Wikimedia CommonsMorgan Stanley’s US equity strategy team published a note Monday titled “We Are Full of Bull.”In it, strategist Adam Parker identifies a multitude of reasons to be bullish.However, many of the more bearish folk continue to point to the S&P 500’s price-to-forward-earnings ratio (P/E), which at 17x is not reflective of a cheap market.Parker actually believes the stock market […]
Stock Market, Silver: Week in ReviewStock-Markets / Financial Markets 2015Apr 26, 2015 – 12:58 PM GMTBy: Brad_GudgeonFrom now on, I’m including silver in my updates. There are important issues on the horizon that will involve silver to a greater degree. One of those issues is: J.P. Morgan is accumulating physical silver like there’s no tomorrow; another is: silver is important […]
Think you too could “Sarao” the markets? Step right up and test your ‘spoofing’ skills…As an “old school point’n’click prop trader” he managed to set and cancel thousands of trades in milliseconds.Click image below for reaction speed test…If you can’t beat 20ms, then every HFT shop just front-ran you and executed your ‘test’ trade…It appears ‘humans’ are not capable of […]
This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics, home of the world’s most unique economic commentary.I’m putting my money where my mouth is. My 401K is entirely in equity market funds and stocks, and will stay there as long as I see the right signals from the economy and bond market. But make no mistake; I am getting ready to […]
U.S. stocks were a mixed bag on Tuesday, with the Dow ending lower after a handful of uninspiring earnings reports while the Nasdaq closed near a record high following a proposed biotech merger.Travelers, DuPont and IBM shares weighed on the Dow Jones industrial average. DuPont reported lower sales in all of its businesses and said a strong dollar would take […]
Markets Care About Money PrintingWhile the Federal Reserve has ended its quantitative easing (QE) program, central banks in Europe and Asia continue to implement ultra-easy monetary policies, which provide a tailwind for foreign stock markets. China announced additional economic stimulus last Sunday and more may be on the way. From The Wall Street Journal:
China’s central bank has long been critical […]
Stock Market Topping ScenariosStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Apr 21, 2015 – 06:28 PM GMTBy: Anthony_CherniawskiWave (v) of [c] may not be complete yet. Assuming the labels and structure are correct, we may arrive at the final target for Wave (v). Since Wave (iii) is approximately 50% larger than Wave (i), we may assume that Wave (v) may seek equality with […]
Stock Market Bears Get Slaughtered Despite Greece Counting Down to Grexit Financial ArmageddonStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Apr 20, 2015 – 04:36 PM GMTBy: Nadeem_WalayatFriday’s stock market plunge gave great hope to the bears who had been cocka-doodle-dooing all weekend that the top was once more in and that the bear market had finally definitely begun this time, only to find […]
Biotech has been one hot sector again in 2015. Two key biotech exchange traded funds are up 20% or so on average year-to-date. 247 Wall St. could not help but notice four analyst calls this past week in which upside of 50% to 100% was predicted for four biotech and specialty pharma stocks.Before just chasing these higher, investors should understand […]
US Stock Market Getting Scarier by the DayStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Apr 17, 2015 – 05:37 PM GMTBy: Clive_MaundThe giant bearish Rising Wedge in the S&P500 index shown on its 8-year chart below is now closing up rapidly and looks set to force a breakdown soon. While an upside breakout is possible, it looks highly unlikely, for a variety of […]
