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Junk Bonds At Critical Juncture, Dividends & Yields Galore (JNK, HYG, PHB, HYV, PHT, PHK, AWF, HIX, HIO)

Junk bonds, or high-yield bonds are at a level that all income investors need to be paying attention to.  After a big recovery in the sector and after the markets ...
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The 13 Worst Big Stock Stories Of 2011 (BAC, DMND, FSLR, GMCR, HPQ, IPSU, SLV, KV-A, EGPT, MCP, NFLX, RIMM, SHLD)

2011 was more or less a wash for stock performance when it was all said and done.  There were several great stories and there were many duds.  24/7 Wall St. ...
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Why Gold Traders Are So Concerned (GLD, GDX, AU, GOLD, ABX)

Asking a technician or chartist about directional movement is often mind-numbing for fundamental investors.  Basing future price movement prediction solely on the past without a care about the underlying fundamentals and ...
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Gold Challenges Silver for “The Devil’s Metal” Name (GLD, SLV)

Gold continues to take it on the chin.  It all depends upon what you want to blame.  Dennis Gartman, the 50-day moving average test, or the rising U.S. Dollar against ...
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Corning Back to Attractive Long-Term Valuation, Chart Shows Trouble (GLW)

Corning Inc. (NYSE: GLW) has filed to raise capital in an automatic shelf registration today.  The reality is that this is just a shelf registration and it is not unusual ...
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Bank of America’s $5.00 Stock Chart Challenge (BAC)

Bank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has not done well with a good market nor with a bad market.  The big gap-up Monday was sold off and now the lows ...
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Charting Silver Versus Gold… Dollar/Euro Reserve Currency Challenge (SLV, GLD, FXE)

We often look for a read on gold and silver and we have a potentially interesting development underway.  We track these via iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV) and SPDR Gold Shares ...
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Has Gold Moved From ‘Safe Haven’ To ‘Risk-On’?… Reading the Charts (GLD, IAU)

Paper money was supposed to be dead, the dollar was supposed to implode, and hyperinflation from all of the bailout money and deficit spending was supposed to eat us alive.  ...
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Special Report: Chart Deaths of BRIC & Emerging Markets (EEM, VWO, EWZ, BRF, ECH, CH, RSX, TRF, CEE, EPI, PIN, IFN, IIF, FXI, GXC, TAO, HAO, CHN, TDF)

The old saying goes, "When the U.S. sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold."  But what about when Europe gets the flu and when China and India drink ...
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Is The VIX Signaling Another Selling Climax? (VXX, VXZ, SPY)

The CBOE Volatility Index, or 'The Fear Index,' is reaching levels not seen since the height of the August selling panic.  That peaked around 47 in August and we just briefly ...
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Google Takes Out $500… Chart Damage Analysis (GOOG, ORCL, YHOO, BIDU, YNDX)

Something is happening at Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG).  Something bad.  That is what its  chart is saying.  Google's stock has today broke down under the $500.00 mark for the first ...
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Is Investor Bearishness Overstated? Or Overrated?

Investors and economists vary on how much credence they are willing to give to any single survey.   The excessive bearishness of last week's AAII survey  came  as  the Dow ...
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Before E3, Activision Blizzard Still Stuck in the Mud (ATVI, ERTS, SNE, GME)

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is probably looking for anything it can find to drive its share price higher.  Whether it is social gaming or more MMORPG platform games, The ...
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Ford Fights Headwinds & Chart Into Analyst/Investor Day (F, GM, TM)

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) is set to meet with the financial community on Tuesday and its chart is at a critical juncture.  As far as the news and company, ...
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Yum! Brands Rapid Growth Is Over

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) buried some of its essential P&L data and information about its US operations in its first quarter earnings release. Most of the highlights of the report ...
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