Every month, we review the latest BAML survey of global fund managers. Among the various ways of measuring investor sentiment, this is one of the better ones as the results reflect how managers are allocated in various asset classes. These managers oversee a combined $600b in assets.The data should be viewed mostly from a contrarian perspective; that is, when equities […]
Stock Trading Alert: Stocks Extended Short-Term Uptrend – New All-Time Highs Ahead?By: Paul Rejczak | Mon, Apr 13, 2015SharePrintEmailStock Trading Alert originally published on April 13, 2015, 6:25 AM:Briefly: In our opinion, no speculative positions are justified.Our intraday outlook is neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday outlook (next 24 hours): neutralShort-term outlook (next 1-2 weeks): neutralMedium-term outlook (next 1-3 […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, adding to recent gains, after deal news including a bid from FedEx for a Dutch peer suggested companies still see value in the market.Healthcare stocks led the advance on the SP 500 with biotech shares up after four days of losses. The Nasdaq Biotech index .NBI added 1.8 percent, while the […]
Belski: Not surprised by jobs, Fed still raises later 2015
The U.S. added 126,000 jobs in March. Brian Belski, BMO Capital Markets, doesn’t think the bad jobs number will affect the Federal Reserve raising rates later this year.
U.S. stocks will likely plummet on Monday, especially with the disappointing March jobs report.Markets are closed on Good Friday, and the Monday afterwards is […]
Source: “11g poker chips” by Logan Ingalls from South Boston, MA, USA. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsGive up now if you’re looking for a totally safe biotech stock. They don’t exist.But if you’re looking for a biotech stock that is relatively safe compared to most others, that’s a different story. And there’s one biotech that is arguably the […]
Here’s a quick, executive summary of stories from this past abbreviated trading week, with a link to the full articles online. Markets were closed Friday.
Martin Weiss visits a small farming community of Japanese immigrants in Brazil.
Cyber Security LeadersAs promised, Martin Weiss gives you additional insights into cyber security companies, including some new analysis and the names of specific companies to […]
Stock Trading Alert: More Short-Term Uncertainty As Investors Await Quarterly Earnings ReleasesBy: Paul Rejczak | Thu, Apr 2, 2015SharePrintEmailStock Trading Alert originally published on April 2, 2015, 6:39 AM:Briefly: In our opinion, no speculative positions are justified.Our intraday outlook is now neutral, and our short-term outlook is neutral:Intraday outlook (next 24 hours): neutralShort-term outlook (next 1-2 weeks): neutralMedium-term outlook (next […]
Weakness in healthcare, industrial and energy shares dragged benchmarks significantly lower on Tuesday. The energy sector took a beating after oil prices dropped. Yesterday’s decline pulled the Dow into the red for the quarter, while S&P 500 managed meager gains.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow […]
on weekends and tweet any changes during the week at @humblestudent.I would love to say that I am right all the time, but the market gods will humble anyone who does that (hence the name of my blog “Humble Student of the Markets”). Last week, I was leaning bullish (see The bulls are alright), but that directional bet worked […]
