Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

FTSE 100 Hits 2009 Stocks Bull Market Target of 5000, What's Next? / Stock-Markets / UK Stock Market

By: Nadeem_Walayat

The FTSE 100 stock market index broke above 5,000 by closing at 5,004 for the first time since the financial collapse of September 2008.

Whilst the highly vocal public perma bears have frightened much of the investing public into sitting on the sidelines, too frightened to commit and leaving the smart money to accumulate at rock bottom prices, readers following my analysis of the stealth stocks bull market will have been left with little doubt of where I expected the market to head with first a clear target for the bear market bottom at the start of the year confirmed in March, and then the subsequent stealth bull market mapped out throughout 2009 as the following illustrate before I get to where I expect the FTSE is headed to next.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Gold, Stocks. Financial Crash Anniversary and the 10-year Cycle Peak / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis

By: Clif_Droke

Talk is now circulating in financial quarters of a new “mini-bubble” in the making. Apparently the unbounded rise in the stock market is reviving fears of another collapse like the one suffered last year.

Another reason that the “hated rally” has sparked fears is that we’re about a year removed from the final “hard down” phase of last year’s 6-year cycle collapse. September 2008 witnessed the financial markets crater and the intensity of last year’s fear was unmatched in our lifetime. Not even the 1972-74 bear market, which was the worst since the Great Depression, witnessed a comparable level of fear.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Start of New Upleg for Taiwan EWT ETF? / Stock-Markets / Exchange Traded Funds

By: Mike_Paulenoff

The big picture of the iShares Taiwan ETF (EWT) shows its powerful upmove since August 27 (10.60) into yesterday’s high at 11.87. Most important, however, is the recent surge above a 4-month resistance plateau in the vicinity of 11.50, which now becomes key support on any pullback.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Greenspan Warns, Financial Market Crisis Will Happen Again / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Mike_Shedlock

Former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan says Market crisis 'will happen again'

"The crisis will happen again but it will be different," he told BBC Two's The Love of Money series. He added that he had predicted the crash would come as a reaction to a long period of prosperity.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Stocks Market Rally in Trouble, Time to Short Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Money_Morning

Martin Hutchinson writes: The stock market is up 51% from its March 9 lows. The leading economic indicators have turned sharply positive, showing gains for each of the last four months. Manufacturing is on the rebound. And banks are promising to pay record bonuses, as their earnings have rebounded.

Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Dumb Money Shorting Stocks Using Funds and ETF's / Stock-Markets / Exchange Traded Funds

By: Mike_Stathis

As I sat at home on this early Saturday morning doing some research, I ran across an article I wanted to bring to your attention.  First, I want you to notice the title.  Next, I want you to notice the publication. And finally, I want you to ask yourself if the title/claim lives up to its expectations. 

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.