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Carrington: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the U.S. Senate Tuesday and yesterday (Wednesday) in his two-day biannual meeting with Congress – and failed to make any promise to institute more stimulus measures. Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: The rule of the casino emphasizes that in order for one to be right in the market, the consensus has to believe that you are wrong. The majority goes home empty handed while the few emerge winners. Today there is extreme volatility, nevertheless the few players Read more…
Stoyan Bojinov: Stock markets had a rather uneventful start to the week as more of the same eurozone threats and uncertainties surrounding corporate earnings season at home continue to weigh down on confidence. On Wall Street, economic releases remain a mixed bag at best; Read more…
Daniela Pylypczak: Since SPY made its debut as the first exchange-traded fund in 1993, the ETF industry has sure come a long way with its lineup of over 1,400 products now available to all walks of investors. From plain vanilla funds to the more complex Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: John Williams, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, delivered a risk-friendly speech in Portland, Oregon on Thursday. Read more…
Eric Dutram: In the last five years, investors have witnessed a variety of market conditions. Stocks were relatively strong in the middle part of 2007 but, as we all know, proceeded to fall apart during the turmoil of 2008 and one of the worst recessions in recent memory. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: The market is sapping the strength of investors. Monday’s short-lived euphoria following the weekend bailout for Spanish banks will cause many bulls to understandably lose focus. Similarly, the bears were able to breathe a sigh of relief following a Monday morning scare in the futures market. Read more…
Mike Larson: In all my years of following the interest rate markets, I can’t recall a moment like this. The so-called “experts” on Wall Street are completely, utterly obsessed with a simple question: “Will Fed officials wave their magic monetary wand again or won’t they?” Read more…
Keith Fitz-Gerald: In the wake of Friday’s disastrous jobs number, 10-year Treasury Note yields finally fell through the 1.5% level, trading as low 1.44% on the day. Read more…
Chris Ciovacco: Respecting the title of this article could stir strong emotions, it is important to set the stage for what the content here represents and what it does not represent. The fundamental content relates Read more…
John Nyaradi: A “fiscal cliff” lies just ahead but prepared investors can turn danger into opportunity. Recently, Federal Reserve President Ben Bernanke and others have sounded the alarm about the looming “fiscal cliff” they see coming Read more…
Michael Johnston: At times, it seems as if the number of ETFs available to U.S. investors will soon exceed the number of stars in the sky. That might be overstating things a bit, Read more…
Jeb Handwerger: Around the year 1650 A.D. the word highwaymen entered our language. It referred to robbery committed on a public road against travelers. Now we use the phrase “highway robbery” for which we pay the tolls to travel on modern day roads. Read more…
Thomas Carreno: The slow grind down. This is what is occurring in the market right now as represented by the sp500. A few of my recent postings have been done during market hours and describe a bit of the confusion and frustration with Read more…
Daily Capitalist: As regular Daily Capitalist readers know, I have been observing a topping process for the U.S. stock market for a few months now. Last fall, near the market bottom in late September, I suggested that despite their Read more…
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