Originally published August 29, 2014 at 5:41 AM | Page modified August 30, 2014 at 3:01 AM
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index delivered its fourth record high in five days Friday, ending with the biggest monthly gain since February.The milestone-crushing run capped a week when the S&P eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for the first time. And the index […]
Benchmarks ended a listless trading session nearly flat following mixed earnings reports. Investors were reluctant to bet big bucks on a day devoid of any major economic data or news. The S&P 500 was able to end above the 2K mark, but the index witnessed its lowest intra-day trading range, swinging by only 4.54 points.For a look at the issues […]
The S&P 500 closed at a record high and fellow benchmarks also ended in the green boosted by deal news. Possibility of stimulus measures in the Eurozone also lifted the benchmarks. The S&P crossed the 2000-point milestone for the first time, but failed to end above that mark. However, full day trading volume was the lowest this year.For a look […]
Positive economic reports propelled benchmarks to record highs on Thursday. Economic data on manufacturing, existing home sales, initial claims and leading economic indicators all came in positive. The four-day rally in S&P 500 boosted it to a record close. While Nasdaq closed at its highest level since Mar 31, 2000, Dow closed at the best level since Jul 24. Investors […]
Benchmarks finished its choppy session on a mixed note yesterday after Fed minutes showed officials debated about the timing of rate hike. S&P 500 and Dow finished in the green for the third straight day after they were able to pare losses following jitters from the Fed minutes. However, Nasdaq snapped its five-session rally.For a look at the issues currently […]
New deals, upbeat homebuilder confidence data and easing tensions between Russia and Ukraine handed markets strong gains on Monday. Meanwhile, investors waited for what Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi have to say at Jackson Hole, Wyo on Friday. The S&P 500 is now 1% away from its record high and Nasdaq closed above 4,500 points for the first time in […]
Benchmarks ended Friday’s session on a mixed note after renewed tension between Ukraine and Russia unnerved investors. Ukraine forces destroyed part of a Russian armored column after it entered Ukrainian soil. However, benchmarks recorded their second-straight week of gains.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure to read today’s Ahead of Wall Street articleThe Dow Jones […]
Mark Lennihan/APYale Professor Robert J. Shiller has a new piece examining the market up at The New York Times in which he notes that stocks are indeed expensive:The United States stock market looks very expensive right now. The CAPE ratio, a stock-price measure I helped develop — is hovering at a worrisome level.I wrote with some concern about the high […]
Recent posts have focused on improved versions of standard market indicators, including sentiment, Bollinger Bands, VWAP, and ticks. One of my most challenging projects, however, has focused on the creation of measures of buying and selling pressure in the stock market. My goal in creating this measure was to follow an intuition and treat supply and demand as separate, independent […]
SummaryGlobal capital flows are growing.
So much so that the net of these flows are often greater than a country’s international trade balance.
The implications of these growing capital flows for investors are discussed in the article.
©Elliott R. Morss, Ph.D. All Rights ReservedIntroductionThe law of supply and demand ultimately determines the prices of goods/services. And this holds for stock markets “prices” and […]
