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Michael Snyder: A devastating economic depression is rapidly spreading across the largest economy in the world. Unemployment is skyrocketing, money is being pulled out Read more…
The Federal Reserve continues to pump up this “bubble economy” by recklessly printing money and by setting interest rates artificially low, and the U.S. Congress continues to stand aside Read more…
Accent Asset Management CEO Scott Martin explains why you shouldn’t invest in the financial sector, although he does budge a bit when questioned about the Read more…
Jared Cummans: Yet another volatile week for stocks as they were finally able to snap their six day losing streak, much to the delight of traders across the nation. With the euro zone still in shambles, and a slowdown threatening the Chinese economy, investors have been Read more…
Jim Trippon: JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM), one of the largest and most important banks in the financial system, suffered $2 billion in a trading loss last week that roiled the market. JPMorgan stock was subsequently punished by investors, as they took it down nearly Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: The fact that the S&P 500 “did nothing” in 2011 fails to take into account the performance of the individual sectors of the stock market, some of which returned as much as 15% in 2011. Read more…
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Corey Rosenbloom: What is the broader Sector Rotation Model saying about the current state of the stock market? Let’s take a look from two perspectives: January to October (year to date) and then from the May 2011 peak to present. Read more…
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Keith Fitz-Gerald: The decisions made at the next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Sept. 20-21 could affect market performance for years to come. Read more…
Since the financial sector peaked in February, three months before the broader markets, no group has fallen harder than it has. Even after the 30% plunge many, arguably most, investors still want nothing to do with banks and financial services firms — except Dick Bove, the well-known Rochdale Securities analyst with Read more…
It’s been a tumultuous few weeks with everything from continued drama in the Middle East to further contagion in the Euro zone and capping it off with Hurricane Irene. There was a 2008 moment when shares of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) continued to crater on fears of a run on the Read more…
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Jared Cummans: The past few weeks have seen violent behavior in equity indexes as a slew of negative news and data led to some of the most volatile trading days since the 2008 crash. The problems largely began with the debt debate that took longer than expected, while the solution Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: What signals or clues are coming from the broader Sector Rotation Model as we see it in July 2011? Read more…
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In emotional markets, it’s often best to take a step back and view the situation as dispassionately as possible. For some, that means a stiff drink. For others, it’s a long walk or time with the kids. For me, the best way to remove the emotion of the market is by drawing pictures with a purple crayon. It’s a habit that works out particularly well for Read more…
In the financial world, the month of October is synonymous with stock market crashes. So will a massive stock market crash happen this year? You never know. The truth is that 
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