Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Monday, June 21, 2010
China; Equities More Flexible Friend / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
On Saturday, the Chinese central bank the PBoC issued a statement on exchange rate policy which has moved the goalposts & spawned today’s rally. In essence what the announcement boiled down to is an equity abandonment of the 2 year old peg to the Dollar and the resumption of exchange rate reform through a more flexible approach to the yuan by letting it gradually appreciate in a managed manner rather than a once off big bang revaluation. Global equities are rallying hard today on the prospect that any Chinese yuan appreciation will tame inflation and reduce the need for interest-rate increases.
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Quadruple Witching and Dividends... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Trade Recommendations: Take no action.
Daily Trend Indications:
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Four Factors to Consider Before Determining Your View on Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Jon D. Markman writes: Stocks rose worldwide over the past week -- ranging from +2% in U.S. big caps to +6% in gold -- as investors swelled with sudden courage in response to positive reports on Chinese economy and glimmers of hope that European governments can get their financial houses in order.
The week's results erased four weeks of losses, including the despairing session that ensued on June 7 after a disappointing report on U.S. employment. Meanwhile, the result of the past 35 trading days, or seven calendar weeks, are still largely negative, ranging from a loss of 5.5% for U.S. stocks and -8.5% for Europe. Only gold stocks have eluded the smoke monster, rising 7% in the span.
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Monday, June 21, 2010
Right Time to Buy the S&P Stock Market Index? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
The S&P500 along with other global equity markets has suffered a deep correction over recent months which erased all the gains made from the beginning of February this year.
The sell-off was driven by the spread of the Sovereign debt crisis, which began as a local Greek problem, but expanded to engulf the entire Euro zone, with traders fearing the global economy could be at risk through contagion.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Stock Market Turning Points / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Current Position of the Market
Very Long-term trend - Down! The very-long-term cycles are down and if they make their lows when expected, the bear market which started in October 2007 should continue until about 2014-2015.
SPX: Long-term trend - Up! We are in a medium-term bull market, which is a corrective move within a long term bear market. This bull market should last until 2011
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Stock Market Resolves to Break Higher Leaving Bears in a State of Confusion / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
An early Monday stocks rally to just above Dow 10,300 concluded in a downtrend into the close to 10,200. The Dow opened up Tuesday, with the trend continuing higher into the end of the week with the Dow closing up 239 at 10,450 (10,211), which built on the preceding weeks 279 points advance.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Dow, Gold and Crude Oil Breaking Out or Just Bouncing? / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
Over the years we have seen the stock market make some pretty exciting moves for share holders. This year alone there have been some interesting events unfold causing wild market swings which most of us did not think could happen. Things like countries going bankrupt and the May flash crash. Also the BP Oil well leak which looks as though its about to kill not only businesses around the world but a large population of animals and fish which our planet will never be able to get back… It’s been a crazy year!
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Stocks Bear Market Do or Die Time, Gold Caution / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
FDIC Friday anticipates a Summer break. - The FDIC Failed Bank List announced only one new bank closure this week. Has the FDIC run out of money again? Their trouble bank list is well over 300, so they should be busier than this.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Signs of Stock Market Concern in the Economic Recovery Process / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Economic recoveries generally take a fairly standard pattern. The stock market usually bottoms 4 to 8 months before the low in the business cycle. Risk levels that are associated with the final days of the bear market ease. Expanding Gross Domestic Product (GDP) gradually develops and improves. Rising unemployment numbers stabilize and begin to decline. Early advancing industrial groups, such as consumer discretionaries, transportation and technology start to strengthen and outperform. And central banks slowly increase short-term interest rates to keep the fledgling economy in-check. However, when specific signs of weakness remain after over a year of economic expansion, investors should take note.
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Robert Prechter Stocks Bear Market Long Down Wave / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market
Robert Prechter discussed the recent global sell-off that has sent all major U.S. averages 10% below their 2010 highs with Yahoo! Finance Tech Ticker host Aaron Task. Prechter says that the current climate shows that "we're in a wave of recognition" where the fundamentals are catching up to the technicals and that it's time to prepare for a "long way down."
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
Stock Market Possible Nascent Bullish Uptrend / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
This is another tough week for me. On the one hand, two of my favorite sources for handicapping the market trend -- Market Edge and Investors Business Daily -- support the existence of a new bullish uptrend in the market based primarily on technical indicators.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Stock Market Quiet In The Range.... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
And that's about all there is folks. Have a nice weekend.
Ok... so I need to write a little bit more, but in truth, there is very little to speak of tonight. The market made two tries to get through the elusive 50-day exponential moving average at 1119 today. It failed. It made three attempts to get through 1105 and failed. It printed 1105 yesterday and hit 1107 two different times on Wednesday. The bulls held where they had to and the bears held where they had to. Neither side able to do anything, yet, in this new range just set up since early in the week when the bulls took S&P 500 1105 for themselves.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
Stock Market Support is Now Resistance / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
(The Atlantic) On the third floor of Citigroup’s Manhattan headquarters, at the far end of a trading floor overlooking the Hudson River, Young Kang, Citi’s global head of algorithmic products, leans over a terminal and monitors the progress of a canny and powerful beast named Dagger. Bred and trained in secret by Citi’s financial engineers, Dagger can stalk through more than 20 markets, public and otherwise—hunting for anomalies, buying and selling, prowling through mountains of historical data—all at the behest of Citi’s clients. Amid the trading-floor din, Dagger fulfills its duties in flickering silence, with a speed and acuity no human can match.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
End of the Financial Mania Era, an Early History of the Great Asset Mania / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market
It's true that many investors, analysts and certainly the mainstream press have been baffled by the past three years of market volatility and economic chaos.
But when you read in the headlines that, "No one saw it coming," please know, dear reader, that the statement is false.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Investor Profit Opportunity in the Deflation to Hyperinflation Transition / Stock-Markets / HyperInflation
Deflation is the biggest worry now but it will turn into hyperinflation soon…We are poised at a heart-stopping moment in economic times…
Deflation is the issue now because money supply is actually declining…
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Stock Market Choppy Recoveries and Rally Attempts / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Before the open on Friday, the markets remained in a mixed state, with neither the bears nor the bulls having a distinct advantage. From a psychological perspective, the bears have a leg up with recent declines having ignited high levels of fear. The bears also have legitimate concerns about the European debt markets.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Stock Markets Focused on Stress Tests And Options Expiry / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
While the negative news flow from Europe finally looks like dying down for a while, the U.S. economy has now taken up the mantle of doom-and-gloom provider. Thursday’s Philly Fed Index was weak at 8 versus the 20 Read predicted, along with a positive creep in new and existing jobless claims. Inflation figures remain low, and housing data are very disappointing.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Marc Faber Bullish on Stocks Into September / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Faber is now sort off bullish on stocks into September, though favours asian stocks. Bearish and bullish on U.S. bonds at the same time. His best place to be invested is in Gold and Gold Shares.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Stock Market Rally of 2009 Not likely to Be Repeated In Our Life Time / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
Last year's stock-market rally won't be repeated for the foreseeable future and likely not for decades, Sean Corrigan, chief investment strategist at Diapason Commodities Management, told CNBC Friday.
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Friday, June 18, 2010
Big Bear Markets Mean More Than Falling Stock Prices / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market
Many infamous authoritarian regimes emerged during or after big bear markets
Fear and uncertainty that drive a severe bear market are the same emotions which can set the stage for authoritarianism, in most any nation.
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