Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Dow Stock Market Index Ready to Form a Major Top / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Submissions
Marc Horn writes: The DJIA by breaking last Summer’s highs, as most other indices, have confirmed that we are in wave 5. The current MAP wave count for the DJIA is H-2 of 4H5 of D3 of W5 of M-2.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Stock Market Investors Waiting.... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Jack_Steiman
It seems to me, based on the volume trends I'm seeing, that the majority of folks are waiting on a big pullback to occur first before getting back into the market. Or, they may be waiting to get into the market for the first time, because they've missed the entire rally off the lows. It's that waiting attitude, and low bull-bear spread, that gives me real hope that the market will hang in there a bit longer than most expect, or the pullback won't be nearly as hard, or severe, as the masses think. But they're still missing the rally as they will wait too long once the selling begins, thinking it will get worse.
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Monday, March 19, 2012
India Investing: How to Play the Pullback / Stock-Markets / India
By: Yiannis_G_Mostrous
India is a global business hub that consistently ranks as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. From its dense, over-crowded metropolitan centers to its dirt-road villages and sparsely populated outreaches, India is a hotbed of diversity, culture and innovation.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Gold, Silver, Crude Oil and the Stock Market Fear Index Trend Forecasts / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Chris_Vermeulen
This week may provide some trading opportunities for us if all goes well now that most traders are investors are all giddy about stocks again. Last week we saw money move out of bonds and into stocks and the bullishness vibe in the air reminds of many market peaks just before a 5%+ correction in stocks.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Forex, Metals and Stock Market Outlook for the Week Ahead / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Chad_Bennis
The markets this week saw lots of movement with rallies in the dollar, equities went to new highs and metals drifted lower throughout last week. With all the optimism in the global economic outlook let’s have a look at what the charts are saying and what next week may hold concerning these markets.
Monday, March 19, 2012
Stock Market New Price Target Almost Reached, Gold Continuing Correction / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: Andre_Gratian
Current Position of the Market
SPX: Very Long-term trend - The very-long-term cycles are down and, if they make their lows when expected (after this bull market is over) there will be another steep and prolonged decline into late 2014. It is probable, however, that the steep correction of 2007-2009 will have curtailed the full downward pressure potential of the 120-yr cycle.
SPX: Intermediate trend - The intermediate uptrend is still intact, but a short-term top is forming.
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Sunday, March 18, 2012
Stock Market SPX Uptrend Extends / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Tony_Caldaro
A good performance by US and European markets as the US broke through resistance at SPX 1378 and rallied to 1406 on friday. For the week the SPX/DOW were +2.40%, and the NDX/NAX were +2.35%. Asian markets gained 0.8%, European markets gained 2.9%, and the DJ World index gained 1.9%. Economic indicators for the week were solidly to the upside. On the uptick: retail sales, business inventories, export prices, the NY and Philly FED, the CPI/PPI, capacity utilization, and the weekly jobless claims plus the WLEI improved. On the downtick: the budget deficit expanded, while import prices and consumer sentiment declined. Overall it was quite a positive week for stocks and the economy. Next week we get an update on the Housing market and Leading indicators.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Stock Market Bulls Bears Status Quo... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Jack_Steiman
The way things are with the bulls right now makes it tough for the bears to deal with. But honestly folks, there isn't much to add to what's been going on for some time now. The market has two great things going for it, both powerful and potentially long lasting. One is potentially longer than the other, but both are in great shape at the moment.
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Saturday, March 17, 2012
BlackRock's Chief Equity Strategist Forecasts SP Stock Index Going to 1550 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Bloomberg
Bob Doll, chief equity strategy at the world's largest money management firm BlackRock, spoke to Bloomberg TV's Trish Regan and Adam Johnson on "Street Smart" today. Doll said that he thinks equity valuations will grow stronger and "at S&P 1550, stocks would still not be expensive...If Europe continues to heal and the Middle East doesn't blow up, 1550 is do-able."
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Stock Markets Face A Second Wall of Worry! / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Sy_Harding
It’s an old market maxim that the stock market often climbs a wall of worry.
In the current rally the S&P 500 has gained 29% since its October low, and the wall of worry it climbed has been impressive. Reports in October showed the economic slowdown in the first half of the year worsened in July and August even as the 2nd half got underway. By November the eurozone debt crisis and fears of a potential default by Greece, and an ugly aftermath, were dominating headlines.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Europe Stock Market Recovery / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Zeal_LLC
The world’s stock markets are increasingly interrelated. The psychology of traders, which drives most short-term price action, is continuously shaped by the nonstop torrents of global newsflow. So even Americans can no longer afford to ignore what is going on in overseas markets. And the influence of European stock markets in particular is large and growing, making their recovery well worth watching.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Two Critical Investment Keys Going Forward / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2012
By: DeepCaster_LLC
“How about capitalism, Ben Bernanke?”
Jim Grant, Interest Rate Observer, Bloomberg Interview, 3/13/12
“A difference which makes no difference is no difference.”
William James, Philosopher
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Friday, March 16, 2012
Forget About the Trade Deficit, Now is The Time to Invest in China / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
You may have heard that China just posted the biggest trade deficit figures in over a decade .
Naturally, this caused the usual suspects who have been waiting - some would say hoping - for a Chinese crash to jump up and down with excitement.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
The Power of Cheap Money / Stock-Markets / Quantitative Easing
By: Puru_Saxena
The economies of the developed world are sluggish, unemployment is a real menace and debts are out of control (Figure 1). Nonetheless, the world’s stock and commodity markets are defying all logic and advancing in the face of adverse economic conditions.
Today, many economists and strategists are scratching their heads in disbelief and they are struggling to explain the ongoing rally in risky assets. According to the bears, the stock market is in a clear bubble which is ready to pop!
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Germany and Banks Point To Higher Highs In Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Chris_Ciovacco
As shown below, the market is currently being carried by tech, retail/consumer discretionary, and banks. These sectors do have a big impact on the daily movement in the S&P 500 Index - so gains can continue, but we would prefer to see leadership broaden in the coming days and weeks.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Investing in Mongolia: Is It Time to Buy the World's Fastest Growing Economy? / Stock-Markets / Emerging Markets
By: Money_Morning
Martin Hutchinson writes:
It is the world's fastest growing economy. It also may be the world's best kept secret.
Yet it is true. Mongolia is growing twice as fast as China and it's a market most investors know little about.
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Currency Wars: Are American Derivatives Dealers Leaving Europe? / Stock-Markets / Derivatives
By: Jesse
Or possibly being invited to leave?
It is probably nothing, but I could not help but notice that Mr. Greg Smith, who has famously resigned from Goldman Sachs and company, was "an executive director and head of the firm’s United States equity derivatives business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa."
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
Stocks Bull Market Discussion.... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Jack_Steiman
This has been one fascinating move up in what is undeniably a bull market. It's been more of a grind up most recently, and that's a good place to start this discussion. Just four weeks ago we had a bull-bear spread of just under 30%. That's getting dangerously close to complacency. Any time it's over 30%, especially when it hits 35%, we have to be on guard for a very powerful pullback. Understandable, as we need to lose the momentum as things are just too frothy. My concerns were laid to rest over the past month as the grind in the market served to bring down those feel good emotions throughout the market place. It appears the masses were expecting a very big pullback and went south on the market in terms of their short-term thinking.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Banks and Homebuilder Stocks Showing Impressive Strength / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2012
By: Chris_Ciovacco
Financial stocks had been treading water relative to the S&P 500 for the past six weeks. That changed late yesterday after J.P. Morgan announced a dividend increase and stock buyback program.
While the chart below looks complex, the concepts are easy to understand. The chart shows the performance of financial stocks relative to the S&P 500 Index. Here are the key takeaways for investors:
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Investing in Japan One Year After Disaster / Stock-Markets / Japanese Stock Market
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes:
Like it has been for other Japanese families, this past year has been a tough one in my household, too.
Perhaps not surprisingly, Sunday's one-year anniversary brought long-buried emotions to the surface 12 months to the day after the horrific earthquake and the tsunami it spawned devastated Japan.
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