
What started as a feeble move in 1st week of January has now whip lashed into powerful uptrend on the risk assets with an extraordinary event about to appear on the S&P 500. The 50 DMA is all set to cross the 200 DMA. It has happened more than 12 times since 1990. This is one measure which never lies.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Will the Stock Market Stay Safe or Get Into Trouble This Week? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Marty_Chenard
One of the daily research data sets we calculate every night is from a computer run on every stock on the S&P 500 index.
During that analysis, we measure the Strength levels of each stock and do a count of how many had positive strength that day, and how many had negative strength.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
Junior Gold Stocks Rebound from Lows / Stock-Markets / Gold & Silver Stocks
By: Jordan_Roy_Byrne
The junior sector had a very difficult year in 2011 but has led the recent recovery (at least statistically) in the precious metals sector. Two of our favorite exchange traded funds, GDXJ and ZJG.to are up 30% and 25% respectively. That exceeds GDX (large caps) which has rebounded 15%. These are significant gains but barely put a dent in the low valuations for the sector. Ratio analysis shows us how undervalued the smaller gold stocks are yet an examination of history shows this is not out of the ordinary at this point in a bull market.