The End of Gold – from the ‘Man who made too much’
Chris Mayer, writing for The Right Side, shares his notes from James Grant’s Fall Investment Conference, where famed contrarian John Paulson presented.
Gold and Oil – getting ready for a surge in 2010
Lee Lowell, Stock and Commodity Options Specialist with Investment U, evaluates the commodities market – specifically the demand drivers of gold and oil, and how to play them.
Market mildly bullish
Each weekend on Top Stocks I like to take stock of the market and see if the market has changed direction and I might need to rethink my strategy. I report how my portfolio on Wall Street Survivor is doing against the other participants from MSN’s Top …
Market mildly bullish
Each weekend on Top Stocks I like to take stock of the market and see if the market has changed direction and I might need to rethink my strategy. I report how my portfolio on Wall Street Survivor is doing against the other participants from MSN’s Top …
The market is fine and so is my portfolio
I’m back from a little vacation, had to go to a reunion of my alma mater, Fort Lauderdale High School – Home of the Mighty Flying L’s. The market did fine without me. As always I look at the same market momentum indicators on BarChart to get a sense of…
Six reasons Microsoft will keep the wind at its back
This article is written by Minyanville’s Glenn CurtisMicrosoft’s (MSFT) share price has mounted a pretty hefty comeback from its annual lows, and I’m here to tell you that I think the wind it’s had at its back is going to continue. Here are some …
Crude pushes back toward $75
If a very minor recovery in the global economy pushes oil back toward $75, what will a robust expansion do? Crude moved to $73.79 on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The reason for the rise appears to be a belief that a pick-up in business spending an…
Retail Industry is Getting Attractive
The downtrodden retail industry is on the move today. Thanks to good news from companies like Liz Claiborne (NYSE:LIZ) and Wet Seal (NASDAQ:WTSLA), investors are putting some profits in their shopping bags.
Prepare for the worst. Hope for the best. That’s the motto of the nation’s retail industry these days.
With consumers stitching their wallets shut and retailers slashing their margins in an attempt to attract the few Americans left that are willing to spend, expectations are not high for stores setting up shop in the nation’s malls.
But with low expectations come big surprises.
With the first batter of the latest earnings season, Alcoa (NYSE:AA), hitting a triple last night, optimism is on the rise. Thanks to some better-than-expected same-store sales figures…
Six reasons to keep the faith in GE
This article is written by Minyanville’s Glenn CurtisShares of General Electric (GE) are trading at a fraction of what they were just a few short years ago. However, they’re well off their lows, and there are those that say the good times will soon rol…
Retest of March lows seems unlikely
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect” — Mark Twain
One of the main arguments “perma-bears” used in justifying why the recent stock rally is (and was) destined to fail miserably, has certain…
3 Potential Mega Trades In Q4
It seems to me that we are at an inflection point in the economy. The government has blown pretty much all of its money and the economic recovery and the economy is still sputtering along. No surprise there.
So what’s going to happen? I believe that we’ll have another economic downturn which is going to push [...]
Market direction: Up, down or sideways?
This week, in fact the last two weeks, have not been that great for stocks. The market, as measured by the 1,700-stock Value Line Index, was down two weeks in a row about 5.8%. Not the 10% retracement some predicted, but still cause for some conc…
Market action cause for caution
Just a quick note of caution. I normally only write a market momentum blog once a week, but the last two days of market action should be looked at. Here is why I’m cautious:
The Value Line Index, an index of 1,700 stocks, is presently trending below i…