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Markets are getting some downside follow-through after yesterday’s late reversal. The S&P rallied to Resistance 2 before starting to fail at 1329 (SPY’s hit that $132.90-133.20 area). Overseas markets are all in the red as the Euro remains pressured and Read more…
Stocks tumbled on Thursday as volume quickened. All five major indices opened near session highs and closed near session lows. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA) is the only major index that is still well above its 20 and 50-day moving Read more…
Yesterday Tech finally had some power as the market snapped back to some broken trend lines. What was perceived as a decent Spain debt auction and headlines of a positive U.S earnings helped propel the market higher. Add an impressive Read more…
While browsing the BBC’s news site on Tuesday, I stumbled on a piece about the Titanic. Since I’ve seen the movie – and therefore know everything about the big ship (including the fate of Rose DeWitt Bukater’s blue diamond necklace) – I’m not quite sure Read more…
Markets have been under pressure since Tuesday when the Fed released minutes stating that they would be less accommodative with monetary policy. It doesn’t help that Spanish yields are rising and European negative headlines are growing louder. Last week I mentioned Read more…
It’s hard to argue with someone who just won’t see the facts for what they are. Over the weekend, I was talking to an acquaintance about the stock market. He said he didn’t believe we were in a bull market. “The stock market has doubled in Read more…
Legendary traders are purported to make enormous profits based on nothing more than their instincts and the voices in their head. There are maybe five such superstars in the world and four of them are probably honest about it. Those of us not blessed with
Futures are slightly lower Monday morning, taking cues from overseas markets. A surprising China trade deficit and the wait for final approval of the Greek bailout have curtailed risk appetite slightly. Markets closed almost where they started last week, but Read more…
Deborah Fuhr, a partner at ETF Global Insight LLP, discusses investing in exchange-traded funds. She speaks with Maryam Nemazee on Bloomberg Television’s “The Pulse.” Deborah discusses active funds versus index funds and 
Whether the proliferation of index funds and exchange-traded funds has helped drive increasing correlations and volatility in the market, has been the subject of some debate in the investment community during the past several 
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