Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

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Saturday, May 11, 2013

If You're Not Buying Stocks Yet, You Need to See These Charts / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Valuations

By: DailyWealth

Dr. David Eifrig writes: Last month, I ran through a set of figures that cover a huge concern for retirees.

It's vitally important information that affects nearly every dollar you have invested... yet most of what you hear about this idea is "bunk."

I'm talking about the concern that the U.S. economy is "running off the rails"... that we are in a recession... or worse, a depression.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Stock Market Bull Hanging Tough / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Jack_Steiman

What's really left to say that I haven't said for quite some time now. Yes, the market has been ragged at times with many head fakes and whipsaw action, but the bulls have hung very tough, not allowing the bears to seize on things for very long. Every time it seems the bears have made some real progress, the bulls come in unexpectedly and turn things around in a hurry, not allowing the bears to feel they're gaining any confidence. The bulls have squashed all attempts and continue to do so. The bulls were able to recently take out key resistance at S&P 500 1597 and have now spent many days trading above this key resistance level now turned support. Today was another one of those bull-market days, even though the averages were mostly flat except for the Nasdaq.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Stock and Commodity Market Forecasts Nuggets / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013

By: DeepCaster_LLC

“After watching the effects of the mediocre payrolls number yesterday (Friday, 5/3/13) which culminated in a push over 1600 in the S&P 500 and a print in the Dow over 15,000, I thought it might be useful to note a few things about this most recent example of a hysteria.

“I am on record here as stating that the entire stock market rally is nothing but a Federal Reserve induced bubble brought about by artificially low interest rates starving investors for yield elsewhere. The Fed, along with the Bank of Japan and the ECB I might add, are determined to corral investors and herd them, unthinking like cattle, into equities; the goal being to create an atmosphere of general euphoria towards the economy boosting consumer confidence in the hopes of inducing them to take on more debt and spend.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Margin Debt and the Next Stock Market Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Clif_Droke

The latest fear on Wall Street is that record levels of margin debt may end up toppling the stock market rally.

NYSE margin debt recently reached its highest level since 2007 before the last major stock market peak and credit crash. Stephen Suttmeier, technical research analyst at Bank of America, noted that margin debt, rose 28% in March from a year ago to $380 billion. That figure is slightly below the July 2007 peak of $381 billion, although analysts speculate that April's margin debt totals (which haven't yet been released) have already surpassed this mark.

Friday, May 10, 2013

The Most Predictable Financial Crisis in America's History / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Investment_U

Alexander Green writes: There’s a great tug-o-war going on in the stock market right now. And the stakes are huge. How it turns out will determine not only the future prosperity of the country but whether you have an opportunity to achieve your financial dreams.

Every investor has a stake in this contest. And the outcome will be critical: the difference between comfortably reaching your investment goals and spending your golden years counting nickels. So let me describe this dangerous game and suggest how you should play it… and why.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Dow 15,000 - Stock Market Irrational Exuberance / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Andy_Sutton

Every so often the mainstream does get it right; they just don’t realize it. Or maybe they do. There is an old saying that every lie has 90% truth otherwise nobody would believe it. The hysteria over the Dow’s recent punch through the 15,000 level has everyone associated with stocks almost giddy. Or maybe totally giddy. Or maybe totally disconnected from reality. Take your pick.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Bubbles,Bubbles Everywhere, Including the One Around You / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013

By: Dr_Jeff_Lewis

Lots of bubbles have been developing in recent years, but many investors only see the notable rise in precious metal prices over the last ten years as a bubble.

Nevertheless, the more astute observers of the modern era will also have perceived the housing bubble, the stock market bubble, the derivatives bubble and the U.S. Dollar bubble.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Canada Prepares to Follow Cyprus Debt Crisis Bank Deposits Theft / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Casey_Research

By Jeff Thomas, International Man

An intriguing article titled "Canada Includes Depositor Haircut Bail-In Provision for Systemically Important Banks in 2013 Budget" was recently published in SD Bullion.

The somewhat lengthy title offers all the information necessary, but for those who – quite understandably – may not be able to accept that they have just watched Canada tumble down the Cypriot rabbit hole, here is a bit more detail from the approved budget itself:

Friday, May 10, 2013

Why Japan Stock Market Is on a Tear Towards Economic Recovery / Stock-Markets / Japan Economy

By: Profit_Confidential

George Leong writes: Chinese stocks are a disappointment in 2013 and, at this point, are looking to underperform the U.S. stock market for the fourth consecutive year.

But while China sorts out its growth issues, across the East China Sea, Japan has been on a tear. The massive infusion of liquidity into the Japanese monetary system has driven down the yen and, in the process, is leading to an export-led economic recovery.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Stock Market is Now the Most OverBought In Four Years / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Graham_Summers

Stocks are now beyond overbought. The market ramped on Tuesday (the 17^th straight Tuesday rally by the way) because traders are now playing for Tuesday rallies.

The financial media is looking for any and all reasons to justify the move, but the fact is that the market had rallied for 16 straight Tuesdays before… so why not a 17^th time?

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Flash Crash of 2010: Could the Dow Tumble 1000 Points Again? / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Money_Morning

We've just marked the third anniversary of the Flash Crash of 2010.

That May afternoon was already a down day for the Dow, with the index off by about 300 points since trading opened. Then, at 2:45 p.m., the Dow rapidly plunged by another 600 in just five minutes. By 2:47 p.m., the Dow had lost a staggering 998.5 points.

By 3:07 p.m., the losses had reversed and the Dow picked up most of those 600 lost points. In just about 20 minutes, the Dow had lost close to 9% of its total value - and then regained it.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

How to Profit from the Latest Desperate Moves By the World's Central Banks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Money_Morning

Ben Gersten writes: ou already know central banks have been boosting markets through loose monetary policies the past few years.

Now it looks like they'll move markets in another way - by pouring record amounts of money into buying equities.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Why the Stock Market is Actually Nowhere Near an All-Time High / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Money_Morning

David Zeiler writes: Celebrations of the S&P 500's recent string of all-time high closes have been premature, as it turns out.

Yes, the Standard & Poor's 500 index set another nominal record today (Tuesday) with a close of 1,625.96.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Stock Market Euphoria Phase Turns Into Parabolic Phase That Always Crash / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Toby_Connor

The euphoria phase of the bull market that I warned about months ago is now beginning its final parabolic phase.
I'm guessing we still have another month to month and a half before this runaway move finally ends. Depending on how far above the 200 day moving average it ends up stretching, I think there's a pretty good chance we will see the entire intermediate rally wiped out in a matter of days or even hours when this house of cards finally comes tumbling down.

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Stock Market Accelerates to Dow 15,105 New High - Fundamental Reasons Why / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Nadeem_Walayat

No one saw Dow 15,000+ coming in this time frame, not the bears, nor the bulls (me included). This is why stock market investing, any market investing at it's core is not about market forecasts as I tried to explain in my latest ebook Stocks Stealth Bull Market Update 2013 (FREE DOWNLOAD) that profitable investing at it's very core is money and risk management and everything else only tends to make a marginal difference to ones portfolio over the long-run if money and risk management strategies are properly employed.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Russian Money Burnt by Cyprus Turns to Luxembourg Safe haven / Stock-Markets / Credit Crisis 2013

By: Pravda

The debt crisis in Europe has hit big business hard, and Russian business was no exception. Problems with Cypriot banks raised many questions about the appropriateness of keeping money in the Cypriot offshore. Some businessmen began to seriously consider Luxembourg as an economic partner.

Luxembourg will help Russian businesses

Luxembourg intends to serve as a platform for the Russian capital in Europe, Minister for Economy and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg, Etienne Schneider stated.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Stock Market Sell in May… Please Go Away / Stock-Markets / Seasonal Trends

By: Investment_U

Joe Martinson writes: I firmly believe blindly jumping in and out of the market is a fool’s game. That’s why I dread the annual flood of articles preaching the virtues of “Sell in May and Go Away.”

I hardly have time to shower… let alone sell all of my stock positions. But the experts tell me sitting on my hands each May 1 costs me money.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Forget What the Stock Market Bulls Are Saying: Red Flags Are Surfacing / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: InvestmentContrarian

George Leong: The Ben Bernanke-driven stock market rally continues in full force and is unabated, but I really question the rate of the advance and believe stocks remain overextended at this juncture.

The S&P 500 made another record high above 1,600 last Friday, but making that move to above the magical level came slowly and cautiously, which makes me feel somewhat uneasy.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Stock Market Top Final Resolution / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

There are a couple of ways to label the final resolution of the top. This is the simplest and probably the most accurate. It appears that SPX may have just completed a Minute Wave [iii] and is likely to pull back as far as 1600-1605.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Dow 15,000, 16,000 by Friday? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Money_Morning

Shah Gilani writes: The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the world's most famous stock index benchmark, easily smashed through 15,000 yesterday, reaching a new record high of 15,056.20.

Excited stock market bulls think the Dow's march to 16,000 won't take nearly as long.