Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Semiconductor Stocks Continue to Plummet / Stock-Markets / Tech Stocks
By: Mike_Paulenoff
The Semiconductor HLDRs ETF (AMEX: SMH) continues to get clobbered. Yesterday Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) was the culprit. Today, components Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT), and Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) all are under pressure...Read full article... Read full article...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The Sham US Stocks Bull Market / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
By: Clive_Maund
When the S&P500 index broke to new highs at the end of May and again in recent weeks there was a great media fanfare. In this brief article, which is actually directed at that select band of readers who are more interested in reality than illusion, we are going to examine this ?remarkable accomplishment? to see just how remarkable it really was. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Housing Market Meltdown and the Structured Investment Vehicles Frothy Rescue Plan / Stock-Markets / Credit Crunch
By: Paul_Petillo
Who can pretend to know everything about the housing meltdown? The complicated intricacies of this backroom dealing seem to unfold everyday, baffling even the savviest of market watchers. Perhaps, as the financial titans look for ways of covering their tracks, hiding their losses and hoping that, by the time this incident completely reveals just how badly these investors/lenders/borrowers acted, we will have been too confused to point fingers at any one person. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
20th Anniversary of 87 Stock Market Crash - Are we revisiting the past? / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
By: Regent_Markets
Last week the 20 year anniversary of the 1987 crash passed with a significantly negative close for all major stock markets.Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
What to do when the U.S. Dollar Falls? Buy Foreign Stocks / Stock-Markets / US Dollar
By: Donald_W_Dony
As the U.S. dollar continues its downward plunge below $0.80, the question arises as to stock selection. Where are the best markets to invest in with a falling currency? The answer appears to be in Chart 1; Foreign stocks. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Paulson's $100 billion “Bankers Bankruptcy Fund” and the G-7 Subprime Fiasco / Stock-Markets / Credit Crunch
By: Mike_Whitney
Friday's bloodbath on Wall Street proved that the troubles in the credit markets have not been relieved by the Fed's rate cuts. The Dow Jones slipped 367 points on the 20th anniversary of Black Monday, the stock market's biggest one-day loss in history. Since Friday, Asian markets have plunged; stocks are down sharply in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan and South Korea. The global sell-off is a reaction to ongoing problems in the subprime market and deeper-rooted systemic issues related to the US's structured-debt model. Read full article... Read full article...
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
A Subprime Credit Crunch Outlook for the Global Economy / Stock-Markets / Credit Crunch
By: John_Mauldin
Stephen Roach is one of my favorite analysts. However, since he moved to Asia to take up new responsibilities, he has not written as much. Thus I was delighted to receive what will be today's Outside the Box last week. Roach argues that the US is getting ready for a subprime economy and the world, and in particular Asia, will also slow as a result. This is a particularly sobering essay, but one that should be read. Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, October 22, 2007
Ceiling on Today's S&P Index Attempted Upside Reversal / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
By: Mike_Paulenoff
Heading into the final hour of trading the e-Mini S&P 500 so far has hit my initial recovery target zone of 1515/18, which for the time being has put a ceiling on today's attempted upside reversal. The e-SPZ has given up its gains of about 9-10 points, but is circling unchanged, which represents a recovery of around 13-14 points off of the overnight low.Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, October 22, 2007
Market Myths Exposed - Free Video Series to Market Oracle Site Visitors / Stock-Markets / Elliott Wave Theory
By: EWI
I am happy to tell you about a brand new 3-part video series that should help you understand the financial markets.
The video series is called Market Myths Exposed. Here's the release schedule:
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Monday, October 22, 2007
Stock Markets Heading Lower Due to Systematic Destruction of the Financial System / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: Captain_Hook
A week ago if you would have told me past a muted quarter end window dressing related ‘jam job' the funds were going to push prices to either new or recovery highs in a multitude of markets I would have said ‘not likely', but that's exactly what happened. But then that's what happens in a surreal world where reality has become stranger than fiction. Moreover, that's what happens when our social elite condones the systematic destruction of our financial system in hyperinflation. That's the fact Jack. And anyone who thinks different should provide a better answer for why gold is going parabolic than the clever buffoons on CNBC last Friday rejoicing the phony inflation numbers that justify another rate cut for complicit fraudsters. Why else is gold going parabolic then – why? Read full article... Read full article...
Monday, October 22, 2007
Global Stock Markets Heading Sharply Lower - Fingers of Instability - Part 10 / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
By: Ty_Andros
In This Issue – 2 Fingers of Instability
- Implosions Lower and Explosions Higher!
- Deadbeats
Introduction
We began the latest series of “Fingers of Instability” in August as the fingerprints of what's unfolding became apparent. At that time we started to detail the fingerprints of the unfolding debacle known as “over the counter” derivatives known as CDO's, CMO's, MBS's, (Collateralized debt and mortgage obligations converted into securities) and all sorts of alphabet soup investments which are opaque, complex, and illiquid.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Asian Stock Markets Expected to Trend Lower Into November / Stock-Markets / Global Stock Markets
By: Nadeem_Walayat
I am taking a break from the regular look at the US and UK Stock Markets by evaluating the immediate term outlook for the major asian markets. All of the asian markets have rebounded from the August lows, some more strongly than others. The anticipated October seasonal weakness across the global stock markets continues. The seasonal weakness looks set to impact the asian markets into early November with clear signs of sell signals on many markets. Fridays plunge on Wall Street is also expected to nudge those waiting for a sell trigger into the red zone on Monday. Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Opportunity knocks / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
By: Joseph_Russo
Crises = opportunity. There is no better vantage point from which to anticipate the pending course of events than the effective study and interpretation of dynamic price-chart data.Read full article... Read full article...
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Stock Market Cycle Turning Points Analysis - Current Trend is Corrective / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
By: Andre_Gratian
Current Position of the Market.
SPX: Long-Term Trend - The 12-yr cycle is approaching its mid-point and some of its dominant components are topping and should soon restrain the bullish effect of the 4.5-yr. This could lead to another period of consolidation in 2008 with an eventual bull market top in 2009-2010.
SPX: Intermediate Trend - The intermediate-term trend has been up since the 4.5yr cycle low in August, but it must get the 12-mo cycle out of the way before it can resume.
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
Stock Market Update: Hit With the Ugly Stick / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
By: Dominick
No doubt about it, stocks really took a beating this week! Who was thinking as the major indices put in record highs earlier this month that we'd take this kind of a tumble so quickly? Well, members at TTC did!
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Saturday, October 20, 2007
The Fed, The Discount Interest Rate and the Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Cycles Analysis
By: Tim_Wood
The Fed's action to either raise or lower rates has become a major focal point for the markets and in light of the fact that we have another Fed meeting coming up at the end of the month, I felt that addressing this subject again is warranted. Based upon the chart that I first presented here back in September that we have entered into an environment in which further rate cutes should be expected. I have updated this chart below. Read full article... Read full article...
Friday, October 19, 2007
1987 Stock Market Crash - How a Newbie Beat the Great Crash! - Part 1 / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: Nadeem_Walayat
Today is the 20th anniversary of the 1987 stock market crash which is an apt time to go back to the roots of a 20 year successful trading strategy, one that had me short on the day of the great crash! The REAL secrets of successful trading. Okay so you have heard this one many times before in countless books printed by the skip full, but bare with me a while whilst I take a 20 year step back down memory lane, long before I went through my gannophile phase or saw elliott wave patterns and fibonacci golden ratios in virtually every object that my eyes gazed upon. Read full article... Read full article...
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Sub-Prime Mortgage Collapse Crisis Over? - Part 1 / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash
By: Adrian_Ash
"...Goldman Sachs bucked the trend this summer and made money – pots of money – selling subprime bonds short. Funnily enough, GS also issued what might prove the most toxic of all subprime bonds back in 2006..."
PHEW! THAT WAS close. For a moment there, it looked like the collapse of the subprime mortgage market was going to wipe billions off financial earnings for years to come.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Stock Markets Expected to Retreat from Fibonacci Retracement Level / Stock-Markets / US Stock Markets
By: Marty_Chenard
Fibonacci numbers are ignored by many investors and not understood. However, the Fibonacci retracement values of 38.2% and 61.8% are often very useful as we will see today.
Below is a chart, of how the "Core Holdings" held by Institutions have performed since 1998. In early 2000, the index peaked and started a huge, bear market retreat. The absolute low was reached in 2002.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Why I Still Favor Investing in China / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market
By: Money_and_Markets
Tony Sagami writes:The International Monetary Fund just updated its 2008 global economic forecast, cutting its expectations for global growth to 4.8% from 5.2%. The previous forecast was made in July before all the subprime bombs started blowing up.
The lion's share of the downward revision was because of the U.S. The IMF revised its growth forecast there from 2.8% to 1.9%!
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