Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

The analysis published under this topic are as follows.

Friday, July 03, 2009

Economic Recovery Green Shoots Doused with Herbicide / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Well, that green shoots guff got one on the chin yesterday and stocks got mauled by the bears. The S&P 500 dived 2.85% and oil closed off 3.75% as a sobering Non Farm Payrolls slumped 467k, about 100k more than the wide eyed consensus expectation. Lookout below! The U.S. unemployment rate (red) Versus the S&P 500 monthly chart since 1993. Mmmmmm. Also worthy of a mention is that as those green shoots wither, oil has taken out trendline support and now targets the recent low at 66.25 and the 3rd of June low at 64.95.

Friday, July 03, 2009

U.S. Unemployment Soars Whilst Fed Funnels More Cash to the Banksters / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

Employment situation takes a turn for the worse

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.  Job losses were widespread across the major industry sectors, with large declines occurring in manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Profiting From Stock Market Sector Dead Cat Bounces / Stock-Markets / Sector Analysis

By: DeepCaster_LLC

To profit from Sector Dead-Cat Bounces one must first determine which Sectors do not Dead-Cat Bounce.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Stock Market Seasonality What is Going to Happen with the Upcoming July 4th Holiday? / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Angelo_Campione

This issue combines a feature on seasonality with our outlook. With the rally progressing into the July 4th holiday, what will happen next?

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Stock Market and Dollar Upward Wedge Patterns - Signs of the times / Stock-Markets / CRB Index

By: Garry_Abeshouse

Over the last 12 months, the USD and now US equities, have formed bearish upward wedge formations on the charts. Upward wedges are usually well defined patterns showing weakening upward momentum, hence the shape. These patterns are known to be very common in stocks during bear markets and were especially so during the period 1929 to 1932.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Stock Markets Jump Out Of The Gate Before Fading / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

Despite the weakish US mortgage applications, ADP jobs and ISM numbers, it looks like your friendly fund manager is front running the perma-bull, expected 2nd half recovery green shoots story. He also went pilling into stocks at the off yesterday running the Dow up 133 points. Food stocks were the big winners with Kraft up 5% and General Mills raising its 2010 guidance. However stocks failed to maintain their upward momentum and pared their gains in low volume trading, following decidedly downbeat comments from GM (government motors) about creditor payments, weakness in financials and disappointing auto sales. Add to this too, the Governator I.O.U of California declaring a state of “fiscal emergency” put the pressure on.

Thursday, July 02, 2009

Million Dollar Question, What's Next for S&P 500 Stock Market Index / Stock-Markets / Stock Market Valuations

By: Prasoon_Gopal

S&P 500 has rallied over 40% in the last 3 months. It takes over 5 years under "normal" circumstances for such a rally to occur. But again, folks will say, it takes as many years for 50% downside as well. So, i will rest this discussion at peace.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Rising Financial Markets See Brighter Times / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: Aden_Forecast

It’s been a wild ride this past year, but the markets are now on the upswing. Following a rough year where most of the markets dropped sharply, then stayed dull for a while, they’re finally headed higher. Most important, these are significant rises.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Faber & Greenspan: Shills for Fed Snake Oil on Deflation and Hyperinflation / Stock-Markets / Market Manipulation

By: Adrian_Ash

"Just how can the Fed credibly promise to be irresponsible...?"

HERE'S A THOUGHT – that tiny handful of investors and analysts warning how Fed policy risks hyper-inflation are in fact doing the central bank's work.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Investors Buying into a Stock Market with Falling Corporate Earnings / Stock-Markets / Corporate Earnings

By: John_Browne

Through its rhetoric and actions, the Obama Administration has made it clear that no matter the current or future costs, the federal government will not allow a collapse of the banking system. The resulting aura of certitude has, in turn, encouraged investors to roll the dice one more time. Some of these investors are likely trying to make good prior investment losses through speculative trading in U.S. equities. The surety of the government guarantee has sadly allowed them to overlook the fact that U.S. corporate earnings continue to fall.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Yields in Stocks Versus Treasuries are Abnormally High / Stock-Markets / Dividends

By: John_Handbury

The “yield” from stocks is simply the amount earned by the stock divided by the price that the stock trades at.  So the “yield” on the S&P500 is the inverse of the P/E ratio, in percent.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

How to Profit From Japan's Stock Market Shareholder Crisis / Stock-Markets / Japanese Stock Market

By: Money_Morning

Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: KYOTO, Japan - Mention Japan and many people think of Geisha, castles and samurai. Mention investing in Japan and the image of an impenetrable wall comes to mind.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Stock Market S&P 500 Index Trend Update for July 2009 / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: INO

Today I'm going to take another look at the S&P 500 Index. It appears that some of the rose coloring on traders' glasses is beginning to wear thin. Many more traders now perceive this as a two way trading market as opposed to a one way street we witnessed in March and April.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Financial Markets Bi Annual Review / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: GoldCore

With the end of the second quarter it is important to take stock and review how various assets have performed so far in 2009.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

Stock Market Ends Second Quarter With a Whimper / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: PaddyPowerTrader

The unexpected fall in US consumer confidence and a Fannie Mae report showing a rise in mortgage delinquencies startled still-sleepy markets yesterday. The Conference Board’s measure fell by nearly six points in June to 49.3, as both the current conditions and expectations indices fell. That spooked equities, with the Dow Jones going from up about 20 points to down 85 points in short order. The entrails of the confidence report were not encouraging.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Is the U.S. Fed Juicing the Stock Market? / Stock-Markets / Market Manipulation

By: Mike_Whitney

Why has the stock market been on a 3-month tear when the economy is undergoing the worst economic contraction since the Great Depression? The S&P 500 has shot up 40% from its low on March 9 and the Dow Jones Industrials have followed close behind. Is this a typical bear market rally or is the invisible hand of the Fed goosing the markets?

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Financial Stocks XLF ETF at a Crossroads / Stock-Markets / Banking Stocks

By: Mike_Paulenoff

From a technical perspective, my eyes are focused on the Financial Select Sector SPDR (NYSE: XLF), which we notice is attempting to hurdle both the sharply declining 200 DMA (11.95) and key resistance between 12.35 and 12.70. If prices manage to break above the 12.35/70 resistance zone, then we should expect upside acceleration towards 14.00/50 thereafter. In that 40% of the XLF is compromised of JPM (12.2%), WFC (10.32%), BAC (9.64%) and GS (6.79%) and in that all of the aforementioned stocks show a similar bullish coil pattern (with the exception of GS, which has a more powerful set-up than the others).

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

What Happened on the Banking Index Yesterday? / Stock-Markets / Banking Stocks

By: Marty_Chenard

Given the action on the Banking Index in the past week, it is only fair that I post an update on this index today.

The Banking Index has been one of those fascinating charts that has been amazing relative to support and resistance levels.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Stock Markets To Finish The Quarter With Huge Percentage Gains / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2009

By: BrewerFX

The September British Pound surged to the upside overnight despite news that the U.K. economy shrank more than previously forecast. The U.K. Gross Domestic Product report showed that during the first quarter the economy suffered its biggest contraction since 1958. Weakness was seen across the board in the economy as everything from construction to services showed some sort of weakness.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Stock Market Index Trading New Signal / Stock-Markets / Stock Index Trading

By: Angelo_Campione

Official signal: CASH on SPX __ __ __ __
CASH on NDX __ __ __ __