Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, August 02, 2013

Stock Market New Intraday and Closing Highs / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: PhilStockWorld

Courtesy of Doug Short: The S&P 500 bolted from the blocks at the open, assisted by a good jobless claims report and reinforced by a surprisingly strong ISM Manufacturing update. The index opened at its intraday low, up 0.22%, and closed the day with a gain of 1.25%, just a bit off its 1.31% intraday high. Today’s rally was good enough to set all-time intraday and closing highs.

Friday, August 02, 2013

Why I’m Cynical Toward This Unsupported Stock Market / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: InvestmentContrarian

George Leong writes: I hate to talk negatively and am usually not a doom-and-gloom type of guy like Nouriel Roubini, “Dr. Doom.” Roubini, an economist, is the Wall Street equivalent of the character Grumpy from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Yet the more I see what is happening in the stock market and global economy, the more I’m becoming cynical on the stock market.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Ignore the Next Fed Chairman Debate… Asia is in Collapse / Stock-Markets / China Stocks

By: Graham_Summers

The big news is what’s going on in Asia.

The US financial media continues to focus on who will be the next Fed Chairman, which is unimportant in the grand scheme of things. Greenspan created the biggest asset bubble in history. Bernanke bankrupted the republic and created an even bigger bubble trying to prove his misguided theories. Whoever takes over the reins at the Fed next will simply have the honor of being in the driver’s seat when the whole mess goes over the cliff.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Catching the Stock Market Top / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: sibeiho

The Key to a Strong consolidation in the market definitely needs the USD change its momentum and trend in the medium term. I believe this is nearing as it is hovering around the support i mentioned previously and I have identified A really support line at 81.25 which reversal should be imminent if it touches that line. 

Thursday, August 01, 2013

Why the Stock Market’s Heights are Unrealistic / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Profit_Confidential

George Leong writes: Investors continue to view this market with an extremely bullish view.
The investor sentiment readings on the NASDAQ have been well above a bullish 90% for more than three weeks. This means stocks could move higher.

Thursday, August 01, 2013

China Trigger for Key American Stock Market Indices Collapse? / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Profit_Confidential

Michael Lombardi writes: Why do only a few in the media and no politicians I can find seem to care about the warning bells being issued by the Chinese economy?

First, early this year, we heard the Chinese economy is going to grow at an embarrassingly slow pace in 2013 compared to its historical average. Forget a 10% economic growth rate and think seven percent or lower!

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Is Europe Economy, Stocks Ready to Take Off? / Stock-Markets / European Stock Markets

By: Frank_Holmes

One year ago, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi announced that the central bank had the political will to do "whatever it takes" to save the euro. Now, the worst may be over, as suggested by stronger economic data coming out of Europe. It appears the Continent is finally on the road to a sustained recovery.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Light Stock Market Selling as We Wait on Fed FOMC in Suspense / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: PhilStockWorld

Courtesy of Doug Short: The big week of economic data got off to a weak start, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.37% in a day of light trading within a relatively narrow intraday range of 0.54% (the 16th percentile of intraday volatility for 2013). The markets are in suspense, waiting on the really big news comes later in the week: Wednesday’s Q2 GDP, which will include major revisions back to 1929, and Friday’ June employment report. On Wednesday we also get the latest FOMC statement, although the consensus is for no market-moving news. Meanwhile today’s Pending Home Sales declined less than forecast. On the other hand, the Dallas Fed Manufacturing showed weaker growth than expected.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Real Reason Why Fed’s Easy Money Isn’t Helping the Stock Market in the Long Term / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: InvestmentContrarian

George Leong writes: I tell you, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is risking the future of America with his free-flowing don’t-worry-about-the-future-generations strategy of pumping money into the economy. The problem, as I have said many times previously, is that people and companies have become so accustomed to the cheap money that the tapering to come will surely be difficult.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Is Stock Market Minor Wave 4 Really Complete? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Andre_Gratian

Current Position of the Market

SPX: Very Long-term trend - The very-long-term cycles are in their down phases, and if they make their lows when expected (after this bull market is over), there will be another steep decline into late 2014. However, the severe correction of 2007-2009 may have curtailed the full downward pressure potential of the 40-yr and 120-yr cycles.

Intermediate trend - SPX continues to progress according to its structure. After a brief consolidation, the bull market has resumed its uptrend and has already created new highs in the leading indices.

Monday, July 29, 2013

World Stocks Markets Mixed Bag with a Negative Bias / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: PhilStockWorld

Courtesy of Doug Short: After four weeks of a broad-based rally, during which a minimum of seven of my eight featured indexes posted a gain, last week was a mixed bag with a negative bias. The Hang Seng was the one outstanding performer with a 2.84% advance for the week. France’s CAC 40 was a distant second, up 1.11%, and the Shanghai Composite was a close third with a 0.91% gain. The S&P 500 finished the week fractionally below the flat line, but four indexes lost from one to three percent. The big loser was Japan’s Nikkei, the “drama queen” index of 2013.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Possible S&P Stock Market Top / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Submissions

SIbeiho writes: The Blue Line is showing obvious support and there is a fairly gd chance the VIX is gonna move up to cover that gap at the orange line.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Stock Market Bubbles Cannot Be Timed / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Sy_Harding

What do tulips, Pet Rocks, Beanie Babies, Barbie Dolls, real estate, stock markets, and gold, have in common? They’ve all seen speculative bubbles in their prices that burst with devastating results for investors who believed there would be no end to their rising prices.

Should we believe claims that the stock market is now in another bubble? Some are making that claim.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Corporate Earnings Winding Down... Stock Market Acting Fine Overall..... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Jack_Steiman

For a few weeks now we have been watching the earnings pour in from every sector imaginable. Every leader under the sun is being put to the test. Pre-market. Post-market. A barrage of earnings is hitting Wall Street. It becomes overwhelming, but it is necessary to follow the yellow-brick road of reports because it hints at what the market action will likely be for the next few months. There are always countertrend moves within that time frame, but it's important to know what to expect. You ask yourself the big question of what did the market think of the reports overall. When you study the plethora of reports out there, the market doesn't seem all that disappointed. Sure, there were many bad reports along the way. The usual amount of real slaughters, but on the other hand, the number of good reports, especially from the leaders, seem to outweigh the bad.

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Financial Markets Meltdown Warning Signals / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: DeepCaster_LLC

“Run for the Hills Now, I’m Doing It.”       Jim Rogers, CNBC.com (07/20/13)

When a Remarkably Successful Establishment (albeit a Rebel within) Investment Guru warns that He and We should “Run for The Hills” it is important to ask why?

Immediately leading up to, and for months after, the 2008-09 Financial Crisis, not only Independent Commentators but also MainStream Media commentators were Warning we were on the verge of Financial Collapse. And some quite reputable independent commentators still are issuing those Warnings.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Stock Market Back in Forward Gear / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: PhilStockWorld

Courtesy of Doug Short: After a mild two-day selloff, the S&P 500 shifted back into forward gear. The index opened lower, bounced into the shallow green 30 minutes later before selling off to its -0.35% intraday low in the late morning. The index then reversed directions and climbed back into the green. It vacillated a bit during the afternoon before rallying to its 0.30% intraday high in the final 30 minutes of trading. The index closed fractionally off its highs for a daily gain of 0.26%.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Stock Market SPX Retraces 50% / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

SPX completed its first impulse on the minute scale at the ope this morning. The rest of the day has been spent on an irregular correction that now appears over at almost precisely the 50% retracement level.

We should see the SPX and other equities markets resume their impulsive decline now.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Investing When You Think We’re in a Bubble / Stock-Markets / Investing 2013

By: Don_Miller

Some folks may think we have returned to a pre-crash environment all over again, where the market moved on multi-year highs. Year to date, the major indexes are up roughly 15% depending on when you’re reading this article; and that’s on top of 7% returns from the year before and 5.5% the year before that. To the uninitiated, this almost looks like acceleration. To the more pessimistic, it looks like a trap: we’re in for a nasty correction that will pull down the entire market. You can’t turn on the television or read through a financial news website without being overwhelmed by stories telling us the market will crash in the next “X” number of weeks or months.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Is the Econcomic Recovery Collapsing… Are You Prepared? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Graham_Summers

The markets had a very weak session yesterday. With Bernanke’s final stand in front of Congress out of the way, along with options expiration and end of the quarter performance gaming, the bulls are running out of excuses to gun the market higher.

This is evident in the action of the last three days. All three days traders tried to push the market higher at the open. However, there was no follow through and every time the market retracted the early gains. As I’ve told subscribers of Private Wealth Advisory is not indicative of major buying power coming into the markets.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Stock Market Nirvana Trade / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Doug_Wakefield

"What the mind can conceive and believe it can achieve" ~ Napoleon Hill

When one looks at the US stock markets over the last two years, especially since August 2011, it would appear that it has become liberated from entering a bear market for more than a few days or weeks.

With each subsequent drop, a rally has ensued. US stock indices seem to move one step closer to nirvana with each passing "minor correction" in prices. One need never worry again, as we gain greater confidence in the masters of finance, who with the mere mention of the words, "a highly accommodative policy", can levitate stocks.