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Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: 2012 may turn out to be the year that, when it comes to a close, Americans will feel like they were under the influence of some kind of psychedelic drug. Read more…
Sy Harding: I’ve been writing some quite optimistic and positive columns since October, quite a contrast to the negativism I was exuding last April in explaining why I expected a significant market Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: A golden cross occurs when a market’s 50-day moving average crosses above its 200-day moving average. We believe conditions have improved since central banks have cranked up the printing presses, which means the recent “golden cross” in the S&P 500 (NYSEArca:UPRO) may turn Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: Both the Dow Jones (NYSEArca:DIA) and S&P 500 (NYSEArca:SPY) face price challenges at critical levels currently, particularly that of the rising 20d EMA. Read more…
Sy Harding: In investing much is said about the folly of following the crowd. It’s voiced in age-old maxims like “The market will do whatever it must to fool the majority”, and Warren Buffett’s advice to “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful”. Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: One of the main activities that trip up traders, especially new traders, is the concept of continual price movement in one direction without meaningful pullbacks – also known as “powerful trends,” “creeper trends,” or “positive feedback loops.” Read more…
Jeff Harding: The Fed didn’t change any policies yesterday, but they have really bought into the “jaw, jaw, jaw” theory of monetary policy by extending the low interest rate (ZIRP) policy out to late 2014 from their former mid-2013 target. That is, they believe if the markets rely on the Fed’s word to keep Read more…
Andy Crowder: The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca:SPY) has advanced a staggering 8.7% over the past month. For reference, 8.7% is typically the average ANNUAL gain for the S&P 500 – and we’ve Read more…Chris Ciovacco: Zero Hedge posted a TrimTabs video on January 20. TrimTabs reports on supply and demand of shares of stock and money available for investment. Some interesting highlights from the video: Read more…
John Townsend: With the Sunday overnight trade about to begin in the Asian futures market, how about we take a look at what could be the mother of all trend line breaks this week. Yes, I’m talking Read more…
Joseph L. Shaefer: The first 10 years of this new millennium were dubbed “The Lost Decade” for investors. 2011 was no different, ending flat for the year. So are the troubles we see so difficult that Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: Everybody is hoping for a swell earnings season on the assumption that it will help the markets move higher. However, if history is any guide, weaker earnings may be just what the doctor ordered. Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: With traders focused on the S&P 500 (NYSEARCA:SPY) at the round-number reference level of 1,300, let’s take a quick look at two competing classic price patterns that have formed into this critical level. Read more…
Don Miller: If you’re a longtime investor, you’re no doubt familiar with the Price/Earnings (P/E) ratio – a common measure for valuing the stock market. But you may not be as familiar with the more-obscure Earnings/Price (E/P) ratio, which some experts refer to as the “earnings yield” on stocks. Read more…
Scott Pluschau: The S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund (NYSEARCA:SPY) is forming a “Balance Area” for the past three days between a range of 127.29 and 128.23. I have marked this with a blue rectangle on the 30 minute chart below. A balance area is a term used in Auction Market Theory and what Read more…
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