
Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Long-Term Investment Case for Stocks and Commodities Stronger than Case for Bonds / Stock-Markets / Investing 2010
By: Chris_Ciovacco
In their understandably concerned state of mind in the present day, investors may have lost sight of the longer-term drivers of asset prices. Bonds, especially U.S. Treasuries, have merit presently as high levels of debt have sparked concerns about deflation. However, in the long-run, the case for stocks, commodities, commodity-related currencies, and precious metals looks quite a bit stronger than the case for bonds.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Boys From Brazil – Revisited / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Captain_Hook
The economic news just keeps getting worse and worse (and worse), validating the view we spiraling down in another recession within a larger depression. Of course the effect this is having on an ever-decreasing population of traders (only the pros are left and their numbers are shrinking too as the trade patterns become increasingly bizarre) is to become even more bearish and keep on buying puts, because at some point stocks will turn lower to reflect the fundamentals, right? Unfortunately for surface dwellers that think like this they could keep the squeeze in stocks going far longer than most would remain solvent, being just fine with the bureaucracy because this will enable them to keep the illusion alive longer theoretically.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Are Stocks a Screaming Buy Relative to Bonds, or a False Premise ? / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Mike_Shedlock
Josh Lipton writing for Minyanville is asking the question Are Stocks a Screaming Buy Relative to Bonds?
Dr. Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research takes one side of the debate and says "stocks are cheap" according to a model, now dubbed the “Fed’s Stock Valuation Model”.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
European Stock Pare Gains After Four Up days / Stock-Markets / European Stock Markets
By: PaddyPowerTrader
US stocks rose Tuesday, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its biggest gain in two weeks, following higher-than-estimated earnings and BHP Billiton’s massive $39 billion bid for Potash of Saskatchewan Bellwether stocks. Wal-Mart Stores climbed 1.2% and Home Depot jumped 3.4% as both retailers raised their full-year earnings forecasts. Potash led a rally in fertilizer shares, surging 28%, after rejecting the unsolicited takeover offer from BHP saying (according to the WSJ) BHP has to offer a “Big Boy” price, but the news led all of the fertiliser related names in Europe up with Yara +5.9%, K&S +5.7%. Johnson & Johnson gained 2.1% on news Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway increased its stake in the company.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Stock Market Investing, Sell the West on Strength, Buy the East on Weakness / Stock-Markets / Chinese Stock Market
By: Tony_Sagami
Double-dip?
I’m not talking about an ice cream cone. I’m talking about economics.
And not the U.S. economy, either, because I unfortunately believe that another recession is signed, sealed, and delivered for us.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
U.S. Treasury Bond Market Is Signaling Stock Market Trouble Ahead / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Claus_Vogt
My outlook for the economy and the stock market has steadily and significantly deteriorated since March 2010. That’s when monetary indicators started to signal renewed emerging stress in the financial system, and leading economic indicators started heading south.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Stock Market Bulls Fight Back... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Mark_McMillan
Take no action.
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Overvalued Part of a Stock Market Cycle / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Valuations
By: Richard_Daughty
I had just gotten home from arguing with the in-laws about how they were idiots for not buying gold instead of those stupid stocks and mutual funds, and their laughter was still ringing distastefully in my ears when Eric Fry here at The Daily Reckoning put up a chart of the P/E ratio of the S&P500 over the last 30 years since 1981.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Stock Market Indices Stage Strong Morning Rally, but Close Off Highs / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Harry_Boxer
The stock market indices staged a very strong rally in the morning when they gapped up strongly, formed bull flags, ran hard mid-morning, flagged again near midday, and then spiked up to the highs for the day near 1860 on the Nasdaq 100 and 1100 on the S&P 500. An afternoon rollover occurred in a 5-wave decline that closed them at the afternoon lows going away.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Slicing the Neckline Head and Shoulders Stock Index Pattern with the Elliott Wave Count / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: EWI
In the August issue of his Elliott Wave Theorist, market forecaster Robert Prechter alerted readers that the U.S. stock market was slicing the neckline of a classic head-and-shoulders pattern in technical analysis, and that this may send the market into critical condition.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Stock Market Turn Up Tuesday, POT Gets Really High / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: PhilStockWorld
BHP offered to pay $38.4Bn for POT this morning.
Is BHP high or is this market seriously undervalued? Well, for one thing, POT turned them down saying the offer ($130/share - CASH) "substantially undervalues PotashCorp and fails to reflect both the value of our premier position in a strategically vital industry and our unparalleled future growth prospects." CEO Dallas Howe continues: "We believe it is critical for our shareholders to be aware of this aggressive attempt to acquire their company for significantly less than its intrinsic value.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Stock Market Bear is Back / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: INO
The early market action on Monday, August 16th, triggered a key weekly "Trade Triangle" to the downside. Our weekly "Trade Triangle" turned red, indicating that all trends are negative and now pointing lower.
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Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Better Corporate Earnings Boost European Stock Markets / Stock-Markets / European Stock Markets
By: PaddyPowerTrader
The majority of US stocks rose Monday, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index ending a four-day slump, as technology companies helped the market overcome an earlier slide. That slide was driven primarily by concern about an economic slowdown. EBay gained 2 percent on speculation its PayPal service will be used by Google’s smartphone while Newmont Mining advanced 2 percent as gold prices jumped to a six-week high and Goldman Sachs reiterated its “overweight” rating on commodities. But Washington Pos and Corinthian Colleges both sank a hefty 8 percent plus on concern they will lose access to federal financial-aid programs.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Stock Market Poor Action Overall Continues... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Jack_Steiman
Five straight gap downs is not something that happens very often. It makes you step back and wonder what it means. Maybe it means nothing bigger picture. Maybe it means something very important. There's one thing, though, that is clear and that's the simple fact that there are now many open gaps that will keep the wallet on the hip for the bulls, and encourage the bears to get more aggressive when gaps are hit from underneath.
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Combining Economic and Stock Index Technical Analysis / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Sy_Harding

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Monday, August 16, 2010
Stock Market Mandarin Monday as China Moves into Second Place / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: PhilStockWorld

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Monday, August 16, 2010
Banking Stocks Index Shows Unusual Oversold Pattern? / Stock-Markets / Banking Stocks
By: Marty_Chenard
Last Monday, we posted the Banking Index chart and discussed its impending breakout of a triangular pattern.
As you may recall, the implications were for a 10%+ down move if it broke to the downside.
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Stock Market Bears Maintain Control... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Mark_McMillan
Recommendation: Take no action.
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Stock Market to Plunge to Below Dow 9000 by November 2010 / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: Larry_Edelson
My apologies for being so bold in the subject line. But this is one of the most important columns I’ve ever written. Why? Because today I am going to give you a major heads up on the trends I see unfolding over the next few months.
More importantly, I am also going to show you how those short-term trends are going to set the stage for the longer-term trends that you’re going to see unfold over the next few years.
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Monday, August 16, 2010
Merger and Acquisitions Bouys European Stocks / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2010
By: PaddyPowerTrader
U.S. stocks fell on again on Friday, with the S&P 500 Index dropping a fourth day in a row, as weaker-than- estimated retail sales drove down consumer shares and Intel sank to a six-month low. Nordstrom. declined 7.2% after saying expenses increased in the second quarter, while retailers J.C. Penney Co. and Kohl’s Corp both .retreated at least 3.2%. Intel, the largest maker of computer processors, fell on concern about increased competition although the better than expected Michigan consumer confidence mid afternoon did help the market rebound from the intra day lows. Utilities had the only gain among 10 industry groups in the S&P 500 after Dyneg received a takeover bid.