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Keith Fitz-Gerald: The market’s recent 45-day rocket ride was the longest uninterrupted climb without a triple digit decline since 2006 – until Tuesday when the Dow lost 203 points. The sell-off begs the question: Should you buy the stock market dip? 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…
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J.W. Jones: Last week we received reports that the unemployment rate in the United States was improving markedly. In addition, sentiment numbers were released that confirmed my previous speculation that market participants were becoming more and more bullish as prices in the S&P 500 Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: The S&P 500 is compressing between a shorter-term and broader consolidation pattern, so it could make for an interesting breakout resolution yet to come. Read more…
The Daily Capitalist: I have frequently referred to a chart produced by a British analyst, Andrew Smithers (then click on “q and FAQs”,) who brilliantly (fortuitously) published a book in March 2000 proclaiming stocks to be in the greatest bubble in history- the very month that the NASDAQ peaked over Read more…
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Corey Rosenbloom: Gold recently broke from its larger Symmetrical Triangle daily chart pattern, but the S&P 500 (Stock Market) hasn’t followed suit yet. Let’s update the current “Bigger Picture” Triangle Price Pattern, note key boundaries, and what to expect next. Read more…
J.W. Jones: The wild and manic year of 2011 is finally starting to wind down as 2012 rapidly approaches. Market participants are waiting to see if Santa shows up with a present or a lump of coal for Wall Street this year. Performance anxiety is becoming apparent as professional money managers are Read more…
Thomas Carreno: The S&P 500 Index (NYSEARCA:SPY) is currently trading in the form of a double inside month pattern. This is only the second time this pattern has shown itself since 1980. It could suggest a huge move either up or down as we move into 2012. Read more…
David Zeiler: With so much negative news dominating the headlines, investors can’t be blamed for being worried or shying away from stocks. But if you take closer look at the market – specifically the Standard & Poor’s 500 index (NYSEARCA:SPY) - you might be surprised by what you see. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The Europeans have signed another stability pact during another summit. But like most of their recent summits, they were high on rhetoric and short on details; they hope to have the details in place by March of next year. Read more…
David Gillie: There’s a phenomena in the market known as the “Santa Rally” in December. There’s a reason for this and it’s not because the world or economy suddenly gets better every December. The reason is that Fund Managers (those who manage very large 401k groups) are in a “Use it or lose it” situation. Read more…
J.W. Jones: The recent action taken by the Federal Reserve Bank as well as other central banks around the world has produced a strong move to the upside in European and U.S. equity markets. Regardless of your stance on the intervention that we have seen recently and in the past, as traders we have Read more…
Thomas Carreno: The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) Technical Analysis now suggests that the sp500 and broad market are in a continued bull mode for the intermediate future. Yesterday’s price action was historic and an important turning point signal for equity markets. Read more…
J.W. Jones: The current trading environment is one of the most difficult that I can recall in recent memory. Risks abroad regarding the European sovereign debt crisis is keeping market participants on edge as headline risk seemingly surrounds traders at every turn. Read more…
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