Justin Mamis is a famed technician and legendary strategist. His book When to Sell was one of the first to address that obviously important but oft overlooked aspect of trading & investing.He is now 85, and after a long career observing markets, is finally retiring. He has graciously made his final commentary available for the public as he sails off […]
Another Minor Stock Market TopStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 07, 2014 – 03:35 AM GMTBy: Andre_GratianCurrent Position of the MarketSPX: Very Long-term trend – The very-long-term cycles are in their down phases, and if they make their lows when expected, there will be another steep decline into late 2014. However, the Fed policy of keeping interest rates low has severely […]
What “harsh weather”, aka completely unpredictable cold snaps and snow during the winter were to Q1 US GDP, which somehow cratered from an expected 2.5% increase to a -2.9% collapse (a $200 billion negative swing in the US economy due to weather, let that sink in for a second), the Brazil world cup may be to the stock market. At […]
Lessons from Yahoo’s chart buttonsThe news today is that the stock market is up! It’s hitting new record highs! Look at the chart! Here’s what the market did today:It opened up, thanks to the morning’s excellent jobs report, and then it kept on rising, and closed the half-day session with a gain of 0.55%.A gain of 0.55% is pretty normal […]
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Using Supply and Demand to Beat the Stock MarketStock-Markets / Investing 2014Jul 03, 2014 – 09:51 PM GMTBy: Casey_ResearchBy Dan Steinhart, Managing Editor, The Casey ReportIt’s an investing strategy so simple, you’ll wonder why you didn’t think of it.Like any other market, the stock market obeys the laws of supply and demand. Reduce supply, and prices should rise.Therefore, companies that […]
Stock Market Rally – It’s Not As It Appears!Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear MarketJul 03, 2014 – 04:38 PM GMTBy: Tim_WoodAs equities continued to rise during the advance into the 2007 top, I screamed from the roof tops that it was a bear market advance and that the efforts to prop the markets up only served to make matters worse. That […]
Benchmarks ended Wednesday’s listless trading session little changed despite upbeat private sector hiring numbers. Investors refrained from betting ahead of the nonfarm payroll data for June that is scheduled for release on Thursday. Investors also kept an eye on Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s comments on financial stability.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to […]
Every quarter, JPMorgan Funds publishes this annotated chart of the S&P 500 since 1997.It highlights the last two stock market peaks and subsequent crashes.Back when we saw it in April 2013, the S&P 500 was at 1,569, which was just points from the Oct. 9, 2007, high. Back then, the message was that valuations were actually attractive despite the elevated […]
