Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Daily Futures Market Commentary / Stock-Markets / Futures Trading

By: BrewerFuturesGroup

September Euro - The September Euro is trading higher overnight driven by increased appetite for risk. Global equity markets are trading better which is leading investors to seek higher yields in more risky currencies like the Euro.

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Stocks Sky Rocket as Bears Scramble to Cover Shorts / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Stocks soared at the off and stayed bid all day, as shorts were hastily covered in the wake of Intel’s upside surprise (while choosing to ignore disappointments from Yum brands, JB Hunt and Dell). With risk appetite back, model-based accounts reportedly hungrily added to risk positive positions across the board – oil / gas/ gold / Baltic Dry Freight index are all up (the latter by a healthy 7.3%- it’s biggest gain since 2nd June). The index of fear, the VIX, made news lows for this cycle at 23.8 points.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

U.S. Stock Market Rally Over; Buy and Hold Still Bad Advice / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Mike_Shedlock

Jeffrey DeGraaf, the top-ranked technical analyst in Institutional Investor magazine’s poll for the past four years says S&P 500 Rally Poised to End.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

The Great Inevitable a singular name for the financial, banking, credit, mortgage crisis, meltdown, depression, deflation.. / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2009

By: Adrian_Ash

SO SUDDENLY EVERYONE'S NOTICED what a handful of nutty doomsters said about the financial crisis, long before it broke.

The end of the bubble was inevitable. Only the timing was ever in doubt.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Your Flight to Safety Investment Checklist for the Rest of 2009 / Stock-Markets / Investing 2009

By: Q1_Publishing

If the second half of this year is only one-tenth as volatile as the first half of the year…buckle up!

The way it’s shaping up the markets are in for a stressful trip on a windy road.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Important Dow Stock Market Index Update / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: INO

In today's short video I am going to be revisiting the Dow Jones Industrial index (DJI).

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Goldman Flashing Warning Signal for Entire Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear Market

By: Chris_Ciovacco

Goldman Sachs (GS) is a bull market leader and a stock we like at CCM. In fact, we would consider buying it if the right entry point were to present itself. Understanding the current health of market leaders can give us some insight into the health of the entire market for risk assets. When market leaders are healthy, the market as a whole tends to be healthy. When market leaders begin to stall, it could mean trouble for the entire market.The purpose of this writing is point out some caution flags that we are observing on the daily and weekly charts of Goldman Sachs.

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Investor Risk Appetite Is Back But Look Beyond the Gloss / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Having run ahead of itself Monday the markets gave a muted response to Goldman Sach’s monster numbers yesterday, but the 28 point upmove in the Dow was enough to put it back into the black for the year for the first time since July 1st. After flip flopping for much of the day equities were given a fillip late on from a report from BoA / Merril Lynch’s Michael Hartnett who believes the recession ended in Q2 2009.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The $64,000 Question, Can Stocks Go a Lot Higher Despite Negative Fundamentals? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Captain_Hook

Some might be reminded of the Abbott and Costello routine of ‘Who’s On First’ with this line of thought, but this is not the intention. The intention behind this line of thinking is to explain why stocks can go higher from here despite negative fundamental and technical underpinnings supporting them at present. After all, this is the $64,000 question on most minds right now. So, from my perspective it makes a great deal of sense to answer it because this is what we do in attempting to divine the future – a daunting task to say the least.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Daily Futures Markets Commentary / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: BrewerFuturesGroup

September British Pound - September British Pounds are called lower this morning based on the weak overnight trade. Trading can be described as defensive as investors are becoming more risk averse during this time period when U.K. stocks are weakening and the economic picture remains bleak. The sell-off overnight highlights the fact that traders are becoming more sensitive to the weakening equity markets and more attracted to safe-haven currencies like the Yen and the U.S. Dollar.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

The Financial Crisis, Gold and Fiat Currencies / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: NewsLetter

The Market Oracle Newsletter
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Warning for India Stock Market Global Investors / Stock-Markets / India

By: Money_Morning

Martin Hutchinson writes: When India unveiled its annual budget on July 6, it immediately caused a sharp drop in the rupee, as well as a 5.8% decline in the benchmark BSE Sensex stock index that had soared 55% so far this year.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Banking Stocks Rally on Goldman Sachs Results / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Like a testosteron-fuelled Pamplonean bull, stocks lead by financials charged higher (in very low volume) on the back of the Laura Croft of banking analysts Meredith Whitney’s comments. She changed her mind, saying she’s now bullish in the short run that banks can gain another 15% on the back of account sleights of had and helpful legislative changes. She recommended buying Goldman Sachs, whose “results” are due today (shame she missed the first 200% of the price move) and even said BoA is worth a look (the stock soared 9%). But she remains bearish on equities in the longer run saying that unemployment will reach 13%.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Financial Stocks Lead Turnaround in the Stock Market / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets

By: Harry_Boxer

The indices had a very strong rally today after a very weak opening and an early sharp drop. They turned around on a dime, with financials leading the way.
Most of that was attributed to a positive outlook by Meredith Whitney, leading bank analyst, who said she was bullish on Goldman Sachs (GS) and thought Bank of America (BAC) was the cheapest bank out there.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Do or Die for Stocks / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets

By: Paul_J_Nolte

Slowly and step by step, the markets have eliminated the gains since May first. Sell in May and go away indeed! With little in the way of “juicy” economic data, the markets fretted about the rumors of another stimulus bill (another cup of coffee for that morning jolt?) that may be indicative of a still weak economy.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Tech Sector Earnings to Pull U.S. Stock Market Higher / Stock-Markets / Tech Stocks

By: Money_Morning

William Patalon III writes: Stock investors will key next on earnings from tech giant Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC) and banks including J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) for hints of what to expect in the third quarter -- and how badly the recession hurt businesses in the second quarter. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average declined for the fourth straight week last week - the longest string of losses since stocks hit their low point in March - and investors are looking at the tech sector to squelch the ongoing decline.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Soggy End to Yet Another Down Week for Stocks / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Stocks were down again on Friday (making it down four weeks in a row) as a fall in fall prices (they had their worst week since January) and a drop in consumer sentiment proved a drag. Chevron joined in the chorus of doom on Friday by warning that Q4 earnings would be “significantly lower” than the preceding quarter, hightening earnings worries. Against such a background, the ordinary punter finds it hard to comprehend that yet again failure is being rewarded; AIG in talks with U.S. over another $250 million in bonuses.

Monday, July 13, 2009

How Far Can the Stock Market S&P Index Slide? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Seven_Days_Ahead

The Technical Trader’s view:

Monday, July 13, 2009

Stock Index Trading, 1/3rd Bearish Position / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Angelo_Campione

While this last week gave us a hint that the bears are roaming back into town, the bulls are aware of that - and could be closing up the trash can to prevent the bears from satisfying their hunger.

Monday, July 13, 2009

Stock Index Trading Weekly Update - 13th July 09 / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Angelo_Campione

Current Positioning:
SPY: Nil (Cash)
QQQQ: Nil (Cash)
General Commentary: