The elections are over and the Republicans took over the House but not the Senate as expected. Today is D-Day for Quantitative Easing or QE2… Decision Day. Now it is time to…
It is no secret that the elections are Tuesday, November 2, and it is no secret that the FOMC under Ben Bernanke will begin the November FOMC starting November 2 and a…
Quantitative easing, or QE2, is coming to a head. What we will see depends upon whom you ask, and the verdict seems to depend on the direction of the wind each day. …
Conglomerates have enjoyed solid performance in 2010 and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) is set to report earnings on Friday morning. A market concern and a sector concern so far is that…
Yesterday we gave a straddle and strangle options trading volatility strategy for options traders to play around the unemployment report and around the notion of DJIA 11,000. The market just missed 11,000…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average was all set to see an 11,000 print this morning. After the strongest September gains in most of our lives, the psychological level would have been a…
2010 may be a directionless year for the stock markets so far, but shares of conglomerates are outperforming and more upside is expected. The five largest conglomerates we follow are all higher…
This week brought about 5 of the 30 Dow Jones Industrial Average components that have reported earnings this earnings season. We have a mixed fanfare so far, but next week we have…
Maybe the markets felt directionless for most of Friday ahead of earnings season, but the trading action of this week might make some wonder if a Double-Dip Recession is less likely. The…
The calls for another crash are becoming more and more resounding. The double-dip recession, depending upon its severity, would certainly help the arguments for a potential new market crash… Imagine the DIAMONDS…
Twitter has, by most estimates, 100 million members, which makes it one of the largest social networks in the world. All major media companies are on Twitter and some have more than…
Wikimedia CommonsToday was very confusing for traders. You had a housing number that may have incorrectly gave a feeling that housing is about to rapidly get back on its feet and we…
We are getting more and more caution from technicians and fundamental analysts that bring back the notion and fears of another market correction. Some are expecting far worse than just a correction. …
The big technical level in the S&P 500 Index was 1,085, but that feels like some time ago. There is no magic trick on a technical level of 10,000 on the Dow…
Friday marked month-end for January in the financial markets. There have been many efforts out there to discuss the market’s direction, but perhaps the one issue that traders will be using to…
