Bank of America Merrill Lynch is getting more bullish for its 2013 S&P 500 market outlook. The new target is 1,600. The problem is that the macroeconomic call is saying that stocks…
In the age of health care reform, today’s news will sound ridiculous to just about any investor. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEMKT: DIA) is making a crazy change among its 30…
The three major U.S. stock indexes opened flat this morning as world markets didn’t want to jump the gun on today’s announcement from the FOMC. The report on new claims for unemployment…
The eurozone bailout approval and the coming announcement (or continued hint) of additional quantitative easing from the FOMC is not adding to the banks at the current time. We saw a “Sell the…
The short interest in the actively traded cult stocks and low-priced shares seems to always contain some big surprises. That is again the case as of the August 31 settlement date. We…
We tracked the short interest in the following NYSE most actively traded stocks: Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK), Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NYSE: AMD), American International Group…
You might not exactly be seeing a total “sell the news” reaction to Germany’s constitutional court rejection of a challenge to block a permanent eurozone rescue fund. This is great news for Angela Merkel…
So what if the jobs numbers were a huge disappointment. There are many stocks on the move this morning after the huge Chinese stimulus package and on the heels of yesterday’s bond-buying…
Jon OggThe S&P 500 is trying to break out all over again. Today we are analyzing the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEMKT: SPY) as it is the most liquid of all ETFs. The ETF…
Moody’s is panning the U.S. banking sector yet again. In an updated credit profile on Tuesday, Moody’s said, “The outlook for the US banking system remains negative, with ongoing challenges in the operating…
Research firm SNL Financial has released its list of the top 50 U.S. banks at the end of the second quarter of 2012. The eleven largest banks are JPMorgan Chase & Co.…
When it comes to making investment decisions among households with at least $3 million in assets to invest, more than 75% of men believe they are better qualified to decide than their…
Paul Ausick The short interest in the actively traded cult stocks and low-priced shares is often highly volatile. We tracked some rather large moves up and down in this group for the August 15 settlement…
The short interest in the stocks with the largest positions as of August 15: Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) down 2% to 220 million shares. Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) up…
The short interest in bank stocks looks to be one where investors and speculators are easing up on their attacks of the quality banks if you review the short interest changes from…
