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Chris Vermeulen: It was an exciting trading session Wednesday to say the least… With all the uncertainty floating around it is causing the stock market to be more volatile than normal. It seems like every other day there is some big headline news causing either strong buying of stocks or strong Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: After the market closed on July 27, we reviewed the latest news from Washington looking for information that can help us over the next six calendar days. Our current interpretation is that a deal will get done in some shape, form, or fashion. Read more…
George Maniere: Am I the only one who finds it a bit ironical that the agencies that were supposed to protect us from the greed of the bankers, the same the same agencies that stamped the garbage mortgages, CDO’s and derivatives “AAA” grade so they could partake in the greed fest that was going Read more…
Martin Hutchinson: There’s an old investing axiom that says “there’s no such thing as a free lunch” – which basically tells us we can’t earn a profit without taking some risk. Read more…
Eric Dutram: Although energy prices have come off their 2011 highs, futures contracts are trading well above their mid-2010 levels with current prices trending near the $100/bbl. mark. This has proven to be pretty good news for energy companies across the board helping many to beat analyst Read more…
Stocks were obliterated on Wednesday as volume surged. The markets sold off sharply at the open, rallied modestly at the 11:00 am reversal period and spent the remainder of the day in a downward spiral. All five major indices opened at the high and closed near the dead lows of the day. Read more…
The Eurozone is a sight to behold. Economic growth is anemic. Greece is careening toward default on its sovereign debt. Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain may not be far behind. The break-up of the Read more…
US stock futures are nearly flat this Thursday morning following yesterday’s potent down day. The Nasdaq led the drop, shedding 2.6%, and the technical Read more…
Michael Johnston: In recent years ETFs have become increasingly popular as means of establishing cost efficient, low maintenance exposure to time-tested investment strategies. Russell recently rolled out a line of “investment discipline ETFs” that essentially automate the construction of Read more…
Tony Sagami: It is an old statistic but one that investors should never forget: Roughly 70% of the U.S. economy is comprised of consumer spending. That is the money that you and I spend at the grocery store, the shopping mall, at car dealerships, and at our favorite restaurants. Read more…
Ian Wyatt: The best performing “World ETF” over the past 52-weeks is the iShares MSCI South Korea Index (NYSE:EWY). The return? An impressive 36.7 percent. Read more…
Michael Robinson: I can describe America’s impending decline as a world power in one word — Alvin. No, not the squeaky chipmunk. This is no laughing matter. America’s mounting deficits and lack of political leadership have allowed a once-great nation to fall steadily behind China Read more…
Michael Sankowski: You don’t have to look far to find terrifying headlines:
Kevin Kerr: The mighty U.S. dollar’s fall from economic grace didn’t happen overnight. It’s been a long and painful process driven by bad judgment, irresponsible fiscal policies, and arrogance. Read more…
Tim Seymour: An analyst at Standard & Poor’s is making some aggressive comments about the prospect of a hard landing in Turkey. It sounds a bit hysterical here. Read more…
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