Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

S&P 500 Stock Market Trends Analysis for September 2009 / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Hans_Wagner

When analyzing monthly stock market trends, I use the S&P 500 charts to identify important trend lines. Trend following is a proven strategy to beat the market and grow your stock portfolio. Technical analysis provides the tools to analyze and identify trends in the stock market. Since the S&P 500 chart is the one used by professional traders for their analysis, it is important to understand how it is performing.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Stock Market is Hanging Up Near the Highs / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jay_DeVincentis

Stock Barometer Analysis
The barometer remains in Buy Mode.

The Stock Barometer is my proprietary market timing system. The direction, slope and level of the Stock Barometer determine our outlook. For example, if the barometer line is moving down, we are in Sell Mode. A Buy or Sell Signal is triggered when the indicator clearly changes direction. Trend and support can override the barometer signals.

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

How A Bear Can Be Bullish And Still Be Right / Stock-Markets / Economic Theory

By: EWI

Nico Isaac writes: Bob Prechter: the only good label is an Elliott wave label...

In recent months, Elliott Wave International President Bob Prechter has become something of a household name. In the final two days of August 2009 alone, Bob was mentioned by several news outlets from MarketWatch to the New York Times. The claim to his "fame" --

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Will The Collapse Of FDIC Insured Banks Cause Another Stock Market Crash? / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Andrew_Butter

The problem with Banks these days is that it's hard to understand if they are solvent or not. Sometimes I suspect that the people running them don't even know, or if they do they are in denial, or lying.

Presumably, in July 2008, before Hank Paulson stood up and announced to the world "The US Banking System Is Safe And Sound One", he or his people, had looked at the audited accounts, talked to the regulators, perhaps the SEC, perhaps the rating agencies too; I mean presumably he wasn't deliberately telling a big fat lie? 

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Unemployment hits 28-Year High, Stock Market Soars... / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Mark_McMillan

We have to acknowledge our bullish BIAS and exit the short positions in the major index ETFs. We aren't confident yet that the recent highs that represent resistance will be immediately broken, but there is further room to run higher here before these levels are challenged. Tuesday is the first day when traders return from holidays and trading volume is expected to return to normal as compared to the light summer volumes.

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Stock Market Trend, Looking for Clues in the Current Action / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jay_DeVincentis

Clues - Looking for clues to read the current action.

Stock Barometer Analysis

The barometer has issued a Buy Signal, Placing us in Buy Mode.

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Getting Ready To Average Into Short Stock Market Funds / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Bill_West

Trade Actions:

Buy SH ( Short SP ) at 57 or better
Buy RWM ( Short Russell ) at 48 or better

Monday, September 07, 2009

The Crumbliest Flakiest Stocks Bull Market Never Tasted Before / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Nadeem_Walayat

The $17 billion hostile bid for Cadbury 'should' bring home the inherent underlying actual strength of this bull market as the bid signals that business is returning to normal. Today's bid by Kraft Foods sent the Cadbury stock price soaring by more than 38% and clearly illustrates that multinationals are increasingly awakening from credit crisis fear to taste greed at being able to pick up corporate giants such as Cadbury at rock bottom recession prices even after a 38% one day price hike. Watch this space for many more mega bids to come as the bull market momentum continues to gather steam as we have a long, long way to go before we reach the Merger and Acquisition mania levels associated with BULL market Peaks.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Stock Market Rally in Retreat / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Lynn_T

Are the bulls waving the white flag?

Maybe things aren't quite that dramatic, but two of my indicators are singing the same tune that I have been for over two weeks now. Not to sound like a broken record, I still think we will see some lower prices in this consolidation before the bulls come back to storm the castle and take over price action once again.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Stock Market Not Quite Ready to Rollover Yet / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Angelo_Campione

General Commentary: The system remains on a Neutral signal (with a bearish bias).

The markets don't seem quite ready to rollover just yet, but it seems that a corner was turned this past week.

Monday, September 07, 2009

Stock Market Top Requiring Time to Develop / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Guy_Lerner

If a market top is developing, it will take several weeks to do so as the bullish extremes of the last several months need to be unwound. I have been stating the following for several weeks now: 1) the greatest gains are behind us; 2) the markets are to trade in a range with an upward bias; 3) there will be a bid under the market; 4) it will be tough to short or bet against this market for the foreseeable future.

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Financial Crisis, US Market Trends / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Bob_Chapman

Planned job cuts by US employers fell to 76,456 in August, down 21% from 97,373 in July says, Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Although job cuts slowed they are up 1.07 million from January through August - 60% higher yoy.

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Five More Banks Go Bust, Stocks Retrace as Gold Breaks Out / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

Five more failed banks!

These are taken from the FDIC Failed Bank List.  No further comment is necessary.

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Stock Market Critical Support Holds..... Consolidation Continues... / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Jack_Steiman

A very interesting week has concluded with the market doing its usual number of head fakes both up and down, but with the greatest frustration, unquestionably felt by the bears who really had their hands around the neck of the bulls but simply couldn't get the job done. Something that has taken place many times over the past many weeks.

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Stock Markets Bounce on U.S. NFP Unemployment Data / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

Employment Situation is less than meets the eye. - Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in August (-216,000), and the unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Although job losses continued in many of the major industry sectors in August, the declines have moderated in recent months.

Saturday, September 05, 2009

Stock Market Hits Major Resistance, A Time for Caution and Respect / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets

By: Marty_Chenard

It has been a rally with no significant upside resistance for the S&P 500 ... until now.

In 2007, the market started its journey down in a ride where many investors where afraid to jump off of the moving train. Since March of this year, many have left their fear behind as the S&P moved up once again in a rally with Government and Fed rhetoric singing songs of "the recession is over".

Friday, September 04, 2009

Prechter Stands Alone Again... He's Done the Math / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: EWI

Neil Beers writes: So Bob Prechter is bearish again.

That may be no surprise to some, but recall that Prechter was about the only bull on February 23 of this year when he covered the short position he had recommended on July 17, 2007. That was nearly two years later and 800 points lower in the S&P. And the Daily Sentiment Index (DSI) reading for the S&P had gotten down to only 3% bulls!

Friday, September 04, 2009

Will the Stock Market Also Defy September History? / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Sy_Harding

The market has done quite a job of ignoring its history so far this year.

It experienced a sizable loss of 25% in January and February, during its usually positive winter months, not launching into a sizable rally until March (while still in its historically favorable period).

Friday, September 04, 2009

Stock Market Bulls Jump in on Light Volume / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Mark_McMillan

We continue to be patient with our positions moving slightly against us. The very light trading volume seen makes it difficult to believe in this modest move. Our BIAS is still bullish so we continue to monitor the market moves to determine whether we will be forced to move back into a long position.

Friday, September 04, 2009

How Overpriced Is The Stock Market S&P 500 Index? / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Valuations

By: Mike_Shedlock

Inquiring minds are wondering How Overpriced Is The S&P?

It's an excellent question given bulls feel the market is headed much higher while the bears feel the opposite after a remarkable 50% rally.