$SPY, $STUDY Blowout earnings from AMZN set the stock market up for a nice bounce on Friday morning, however, with energy, materials and high-beta biotech stocks gapping down at the open, the overall upside momentum was short-lived. The Flash PMI out of China, which showed a contraction in manufacturing activities, had many investors worried. A sizable miss in June new […]
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6/6/2015 Investment House Report
* * * *MARKET ALERTS:Targets hit: None issuedBuy alerts: CYBR; QRVO; ZBBTrailing stops: None issuedStop alerts: None issuedThe market alert service is a premium level service where we issue intraday alerts relating to the general market conditions, when stocks hit action points (buy, stop, target, etc.), and when we see other information impacting the […]
Money Murder Mystery: Who Killed the Stock Market?Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 25, 2015 – 10:12 AM GMTBy: Money_MorningShah Gilani writes: Liquidity, the “life blood” that allows the world’s capital markets to function, has been murdered.Liquidity was choked violently in the bond market by the gloved hands of its erstwhile babysitter – the broker-dealers- but it bled to death in […]
Today marks the five year anniversary of the Flash Crash, the day in 2010 when the US stock market fell drastically in a matter of minutes then recovered most of the losses.Unlike sharp declines in the past, the Flash Crash happened for apparently no reason. Since then the government has launched multiple inquiries into what happened and recently charged a […]
The complaint alleges that Sarao “used an automated trading program to manipulate the market for E-Mini S&P 500 futures contracts (E-Minis) on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME),” according to the DOJ.By manipulating these futures tied to the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, Sarao allegedly “earned him significant profits and contributed to a major drop in the U.S. stock market on […]
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4/11/2015 Investment House Report
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Bitcoin Trading- BTC/USD Technical Analysis, Aug 21: Will the rally continue?
By Leon Pick on August 21, 2014 in Trading
In short, it’s a tough call. There are factors pointing in both directions. BTC/USD is coming off a rise of 10% within 24h and a 67% recovery from its flash crash to $309 on BTC-e. The question is if the rally is slowing […]
The upsurge of investor interest in high-frequency trading (HFT) caused by Michael Lewis’ book “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt” makes it important for industry professionals to come up to speed with HFT terminology. A number of HFT terms have their origins in the computer networking/systems industry, which is to be expected given that HFT is based on incredibly fast […]
SEC eyes new stock trade disclosure requirementsFacing new pressure to overhaul trading after Michael Lewis’s book “Flash Boys,” the regulator may require brokers to reveal exactly where stock trades are executed. The change would limit deals brokers make with exchanges at the expense of investors’ interests.
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shadowIn this post, I address the assertion by Michael Lewis during his 60 Minutes interview and in his new book, “Flash Boys,” that the market is “rigged” by high-frequency traders.So, is the stock market “rigged”?No. But, as Mr. Wilde said, the truth isn’t pure or simple. Read Full Article ›› TAGGED: Stock Market, Brian Schreiner
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