Wikimedia CommonsNot professional investors.This is not how you learn about investing. Via The Wall Street Journal’s Jason Zweig:This past week, some of the hottest portfolios in the country—funds with names like Canyonville, Westminster and Passaic Valley—shut down after racking up spectacular returns.These aren’t hedge funds. They are play-money funds run by high-school students for a stock-picking contest.[…]Ryan McCabe and Vincent Botti, […]
All Eyes on Stock Market New HighsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 10, 2015 – 06:30 PM GMTBy: WavePatternTradersDOWFinally it seems we may just see that new all time high to complete the ending diagonal pattern we have been following for the last few months, more importantly it also seems the DOW has also caught up with the SPX, which is […]
A “Goldilocks” jobs report from the government Friday helped lift markets – by goldilocks analysts have said this was a number that showed growth for the U.S. economy …but not enough to push the Fed to raise rates anytime soon. So the market got the best of both worlds. Futures leaped on the data and indexes stayed firm all day […]
Stock Market Deflationary Outcome. It’s ComingStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 08, 2015 – 10:39 AM GMTBy: Tim_WoodThe reality is that ever since the 2000 top, both the economy and the stock market have been trying to deflate. It has been these deflationary forces that the Money Masters have been fighting. In the process, they created the housing bubble, the 2007 […]
Tim Boyle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWilliam McNabb, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Vanguard GroupHe also believes index funds will continue to outperform actively managed funds. From 2007 to 2014, index funds saw inflows of $1 trillion, while actively managed funds saw outflows of $659 billion.”It’s the triumph of low-cost investing, and I do think that’s a secular […]
RobinhoodBaiju Bhatt and Vladimir Tenev.See AlsoAndreessen Horowitz VC Chris Dixon: In the next few years, we’ll see 10 companies worth a billion dollars in New YorkSean Rad gave a cringeworthy defense for why Tinder charges its older users more moneyUber has delivered 30 million rides in New York City since launching four years agoInspired by the 2011 Occupy Wall Street […]
Khailee Ng (left) and Dinesh Bhatia (right), co-founder and CEO of TradeHeroIn the past, Tech in Asia has referred to TradeHero as one of the best startups in Singapore. The firm offers an app that lets users trade virtual money based on real-world stock market data. Essentially, it’s a game, but with interesting implications.On TradeHero, users who are less familiar […]
While the indexes had a nice 2 day rally Fri/Mon, it was difficult to really trust it because some secondary indicators (such as the NYSE McClellan Oscillator we cite often) have been trending in the wrong way. Today was a good example of why you want those secondary indicators to be in our favor before going all in, on a […]
Benchmarks ended in the green for the second straight session on Monday boosted by a handful of upbeat earnings results. Meanwhile, investors continued to focus on economic data to gauge the timing of an interest rate hike. An expansion in the Eurozone’s manufacturing activity in April also boosted investor sentiment. The S&P 500 touched its highest level since Apr 28 […]
Stock Market Last Hurrah?Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 04, 2015 – 07:20 PM GMTBy: Andre_GratianCurrent Position of the MarketSPX: Long-term trend – The bull market is still intact.Intermediate trend – Is the 7-yr cycle sketching an important top?Analysis of the short-term trend is done on a daily basis with the help of hourly charts. They are important adjuncts to the […]
