Analysis Topic: Stock & Financial Markets

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Friday, March 01, 2013

Financial Storm Worse Than 2008 Coming as Seniors Steal From Youth / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Bloomberg

Hedge fund icon Stanley Druckenmiller sat down for a rare one-on-one interview with Bloomberg Television's Stephanie Ruhle, saying that he's decided to speak out now because he sees "a storm coming, maybe bigger than the storm we had in 2008, 2010."

Druckenmiller said that the mushrooming costs of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, with unfunded liabilities as high as $211 trillion, will bankrupt the nation's youth an pose a much greater danger than the debt currently being debated in Congress. He said, "While everybody is focusing on the here and now, there's a much, much bigger storm that's about to hit...I am not against seniors. What I am against is current seniors stealing from future seniors."

Friday, March 01, 2013

Epic Crisis... and Vast Prosperity / Stock-Markets / Technology

By: DailyWealth

Porter Stansberry writes: I have become well-known in financial circles for doom-and-gloom themes.

That's mainly because my professional life as a financial writer and analyst happened to correspond with the largest speculative bubbles in history.

As a result, I spent most of my 30s writing about one disaster or another... from the collapse of MCI-WorldCom and the dot-com/telecom bubble... to the mortgage/housing bubble... to today's sovereign-debt bubble (which, by the way, is the largest and most dangerous bubble yet... by a wide margin).

Friday, March 01, 2013

How to Invest for QE Forever / Stock-Markets / Investing 2013

By: Money_Morning

Diane Alter writes: When Ben Bernanke testified before Congress Tuesday and Wednesday, he staunchly defended his easy- money policies like quantitative easing, or "QE Forever."

"We do not see the potential costs of the increased risk-taking in some financial markets as outweighing the benefits of promoting a stronger economic recovery," the Federal Reserve chairman said.

Friday, March 01, 2013

Stock Market Dow Theory Shines Through / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Christopher_Quigley

What a market. Even the most experienced traders that I know are having a difficult time getting a handle on what is happening. Wednesday’s market action caught a lot of folk napping.
Monday’s 216 point drop in the Dow Industrials convinced many that finally the much anticipated market “correction” had arrived.

The slight “uptick” on Tuesday was a classic VIX buy signal but it turned out to be a trap. Those traders who shorted the market on the 26th were pulverized by the bullish 175 Dow point move on the 27th.

Friday, March 01, 2013

A Close Encounter With Zombiedom / Stock-Markets / Quantitative Easing

By: Bill_Bonner

Ben Bernanke spoke out on Tuesday, leaving no doubt where he stands on the QE issue. To print or not to print? He hardly seemed to think about it. Instead, he announced himself four-square in favor. If there is to be any prudence or propriety at America's central bank, it won't be on his watch!

This seemed to put some starch into investors' nerves. After a big sell-off on Monday... and a bounce on Tuesday... they went back into the markets yesterday with a single-minded command: "Buy!"

Friday, March 01, 2013

Stocks, Bonds and Dollar Markets Review / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013

By: Puru_Saxena

According to our methodology, Wall Street is currently in correction mode and this is not the time to invest fresh capital in stocks. It is notable that although major US indices advanced on Tuesday and Wednesday, volume was very low and this warrants caution. Moreover, volume picked up during Thursday's late stage sell-off and this negative action suggests that the ongoing stock market pullback may continue.

Friday, March 01, 2013

The Recent Fed FOMC Minutes Should Anger Every Investor / Stock-Markets / US Federal Reserve Bank

By: Casey_Research

With gold dropping nearly 3% on February 20, we at Casey Research had to look closely at the FOMC minutes, which were partially responsible for that movement. Since there are quite a few highlights, I have split this analysis into three sections: the confusion over the minutes in the market; the ambiguous language hinting at deep problems; and a few quotes to make your blood boil.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

How to Trade Stock Market POMO Manipulation / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Chris_Vermeulen

This week I talked about how the uptrend is to be the focus of trading positions until a down trend is actually confirmed via price and volume action. The SP500 was very close to reversing down this week but with the POMO’s (permanent open market operations) scheduled largest injection of money for February of over $5 billion dollars sent stocks soaring jamming stocks back up into its uptrend.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Warning: Stock Market Likely to Crash From Here, 50% Drop! / Stock-Markets / Financial Crash

By: Dr_Martenson

I don't relish the job of constantly pointing out the risks to the equity markets. But since few on Wall Street seem willing (or able) to do this, I'm "making the call" for a market correction, as enough variables have aligned to indicate a high likelihood of stocks heading downwards from here.

I've only given one other such warning about equities before, and that was in March of 2008, when I warned of the possibility of a 40% to 60% decline in stock prices by Fall. I am making a similar call today, with the understanding that I am usually a bit early to the game with my views.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Cash Alternatives: Making Money Work for You / Stock-Markets / Investing 2013

By: Don_Miller

Just what are "cash" and "cash options?" Some of us take those terms for granted, but after a recent article on sector allocation, one of our subscribers wrote in asking for clarification. Money Forever recommends holding approximately one-third of your portfolio in cash or cash options, but what does that really mean?

To clear up any confusion, "cash options" are not publicly traded options. "Cash alternative" is probably a more appropriate phrase.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Stock Market Rally is Over, Time to be Short / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

The rally is over. It took the form of an ending diagonal, which implies a complete breakdown from the rally. Time to be short.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Historic Collapse of Corrupt Monetary System Gritty Questions / Stock-Markets / Financial Markets 2013

By: Jim_Willie_CB

The typical articles over the last many years have featured a particular theme. In the last few months, the central theme in Jackass articles has been the isolation and demise of the USDollar, how it is happening, why it must happen, and its importance in the restoration of the global financial structure. But this week, a sudden urge has come to address an overwhelming list of critical gritty questions. They crop up with clients, colleagues, and friends. More than a crisis, it is more accurately described as a collapse of a corrupt inequitable monetary system, and a desperate defense by the major Western bankers to preserve their power over nations and their governments, alongside a vile vicious violent attempt by the United States to maintain its privilege as owner of the vast USDollar counterfeit machinery, as controller of vast banking pillars of paper columns, and as commander of a vast military. The current monetary system has a debt foundation, which is collapsing in lockstep with the rapid breakdown in the sovereign bond market. The last four years have seen a long drawn-out unstoppable process, where the collapse cannot be avoided and must happen. The pathogenesis is obvious to those in the Sound Money camp. The blossom of corruption and complete banker criminal immunity has only hastened the urgent need for the collapse. The cadaver in Intensive Care cannot be revived with more intravenous applications of contaminated money, the body dead since September 2008. Insolvent systems rush to the crash zone, where efforts can only delay the outcome.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Good News Only Goes So Far, Stock Market Should Reverse Hard / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

Here are two different takes on the Durable Goods Report:

(Bloomberg) Orders for U.S. durable goods excluding transportation equipment climbed in January by the most in a year, indicating business investment is holding up.

(ZeroHedge) As expected, the January Durable Goods was a big miss to expectations, printing at -5.2% on an anticipated plunge in aircraft orders, worse than the expected -4.8%, and a plunge from the downward revised 4.3% in December. However, where there was a glimmer of hope, was the ex-transportation number, which rose modestly from 1.0% to 1.9%, on expectations of a 0.2% flat print.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Don’t Be Fooled by Multi-Year Stock Market Highs / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: InvestmentContrarian

George Leong writes: The equities market continues to hover near its multi-year highs. There are still many Wall Street analysts who suggest that the bulls are in full control and will drive stocks higher.

Investor sentiment had been extremely bullish in each session since the start of the year, but a neutral rating was reported on February 21–22, as shown in the chart below.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Gold, Copper, and Crude Oil Forecast Recent Stock Market Selloff / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: J_W_Jones

For the past several weeks, everywhere I looked all I could find was bullish articles. After the fiscal cliff was patched at the last second, prices surged into the 2013 and have since climbed higher all the way into late February.

I warned members of my service that this runaway move to the upside which was characterized by a slow grinding move higher on excessively low volume and low volatility would eventually end violently. I do not have a crystal ball, this is just based on my experience as a trader over the years.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Mergers and Stock Market Tops / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Clif_Droke

A prominent feature of the stock market recovery since 2009 has been the declining trading volume trend. NYSE trading volume has visibly diminished over the last four years after reaching a climax in March 2009 (see below chart).

To many savvy investors this is a negative sign which forebodes disaster. A declining volume trend suggests a lack of broad-based participation; and while it's true that this is detrimental to the market's long-term health, the dynamics of today's market have changed from that of yesteryear. A market can rally on declining volume for weeks, months or even year at a time without seriously jeopardizing the market's forward momentum. What's the reason for this anomaly?

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Stock Market Pop-n-Drop / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Anthony_Cherniawski

It appears that we may be in for a “pop-n-drop” move this morning as an effort is made to kick the market higher.  However, it appears that Intermediate-term resistance at 1494.11 and/or Cycle Bottom resistance at 1495.62 may hold and propel SPX lower. 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The Money in Your Savings Accounts Doesn't Really Exist! / Stock-Markets / Fiat Currency

By: GoldSilver

Best selling author Mike Maloney is launching a new video series on gold and silver, airing on YouTube starting February26th

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Stock Market Big Reversal Off The Gap Up... / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: Jack_Steiman

And that's normally how tops are put in for the short-term. It doesn't mean the market will get killed from here. It shouldn't, but it should drift lower for a while with plenty of up days. The key here for the day is the fact that we had a strong reversal off the gap-up tops, closing well below the opening prints. Based on some negative divergences around just about everywhere, it does mean we should go lower, still, in time before finding solid footing for more upside action. When markets back test off the top you want to see how that back test gets handled. We saw near equal highs today, but with those nasty oscillators abounding, the back test failed as it should have.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Italian Election Concerns Torpedo the Stock Market Rally / Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2013

By: PhilStockWorld

Courtesy of Doug Short. The US indexes rose at the open on optimism from Europe, with all eyes on the big vote in Italy. The benchmark S&P 500 hit its intraday high about 30 minutes into trading and then began pulling back as post-election concerns began circulating. The index appeared to stabilize later in the morning around the opening price, but the afternoon witnessed an accelerating selloff to the worst daily decline since 2.37% swan-dive the day after the US Presidential election. The index closed at its intraday low, probably not a good sign for tomorrow, off 1.83%.