Political CalculationsUnexpectedly Intriguing!Tracking the Number of Publicly-Traded Companies in the U.S. Stock MarketHow many U.S. companies have been publicly listed on the AMEX, NASDAQ and NYSE stock market exchanges over each of the past 40 years?The answer is graphically presented in the following chart!In the chart, we’ve also indicated the National Bureau of Economic Research’s official periods of recession in […]
REUTERS/StringerPupils creating the Chinese flag on a canvas by using their hands dipped in red paint at a primary school in Jinan, Shandong province, in 2009.Foreign cash is streaming into China’s stocks even as the market shows signs of extreme volatility — while analysts pile on to warn that Shanghai equities are in a bubble.Here’s the Financial Times on Friday […]
A customer strolls into a bookstore, goes the popular Chinese joke, and tells the salesperson: “I’m looking for a book with no killers, but much bloodshed; with no love, but great regret; with no spies, but constant paranoia. Can you make a recommendation?” Just one, the salesperson replies: The State of the Chinese Stock Market.Then there’s this one about a […]
Ding Dong! The Wicked Bull Is DeadIf you follow the markets, you may have noticed a recent increase in “the bull is over” articles. While it is entirely possible the S&P 500 has already peaked, the evidence says it may be a bit early to declare the dawn of a new S&P 500 bear market.What Do The Facts Tell Us […]
Others note continued opportunity in biotech.Robert Christian, who analyzes hedge funds as head of research at K2 Advisors and Franklin Templeton Solutions, said biotech stock-focused managers stand out as one of his favorite strategies among the few dozen he tracks.Christian’s optimism rests on what he called exciting new technologies that justify higher company valuations.”Biotech used to be about making life […]
Stock Markets Buy and Hold is Back!Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 28, 2015 – 08:19 AM GMTBy: Rambus_ChartologyTonight I would like to show you some really big consolidation patterns in regards to some big cap tech stocks mainly the networking and semiconductors. I have shown you some of these big bases in the past but now I’m going to create […]
Stock Market Right Back Up…Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 28, 2015 – 06:21 AM GMTBy: Jack_SteimanWhen dealing with the stock market of the past five to six months there is a theme to be understood. Never judge one day’s action as if that’s the new trend to come. We have seen so many big days both to the up side […]
It was more whimper than roar, but the S&P 500 (SPX) ground to another record high last week. This achievement was scored within whisker-thin trading ranges as select measures of broader-market volatility probed 2015 lows. Now, economic data comes into focus in this holiday-shortened week and in the week following, which features the typically closely watched monthly jobs report.Volatility flared […]
CHINA’S stockmarket has often been called a casino, with share prices bearing little connection to underlying economic conditions. But while the market has strayed from growth trends in the past, its divergence over the past few months has reached new extremes. Economic growth in the first quarter fell to 7%, the slowest annual figure in six years, but stocks have […]
Stock Market Topping, Silver Price DroppingStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 24, 2015 – 02:49 PM GMTBy: Brad_GudgeonLast time I wrote, I was looking for a top in the stock market early last week near 2130-35 SPX and a 5% drop in silver. We got a 4.5% drop in silver and the stock market topped on Wednesday. Tuesday, May 26, I’m […]
