Big data has become the big thing recently and seems to be all anyone is talking about (besides it being the year of mobile, of course). By “big data,” we mean a concentrated effort to gather intelligence about your business so you can accomplish a deeper analysis.The fanfare isn’t unwarranted, though. Big data allows you to get a better understanding […]
How Zynga uses Big Data to ensure new game success | #HPBigData2014 Rose Meadows | August 22ndREAD MOREIn gaming, analysis is critical and needs to take place in real-time. You would think the pressure of real-time analytics would cause stress for something as complex as video gaming, but that’s not the case with Zynga. At Hewlett-Packard, Co.’s Vertica Big Data […]
Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS.To learn more click hereThe German index fell during the session on Tuesday, closing just below the €9100 level. That being the case, the market looks like it’s going to continue to bounce around the €9000 handle in general, as the market needs to decide whether it wants to go […]
US equities have been going up for so long that most investors — especially those who were only recently enticed into the casino by the apparently easy money on offer — have trouble remembering the last time it was possible to lose big in stocks.Along the way, a whole slew of indices and indicators have drifted into their historical danger […]
MomentumOptionsTrading.com Midday Update for 8/5/2014Trade of the Week – Is RealD the Real Deal or a Done Deal?1:00 p.m. (EST)RealD (RLD, $10.47, down $0.15) will be reporting their numbers after the close today. The company is expected to earn a profit of $0.11, on average. The chance for an earnings surprise is high, as the 11 analysts that cover the […]
SummaryA prolonged bull market has provoked questions about an inevitable downturn, with some pundits arguing there is more upside left, and others arguing that a major correction is imminent.
Analyses of historic trading ranges as a function of earnings per share for specific stocks provide plausible criteria by which we might recognize substantial downside potential for stocks.
Three stocks are analyzed from […]
Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS.To learn more click hereLight Sweet CrudeThe light sweet crude market gapped to the downside at the open on Wednesday, but bounce off of the $102.00 level in order to form a positive candle. We even went as far as the $103.50 level, which of course has been resistant. We […]
by Lee Adler, Wall Street ExaminerWhile the media focuses on the meaningless short term squiggles in consumer confidence indicators, I like to look at the long term trend. I like it because US consumers in the aggregate are far better forecasters of markets and the US economy than are the professional economic and financial pundits who are so focused on […]
As evident in last Thursday’s European-bank related market jitters, today’s stretched valuations and low market volatility leave stocks vulnerable to bad news, even when the news is relatively minor as was the case last week.And equities in the more expensive market segments are particularly vulnerable. Case in point: U.S. small caps, biotech and Internet stocks suffered the most last week, […]
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”– Benjamin FranklinWhen it comes to investing, nothing will pay off more than educating yourself. Do the necessary research, study and analysis before making any investment decisions.Tonight’s video covers how defining an edge for new traders can improve your performance. We go into greater detail on what to look for […]
