Submitted by Pater Tenebrarum via Acting-Man.com,A Look at the Broader Market’s InternalsWe have previously discussed the stock market’s deteriorating internals, and in light of recent market weakness want to take a brief look at the broader market in the form if the NYSE Index (NYA). First it has to be noted that a majority of the stocks in the NYA […]
A Look at the Broader Market’s InternalsWe have previously discussed the stock market’s deteriorating internals, and in light of recent market weakness want to take a brief look at the broader market in the form if the NYSE Index (NYA). First it has to be noted that a majority of the stocks in the NYA are already in bearish trends. […]
REUTERS/Brendan McDermidTwitter CEO Dick Costolo, right, celebrates the Twitter IPO with Twitter founders, from left, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone and Evan Williams on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, November 7, 2013.The European Central Bank (ECB) just put out an interesting study looking at whether Twitter and Google can be used to predict stock market […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MarketWatch) — It’s a bad sign for the stock market that many investors are souring on the hedge fund industry.That’s because hedge funds are in the business of — I know you’ll be surprised by this — hedging. In essence, the average hedge fund offers investors a trade-off: In return for outperformance during bear markets, it lags […]
Gold Up 11% in Euro This Year As Currency Wars IntensifyGold has risen 11% versus the euro in 2015
Builds on 12% gains against the euro in 2014
Sentiment poor despite reasonable performance
Gold performing well considering significant gains in stocks and dollar
Dollar centric view misleading
Currency wars intensifying
Complacency and hubris rife
Gold rose 12% against the euro in 2014 and so far in 2015, […]
I’m currently working on creating better indicators of stock market sentiment. Above is a five-day moving average of the equity put/call ratio: the ratio of put volume traded for all listed individual stocks divided by their call volume (no index volume included; raw data from e-Signal). You can see that spikes in the ratio have corresponded pretty well with buying […]
MARKET SUMMARY- Stocks and oil fall together. Weaker world economy? Increased supply? Does it matter?- Yearend rally is off the rails, but leaders continue holding the line, holding out the chance for a little Christmas magic.- IEA cuts its oil forecast as well.- Michigan Sentiment surges as citizens accept lower growth, lower standards of living as the new normal.- Looking […]
During the 2012 presidential election, USA Today ran a daily feature in which its technology partner, Topsy (since acquired by Apple), provided a sentiment score for each candidate. On May 1st, the first day the feature ran, for instance, Barack Obama scored 34 and Mitt Romeny scored 26. On November 7th, the day after the election, Obama scored 85 and […]
New Internet Monitor Report: “Russia, Ukraine, and the West: Social Media Sentiment in the Euromaidan Protests”October 02, 2014Internet Monitor is delighted to announce the publication of “Russia, Ukraine, and the West: Social Media Sentiment in the Euromaidan Protests,” the fourth in a series of special reports that focus on key events and new developments in Internet controls and online activity.The […]
Guest Post: Ryan Gushue, EnplugOne of the oft repeated axioms in the industry is “Content is King.” You may have a flawless hardware implementation and a perfect software configuration — but without a comprehensive content strategy, your project is destined for mediocrity.Traditional solutions to this issue range from paying a content provider, to licensing stock signage fodder, to dedicating in-house […]
