Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Anatomy of the Billion Dollar Prime Bank Program Scam / Stock-Markets / Scams

By: Money_Morning

Shah Gilani writes: Two years ago, an associate of mine lost $100,000 because he didn’t listen to me. A year ago, I saved a manufacturing company from the same scam. And just last week I saved a friend of mine $300,000.

For several years now, a far-fetched but seemingly plausible investment opportunity has been wreaking havoc across the globe. In the United States alone, an estimated $10 billion has been lost in this particular gambit. The scheme is typically hidden behind such legitimate-sounding names as “Prime Bank Trading Programs,” “High-Yield Investment Programs,” or “Roll Programs.”

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Stock Market Rally Refuses to Quit.... / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jack_Steiman

Negative divergences. In fact, quadruple negative divergences on the Dow and basically triple negative divergences on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Overbought daily charts everywhere to add on to the negative technicals.

So how does the market respond?

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Are You Laughing or Crying About the Stock Market? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: INO

There's no question about it, the markets can be very difficult at times. On the other hand, you can laugh all the way to the bank if you approach the markets in a systematic way.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Stock Market Investors Warning, Three Moves You Will Not Regret Taking Now / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Q1_Publishing

Most investors are still nervous.

The S&P 500 has reached its highest point since September 2008. After that time though, it went on to fall 26% in two months.
Earnings season is in full swing. And with each report we see top line revenues and bottom line earnings are not rebounding nearly as fast as stocks have.

Monday, October 19, 2009

S&P 500 Stocks Index to Test Friday's High / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Mike_Paulenoff

For traders watching the S&P 500 and the S&P 500 Depository Receipts (AMEX: SPY), here’s a look at the hourly chart of the S&P 500 emini futures contract, which shows the index racing towards a retest of Friday’s high at 1095.90. If hurdled that should trigger additional strength that propels prices to 1105-1112 thereafter. Only a break below 1082.75 before the index makes a new recovery high above 1095.50 will morph the near-term pattern into something less bullish than my currently projects.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Are You Watching This Stock Market Divergence? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Marty_Chenard

It was just a little over 1 year ago, October 3rd of 2008, when the SPY gapped down sharply. That gapped remained unclosed until last Thursday.

On Friday, the SPY had pulled back slightly and it closed at 108.89.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Stock and Financial Markets Overview and Possibilities Over the Coming Months / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Garry_Abeshouse

The following notes contain a small fragment of what in reality are many possibilities that may eventuate over the coming months and I reserve the right to alter my prognostications on these pages at any time. I do not expect everything I have written to come to pass, but I do expect much of it will, but perhaps not in exactly the way I expected.

Monday, October 19, 2009

U.S. Treasury Controlled by Wall Street / Stock-Markets / Market Manipulation

By: Bob_Chapman

Some of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s closest aides, none of whom faced Senate confirmation, earned millions of dollars a year working for Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and other Wall Street firms, according to financial disclosure forms.

The advisers include Gene Sperling, who last year took in $887,727 from Goldman Sachs and $158,000 for speeches mostly to financial companies, including the firm run by accused Ponzi scheme mastermind R. Allen Stanford. Another top aide, Lee Sachs, reported more than $3 million in salary and partnership income from Mariner Investment Group, a New York hedge fund.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Stock Market Forecast / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jay_DeVincentis

Here's a look ahead... First of all, I would like to say thank you to everyone who attended my seminar this weekend. It was a great day of sharing in what I consider a life long learning process. We spent the day discusing market sentiment, market cycles, all styles of trading, my day trading strategy, fibonacci and finished with a forecast of the future. We'll likely hold the seminar (class) at the same time next yearand limit it to 10 participants, so if you're interested in reserving a spot, let us know and you'll be first on our list when we set it up... Again, thanks.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Stock Market Boosted by Better than Expected Corporate Earnings / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Prieur_du_Plessis

Risky assets remained in favor during the past week, generally helped along by fairly robust economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings reports. A number of bourses, crude oil, inflation-linked bonds and high-yielding corporate bonds and currencies recorded fresh highs for the year, whereas gold hit an all-time high of $1,070.20 per ounce.

Assets such as government bonds and the US dollar saw fading demand as safe havens, now that the global economy is on the mend. Similarly, credit default spreads tightened markedly and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) declined to its lowest level since early September 2008.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Stock Market Trading In the Middle / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jay_DeVincentis

Let’s see what the market has in store for us this week...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Debt Spiral Financial Holocaust Fiat Currencies Zero Bound, the Next Down Leg / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Ty_Andros

The demise of the G7 financial systems, currencies and economies continues to march along as incomes collapse.  The social welfare states and their banking system’s Ponzi finance-based economies are BROKE, their obligations and promises irredeemable and unpayable.

A debt spiral is in full view, irreversible with policymakers unable or unwilling and opposed to making the changes required to CREATE PRIVATE SECTOR INCOME GROWTH and control SPENDING, and which must be done to avert the final CALAMITY.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Stock Market Investor Sentiment, I Am Still Singing That Song / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Sentiment

By: Guy_Lerner

Last week I was changing my tune. This week's tune is the same old song: "Equities are for renting not owning at this juncture. I am not calling for a market top, but prices should trade more in a range, and if you intend to play on the long side, it will be important to maintain your discipline (for risk reasons) and buy at the lows of that trading range and sell at the highs to extract any profits from this market. The upward bias still remains as long as investor sentiment is still extremely bullish, but there is probably greater risk of a market down draft now than in past weeks."

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Dow Hits 10k as Bailed Out Banks Announce Huge Profits and Bonuses / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Nadeem_Walayat

Goldman Sachs lived up to expectations of huge profits and "two fingers up to the tax payer" bonuses (no it does not mean V for victory) as a consequence of the funneling of billions of U.S. tax payer cash onto their balance sheet and huge profit margins in the artificial tax payer funded banking system that squeezes retail customers and rewards failure which is not so surprising since the central banks remain firmly at the centre of the parasitic banking sector.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

U.S. and China Stock ETFs Volume and Money Flow Analysis / Stock-Markets / Investing 2009

By: Richard_Shaw

In our last article, we estimated the probable price range of the S&P 500 based on historical and implied volatility, and suggested that the positive area of the range was more likely than the negative area for the next few weeks, because of the moving average trend indicators and the declining volatility of the 1-month and 3-month CBOE volatility indexes.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Stock Market Top? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Peter_Navarro

For the last month, I’ve been warning about the possibility of a either a market pullback or bearish trend reversal. During this time, I’ve moved much of my own portfolio into cash while hedging my long term long holdings (primarily GE leaps). While the US stock markets have continued to rise, albeit at a slowing pace, technical analysis continues to indicate an ongoing deterioration. As Market Edge writes in this week's Market Letter:

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Stock Market Hits New 2009 High, Some Negative Divergence... / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jack_Steiman

We finally made the move over the 1080 level on the SP 500. It took quite a long time with lots of close calls that teased the bulls and gave the bears reason to wipe their brows in relief. The gap was on huge volume back in October 2008 thus it really came as no surprise that we failed the first tests up there. With the bears never really able to sell things off, the bulls finally found a way to get the job done. At the same time we cleared 1080 on the Sp, the Dow made a run and cleared 10,000. It felt really good to anyone who has a bullish slant. The real question that's being asked is whether or not we can hold over Dow 10k and above Sp 1080. There are some signs that short term, it will be tough for the bulls here.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Will Earnings Reports Support the Stock Market Rally? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Sy_Harding

The rally off the March low has been remarkable. The market plunged too far to its March low, on fears about the economy that had not been seen since the Great Depression. So a substantial rally off that low was to be expected.

Friday, October 16, 2009

Dow 10,000 Stock Market Euphoria May be Shortlived / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

U.S. Michigan Sentiment Index Decreased to 69.4. - Confidence among U.S. consumers fell more than forecast in October, a reminder that households remain nervous about the strength of the emerging economic recovery.   The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment decreased to 69.4 from 73.5 in September, which was the highest in more than a year. Measures of expectations for six months ahead and current conditions both fell. The index averaged 87.3 in 12 months leading to December 2007, when the recession began.

Friday, October 16, 2009

No Financial Armageddon... Yet! Gaining From Time / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: DeepCaster_LLC

The Litany of Negatives which, some days, seems to overwhelm honest observers of the Economy and Markets, should be counterbalanced by consideration of certain  Positive Realities.

While these Positive Realities will likely not endure for more than a few months, or a very few years, their existence now can be used to enhance gains and protect against future adversities.