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Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Again Lower As Investors Continue To …

Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Again Lower As Investors Continue To HesitateBy: Paul Rejczak | Mon, Jan 12, 2015SharePrintEmailStock Trading Alert originally published on January 12, 2015, 7:06 AM:Briefly: In our opinion, no speculative positions are justified.Our intraday outlook remains neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutralShort-term (next 1-2 weeks) outlook: neutralMedium-term (next 1-3 months) outlook: […]

Beating the Stock Market Has Become Even Harder …

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Fed Abandons Stock Markets In 2015, Watch Out – SPDR S&P 500 …

SummaryThe powerful rallies of 2013 and 2014 were driven by extreme Fed money printing to buy up bonds, and the Fed’s associated implied backstop for the stock markets.
But with QE3’s new buying terminated and any QE4 a political impossibility with the new Republican Congress, 2015 is going to look vastly different without QE.
With the Fed’s balance sheet and zeroed interest […]

I'm Waiting Till The Carnage In Biotech Stocks Subsides To Buy …

SummaryThere has definitely been a sector rotation out of biotech stocks and into the consumer goods names that pay high dividend yields.
Amgen remains fairly valued based on 2015 earnings estimates.
The dividend is small but investors received a 29.5% increase to the dividend in the next quarter.
The last time I analyzed Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) on November 25, 2014, I stated, “More […]

Oil, Interest Rates, And The U.S. Stock Market | Seeking Alpha

SummaryI examine the impact of lower oil prices and low interest rates on the US stock market.
I argue how both are important measures to examine closely together.
I show that low oil and interest rates are bullish for the US stock market in the short and medium term.
There exists two economies, the real and financial economy. What is the most important […]

The United States Stock Market In 2015 | Seeking Alpha

SummaryThe United States stock market has risen to historic highs over the past couple of years largely thanks to the three rounds of quantitative easing of the Federal Reserve.
The stock market has tended to outgrow both the US economy and corporate profits, leading some to argue that the market might be over-valued.
The stock market could still go up another 10 […]

Stock Trading Alert: Indexes Continue Their March Up As Investors …

Stock Trading Alert: Indexes Continue Their March Up As Investors’ Euphoria ExtendsBy: Paul Rejczak | Mon, Dec 22, 2014SharePrintEmailStock Trading Alert originally published on December 22, 2014, 6:17 AM:Briefly: In our opinion, no speculative positions are justified.Our intraday outlook remains neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday (next 24 hours) outlook: neutralShort-term (next 1-2 weeks) outlook: neutralMedium-term (next 1-3 months) […]

Oil, (Tech) Stocks!

Dear Reader,The Federal Reserve helped markets recover last week. The shale oil and gas companies recovered clocking in 20% gains or more in some cases. Oil also bounced back. The stocks of some of the smallest shale and gas companies have recorded huge losses in excess of 70% from their June 2014 values. If the oil price recovers, they will […]

A December Massacre for the Stock Market? | RealClearMarkets

apGiven the history of how stock market collapses happen, we may be ripe for a shock move lower.Read Full Article ››TAGGED:Stock Market, Michael Gayed

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GigOptix: A High-Speed Stock Trading At A Low-Speed Valuation …

SummaryThe last straw for investors concerned about slowing growth and margin compression may have been the recent doubling of the authorized share count in connection with a recently failed acquisition.
Authorized shares are not the same as actual shares; concerns are overplayed given the recent top line growth, stable gross margins and the highest EBITDA in company history.
The fact that management […]