Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Federal Reserve Look Set To Act to Kick Start Economic Growth / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: PaddyPowerTrader
U.S. stocks climbed Monday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reaching its highest level in more than two months, amid speculation the Federal Reserve may announce more measures to help kick start economic growth this evening. McDonald’s rose 1.6% after beating sales estimates, while E-Bay gained 2.5% after former unit Skype filed for an initial public offering. US Homebuilders rose after Deutsche Bank said the housing market decline is almost over. But Hewlett-Packard plunged 8% after CEO Mark Hurd resigned. Elsewhere Target Corp. advanced 2%t after Barron’s said the retailer’s focus on higher margin goods may boost earnings.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Stock Market Trends for Bulls and Bears / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: JD_Rosendahl
At the end of July, I wrote: Stock Market Trending for Bulls and Bears Holding Hands at Lover’s Leap. The main idea was the following:
The Bearish View: If this is a head and Shoulders Top, I want to discuss the concept of Bulls and Bears Standing Hand-in-Hand at Lover’s Leap. If this is a top, it’s likely the bearish Elliott Wave count so many have highlighted is the end of Wave 2 higher and thus Wave 3 lower is about to begin. This is usually the most impulsive wave and will move swift and fast to the downside. It has everything to do with the bulls and bears in unity.
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Stock Market Four Points To Breakout.......... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Jack_Steiman
And that's all we need to get this market rocking higher. 1150 would be next, where an old gap lives, and then 1173. I know it seems impossible based on the fundamentals, but we have to play what we see. The fact that we printed such nice hollow candles at the 20/50 day exponential moving averages on Friday, and then we followed it up today with nice candles, tells me the bulls are starting to take control short-term, although it's not official until we can waive goodbye to S&P 500 1131.
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Monday, August 09, 2010
The Horrific Derivatives Bubble That Could Destroy Entire World Financial System / Stock-Markets / Derivatives
By: Pravda
Michael Snyder writes: Today there is a horrific derivatives bubble that threatens to destroy not only the U.S. economy but the entire world financial system as well, but unfortunately the vast majority of people do not understand it. When you say the word "derivatives" to most Americans, they have no idea what you are talking about. In fact, even most members of the U.S. Congress don't really seem to understand them. But you don't have to get into all the technicalities to understand the bigger picture. Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, August 09, 2010
Four Things To Look For From The Stock Market This Week / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: David_Grandey
And the 60 minute charts strike again! Throughout this whole move off the July lows the Full Stoh’s and the green up trendline have basically nailed every peak and valley as shown below in the S&P 500 chart.
There is no doubt that the 60 minute chart and the green line are in play. A break of the green line signals a trend change, while the 1131 level to the upside so far is capping the move higher.
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Monday, August 09, 2010
Stock Market Waits for Quantitative Easing II / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The elephant in the room this week is the Fed meeting Tuesday and statements on what it might do with regard to quantitative easing. The Fed seems to be telegraphing that something needs to be done to boost the economy and increase liquidity.
Obviously any return to quantitative easing, or QE II (as quant easing I officially ended March 31), would likely impact gold (higher) and the dollar (lower), as well as the overall market (S&P 500), which rolled over shortly after QE I was phased out.
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Monday, August 09, 2010
Muted Market Reaction to Disappointing U.S. Payroll Numbers / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
By: PaddyPowerTrader
A very muted reaction from equity markets to what were undoubtedly disappointing payroll numbers on Friday with the Dow closing down just 21 on Friday after a positive week that fall could have been considerably more. Asia much the same with the Nikkei off 69 and the Hang Seng down just 1.
Monday, August 09, 2010
Massive Wealth Shift From West to Emerging Markets in Full Swing / Stock-Markets / Emerging Markets
By: Martin_D_Weiss
Martin here with a quick update on foreign markets.
One year ago, in our 2009 Global Forum, we forecast a massive shift of wealth — from the United States, bogged down with huge deficits and chronic, long-term unemployment … to emerging markets, enjoying the most rapid growth on the planet.
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Monday, August 09, 2010
Economic Coin Flips and WikiLeaks Catching Up With Market Truths / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
By: NewsLetter
The Market Oracle NewsletterAugust 1st, 2010 Issue #45 Vol. 4
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Monday, August 09, 2010
Stock and Commodity Markets Volume by Price Reveals Key Support & Resistance Levels / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
By: Chris_Vermeulen
I find it amazing how many traders do not use volume as a factor in their trading decisions. I believe it’s always important to track the volume no matter which time frame you are trading simply because it tell you how much interest there is for that investment at that given time and price level. If you use volume and understand how to read it when located at the bottom of the chart which is the standard way of reading it then your well ahead of many traders and just may find this little volume indicator helpful.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Financial Markets Instability Personal and Corporate Bankruptcies Soar / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
By: Bob_Chapman
It was only a month ago that the Dow closed at 9686. From there it started to move back up again as insiders learned of the Fed’s plan to inject $5 trillion into the economy over the next two years. The result has been a run up to 10,674. We figured out what the Fed was up to, but most everyone else did not.
During that period, almost unnoticed, was the fall in the value of the dollar. On the USDX it has fallen from 86.12 to 80.58.
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
Stock Market Update, Dow, Transports and Telefonica / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Christopher_Quigley
In our last communication in July to clients we pointed out that there was a possible significant bullish trend change approaching in the market. The key Dow Theory technical levels we identified were 4400 on the Transports and 10500 on the Industrials. As is by magic the market has remained “stuck” around these levels over the last 10 days. This “line” in market action is good because, as I never fail to mention to students, the longer such a line persists the more significant the potential market move on “breakout”.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Stock Market Manipulation and Technical Analysis / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Tim_Wood
Periodically, the question of manipulation comes up and I’ve recently been asked if the Dow theory or any other technical method is still of value because of all the efforts to manipulate the markets. The short answer is, yes. While manipulation can have a temporary effect on the market, it cannot fix the problem, it cannot stop the inevitable and in the end it will only serve to make matters much worse. Read full article... Read full article...
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Marc Faber Fed's Printing Press to Create Final Crisis and Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: Videos
"Investors should've listened to me already six months ago, when I wrote that the Fed will continue to monetize, and this is my view ... they will print and print and print, until the final crisis wipes out the entire system," Marc Faber, editor & publisher of The Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, told CNBC. David Bloom from HSBC joined the discussion, adding, "I think we're not quite at those draconian points."
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Bad Economic News Catches Up with the Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Anthony_Cherniawski
Private employment rises less than forecast, prior month hiring revised down.
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 71,000.
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Stock Market No One Has Control....Strong Finish For The Bulls... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Jack_Steiman
No one has control but you have to give a little nod to the bulls today for hanging in where they had to at the down trend line at S&P 500 1110. A small breach below and then a nice rocket ride back up. You're always looking for something that tells you someone is taking control. With the market at that down trend line, it was step up time for one side to take command, and for the day, the bulls did. However, no one is in control since all we're really doing is continuing to trade in a range between 1080 and 1131. Until this range is taken out with force one way or the other, there really isn't all that much to do except try to find the best set-ups and play them.
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Saturday, August 07, 2010
Stock Market Pullback Near 200-Day Not A Given / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Chris_Ciovacco
The bulls lounge was nearly empty when we published Stocks May Surprise By Year-End on July 2, 2010. The S&P 500 was standing at 1,022, bears were out in full force, and talk of a move toward 850 on the S&P 500 was common. As we awake today, the S&P 500 stands 11.50% above the intraday low made on July 2, 2010. With the Dow, NASDAQ, and S&P 500 all above their respective 200-day moving averages (see Hedge Funds Care About 200-Day), the question now becomes should you wait for a bullback before putting any new cash to work?
Saturday, August 07, 2010
Stock Market Investors Are Becoming More Knowledgeable! / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Sy_Harding
It’s quite discouraging to look at the historical performance of public investors.
For instance, the most recent annual study by research firm Dalbar Inc. shows that over the 20-year period ended December 31, 2009, the S&P 500 Index gained an average of 8.2%, but the average equity investor had an average annual return of only 3.2%. Of course, the word ‘average’ is very misleading. Over that 20-year period the S&P 500 was up as much as 50% in individual years, down as much as 40% in others, providing ample opportunity for market-timing strategies to buy low and sell high, and so not only match but outperform the index.
Friday, August 06, 2010
Stock Market Investor Sentiment Indicators At SubNormal Levels / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Sentiment
By: Richard_Shaw
David Rosenberg, in his daily letter, presented some interesting sentiment statistics in perspective of historical values during good and bad times. The implication is that there is a major disconnect between bullish comments about the economy by some experts and the view of the people where the rubber meets the road. He combines that information to suggest that the S&P 500 is substantially overvalued.
Friday, August 06, 2010
Turning White Swans into Black / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2010
By: DeepCaster_LLC
Golden Antidotes
“At the start of last week, we reported on the very strong demand response from the physical market due to the drop in the gold price below $1,180. This demand has continued unabated. The gold price decline comes at a good time, especially for the Indian market but also other markets such as Turkey where price elasticity is being assisted by a very strong seasonal demand reaction”
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