Read MoreGoldman: ‘Dramatic divergence’ coming in marketLate in the spring, fund managers David Einhorn and Dan Loeb argued that some business sectors were experiencing bubble-like valuations and were bound to pop; more recently, in a late-July investor letter, money managers at the $25 billion hedge fund Elliott Management called the U.S. stock market “frothy.””Financial asset prices are artificial, the equilibrium […]
As everyone wonders whether last week’s market drop will develop into a full-blown “correction” — or a crash — here’s something to consider:Earnings don’t have to drop for the market to tank.One of the arguments you hear from those who scoff at the idea that stocks will drop is that, even though corporate profit margins are at record highs, they […]
Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS.To learn more click hereDaily EUR/USD Technical AnalysisDaily EUR/USDThe EUR/USD is posting an inside day at the mid-session. Downside momentum has slowed considerably since yesterday’s sell-off into a new low for the year. The sideways price action may be indicative of position squaring ahead of tomorrow’s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report.The […]
The Stock Market with Elliott Wave Labels from 1693 to Present Day Reveals a Bear Market Formation Since 2000By: Elliott Wave International | Wed, Jul 30, 2014SharePrintEmailThe following article was adapted from Robert Prechter’s June 2014 issue of The Elliott Wave Theorist, one of the longest-running investment letters in the business, continuously published monthly since 1979.Figure 1 shows the stock […]
SummaryThe stock market is overdue for at least a modest pullback in the near-term.
When exactly might we expect such a correction to take place?
How far can we expect the stock market to fall once it finally arrives?
How should investors react once this correction finally takes place?
And what will this anticipated correction mean for the sustainability of the long running bull […]
The best way to play red-hot solar stocks
Josh Brown explains his move in his Playbook Playoffs portfolio, selling one ETF and trading it for a solar stock.
The best way to play red-hot solar stocks is to zero in on U.S.-based companies, said Josh Brown, author of “The Reformed Broker” blog and financial advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management.”New tariffs that went […]
While many of the newer social media stocks struggle for gains this year, old-school tech stocks have become some of the best trades on the market. With the rare exception (Facebook is doing well—shares are up 26% year-to-date) the social stocks are in the gutter. They got off to a fast start in January and Februray, but ran out of […]
The motto at Salesforce.com seems to be if you can’t beat them, buy them. This time the exact target of Salesforce.com’s $390 million desires is the scrappy startup RelateIQ, which uses searches of unstructured data from email, social networks, and calendars to automate large portions of the sales process.The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company raised a significant $40 million round earlier […]
The Fed says the economy remains healthy enough that it will continue to taper back its QE stimulus at a rate of $10 billion a month, with plans to have it at zero by October.Speculation now is on when it will begin the next step toward returning its monetary policy to normal, by beginning to raise interest rates from their […]
The sickest part of stock market
CNBC’s Patti Domm takes a look at the Russell 2000 and discusses small caps.
Stock market volatility could continue to be somewhat elevated, particularly for small cap names, as earnings season gets underway.Earnings season is seen as the next catalyst for the market, and strategists mostly expect a decent quarter with estimated gains of about six […]
