Stock markets around the world have been posting big losses for the last few days. The route was especially rough this morning, with the DOW Jones at one point falling 1,000 points in less than an hour. At the heart of the current slide is an issue which could impact many tech companies: economic weakness in China.Two weeks ago China’s […]
Indexing is the new stock picking.It is, by far, the most efficient way to obtain a low-cost and diversified portfolio. So it makes sense that index funds are gobbling up the financial markets. But that has some people concerned. What will happen when indexing gets so large that it becomes “the market”? Will prices become less efficient? Will the market […]
The main theme of the year so far has been the volatility in the tech stocks, with may high fliers dropping overnight, including the biotech darlings of the last few years. The money seems to be rotating into the materials. The possible reversal of the US Dollar strength along with firming in the price of energy has contributed. I have […]
All-Time Highs in the Stock Market are Perfectly NormalBy Ben Carlson· Wednesday,August20th,2014By Ben Carlson, A Wealth of Common Sense
“If you think the market’s “too high” wait ’til you see it 20 years from now.” – Nick Murray
In late July the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high level of roughly 1,988. It was the 26th all-time high based on the […]
Gartner’s Svetlana Sicular posted her thoughts on 5+ Big Data Companies to Watch on June 17, 2014. In it, Pivotal is listed as one of those Big Data companies to watch. With an important caveat.We feel this falls in line with our vision that there is a much bigger picture than just big data, and big data’s future depends on ingraining it […]
Analysis provided by Ashton Fraser, learn more about his trading strategies at Forex Reversal. Well, the first week of June has come to a close, and what started off as something potentially promising, due to what occurred from mid to late May, turned into a pretty dry week all round. I was cautiously hoping there would be a break, […]
by Raul de FrutosThe relationship between the stock market and metal prices changes from time to time. However, when the stock market plunges, history repeats itself and as fears of an economic downturn increase, consumer spending decreases and metal prices fall with the stock market.It’s in these situations when buying forward can become riskier than not hedging at all. Companies […]
Get Forex buy/sell signals directly to your email and by SMS. To learn more click hereJuly Comex High Grade Copper futures are trading slightly lower in the pre-market session. The high and low are inside the previous session’s range, suggesting trader indecision and impending volatility.Daily July Comex High Grade CopperThe main trend is down on the daily chart. The main […]
Stock Market Emotions Vs Reasonable Bearish ArgumentStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 15, 2014 – 02:25 PM GMTBy: Anthony_Cherniawski
I am certain that you have already read some blog (or two) calling for the market to go higher. So be it. Here is the bearish argument. Not very many analysts look for a Triangle Wave (b). […]
Why Is Goldman Sachs Warning That The Stock Market Could Decline By 10 Percent Or More? By Michael Snyder, on January 13th, 2014
Why has Goldman Sachs chosen this moment to publicly declare that stocks are overpriced? Why has Goldman Sachs suddenly decided to warn all of us that the stock market could decline by 10 percent or more in […]
