Most global stock markets posted a weekly gain in a boring, relentless, low volatility rally. This makes it seven consecutive weeks. A sweat has not even been broken and a glass of water was not needed to refresh this market. …
Of course a market correction is inevitable. The market can't go up forever. Everyone knows that. Still market tops always seem to "surprise" traders and investors. Yet, you probably learned in kindergarten how to avoid getting caught at the top. …
The market has a way of ferreting out answers to questions that us mere humans struggle with until the opportunity has passed.
How many times have you heard a famous trader describe his secret to success as being based on …
The market has a way of ferreting out answers to questions that us mere humans struggle with until the opportunity has passed.
How many times have you heard a famous trader describe his secret to success as being based on …
Do you remember when RIMM/Blackberry went from invincible market leader in smart phones sporting a stock price of $150, then quickly collapsed to $35 in just 4 months? It has never retaken those highs and recently traded as low as …
The stock market continued its rise this week and looks poised for more. The Algerian hostage crisis has highlighted the fact that the Arab Spring might have turned into a Terrorist Summer. With the security of existing oil facilities in …
After years of cash outflow from US Equities, this week’s inflow amounted to $19 billion, the biggest weekly inflow since the 2008 meltdown. Investors that sold stocks to lock in a lower capital gains rate in 2012 and save 5% …
Holy Cow! In our Dec 23rd edition of Market Outlook, we detected that the underpinning of the market’s Teutonic plates were shifting as we felt the stirrings of a paradigm shift. And "Viola", a mediocre resolution to the fiscal cliff …
As 2012 and the markets melt/wind down with no deal yet on the fiscal cliff, one might believe that it's getting a bit late to make a deal. But, it isn't over till the fat lady sings. Although not too …
December 21, 2012 has come and gone. We humans are still here. As in the world of speculation, readying for the black swan event is necessary, but considering that the sun is due to burn out in 57 billion years, …
