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Michael Snyder: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered his annual address to Congress on Tuesday, and he did very little to give lawmakers much confidence about Read more…
Michael Snyder: What is the second half of 2012 going to bring? Are things going to get even worse than they are right now? Unfortunately, that appears more likely with each passing day. Read more…
Katie Stockton is relatively bullish over the near-term, the operative terms being “relatively” and “near-term.” “It’s not a comment on the Read more…
Rick Pendergraft: The past year’s market has been a tough one for long-term investors. We saw the S&P 500 locked in a trading range from mid-November through mid-July with 1,250 serving as the low and 1,350 as the top. Read more…
J.W. Jones: Writing about financial markets is probably the most challenging endeavor I have ever immersed myself into. I am a trader first and a writer second, but I have really come to enjoy scribing missives about financial markets because it really forces me to concentrate on my analysis. Read more…
US stock futures are unchanged this morning as investors remain cautiously optimistic about Europe and continue to digest corporate earnings. Tomorrow, European leaders will once again convene to try to put together a plan to address the region’s sovereign debt crisis. While to this point there has been much talk and little action, investors seem to Read more…
David Gillie: A level of euphoria has set into US markets on European Debt Crisis “fix” rumors like we’ve never seen before. The media is more than happy to pump rumors as “news” because they’re in the business of selling ad space. A euphoric audience buys more stuff. It has gotten to the point of ridiculous Read more…
George Maniere: Above my desk I have a big sign that says “the market will always do what the market has always done, misdirect, confuse and confound.” The way the S&P has been behaving since August is proof perfect that this slogan is as true as ever. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: As we mentioned yesterday, a fear-induced buying climax may occur in the coming days as shorts cover and managers sitting on cash move to the “I can’t take it anymore” stage. While a sustained break above the 1,266 to 1,276 range on the S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) would increase the odds of stocks Read more…
David Banister: Back on October 3rd I wrote a public article forecasting a major market bottom at around 1088 on the SP 500 index (NYSE:SPY). I surmised we were about to complete a 5 wave move to the downside that commenced with the Bin Laden highs of 1370 in early May of this year. The following Read more…
George Maniere: Several weeks ago, for the second time, I called for a buy of SPXU too early. The Pro Shares Ultra Pro Short S&P 500 (NYSE:SPXU) seeks a triple leverage or 300% return on the inverse performance of the S&P 500. Conversely, Pro Shares Ultra Pro S&P 500 (NYSE:UPRO) is a triple leveraged Read more…
Brian Sylvester: Steve Palmer, founder and chief executive of the Toronto-based investment manager AlphaNorth Asset Management, prefers metals that have uses beyond sitting in a basement safe Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The most important story as we head into the new week – from Bloomberg: Read more…
What a ride we had in October. This past October was the best month for stock market gains since October 1974 and the second best month for the S&P 500 since 
Are ETFs, a good thing, or a bad thing? Dick Grasso thinks the category is good, although he belives the leveraged ETF may well be an accelerant to 
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