Submitted by Charles Hugh-Smith of OfTwoMinds blog,Is the New Normal of ever-higher stock valuations sustainable, or will low volatility lead to higher volatility, and intervention to instability?Though we’re constantly reassured by financial pundits and the Federal Reserve that the stock market is not a bubble and that valuations are fair, there is substantial evidence that suggests the contrary.The […]
Benchmarks started the second half of 2014 on a positive note after economic data showed manufacturing activity picked up in U.S and Asia. Gains in health-care, technology and consumer discretionary sectors also propelled the S&P 500 and the Dow to close at record highs. Bio-tech stocks primarily boosted the Nasdaq. Upbeat U.S. auto sales in June also boosted investor sentiment.For […]
Will Overseas Stock Market Volatility Hit U.S. Shores?Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 02, 2014 – 11:59 AM GMTBy: Clif_Droke
While the U.S. indices have been mostly upbeat, most of the action has been in Europe. Stocks across several European exchanges were hard hit last week as investors overseas panicked over a slate of negative news – […]
Executive SummaryUnderstanding the importance of the ‘Smith Market Uncertainty Principle’
Technical analysis techniques for identifying the arrival of a market reversal
Bollinger bands
volatility
moving averages
Using the above indicators to know when to sell
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Benchmarks finished mostly lower on Monday following mixed economic numbers. A gauge of pending home sales numbers hit its highest level in eight months in May. However, data from the Institute for Supply Management showed Chicago PMI numbers dropped more than expected. For the month, the S&P 500 settled in the green and recorded its best quarterly gains since 1998. […]
The Stock Market is Overvalued, Caution is Warranted Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 01, 2014 – 10:44 AM GMTBy: Christopher_Quigley
Back in 2001 Buffett said in an interview with Fortune Magazine that “the single best measure” of stock market valuation is by taking the total market cap (TMC) and dividing it by the total […]
Back in 2001, Buffett said in an interview with Fortune Magazine that “the single best measure” of stock market valuation is by taking the total market cap (TMC) and dividing it by the total gross domestic product (GDP). Today, TMC is equal to 114.5% of total GDP.At the market top in 2007, just prior to a -54% crash in stocks, […]
Stock Market Grinder…Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jul 01, 2014 – 03:48 AM GMTBy: Jack_Steiman
The market wants to correct. You can feel it. It has a pulse. It has an energy. The problem thus far has been the constant burn the bears have felt every time they’ve tried to front run. You can see the market struggle for […]
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Excerpted from ‘Tangible Ideas’ via Sean Corrigan of Diapason Commodities,So where does this leave us, in financial markets, at the mid-point of the year, other than with asset prices through the roof?As can be gathered from the faux lamentations issuing forth from those central banking Uriah Heeps who sit wringing their hands at the dangers inherent in a ‘search for […]
