Posted on October 24th, 2006 on
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Greed trumps fear
Big cap mania returns as folks show more love for the Dow diamonds ($)
12,000 reasons to sell
"The financial bear is seen as a fierce, wily creature, the bull as a simple oaf." - Chet Currier
Nasdaq ...
Continue Reading Twists And Turns
Posted on October 19th, 2006 on
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Slower growth ahead
Philly Fed
Mr. Bernanke's big adventure has only just begun
The Greenberg Indicator
Retail investors missed most of recent...
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Posted on October 17th, 2006 on
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There's no reason for easin'
An interesting primer on the business cycle
The current rally is among the 5 longest uncorrected advances on record
80% of money managers are not keeping up with the markets
Disturbing trends: dividends & earnings
Some well-known b...
Continue Reading Money Flow
Posted on October 13th, 2006 on
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Is a rising market due for a fall?
Friday the 13th tends to be scary for the bulls
Five factors that could frighten the markets
Retail sales fell in September
Hmm. CEO confidence dips to a 5-year low
How does the curr...
Continue Reading Who Ate My Cheese?
Posted on October 11th, 2006 on
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Stocks climb and sentiment declines
The crowd goes wild!
Futures traders are still short the Nasdaq 100
"Two sentiment indicators that point to still “scared†investors are the amount of money ...
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Posted on October 9th, 2006 on
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Investors look to Fed minutes and earnings
Downward revisions keep the bar low enough so most companies can manage a positive earnings surprise
South Korean stocks drop
Humanity is stupid, just not that stupid
After the Dow record: gloom or bo...
Continue Reading Pulse of Wall Street
Posted on October 4th, 2006 on
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Dow milestone passes without much celebration or sense of euphoria
Nearly all confidently made predictions about the future of the Dow turn out to be hopelessly flawed
New hope for the 2007 economy
Hope for the best, pla...
Continue Reading Short Takes
Posted on October 3rd, 2006 on
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Is the economy headed for a fall? Like usual, analysts disagree
Analysts raise oil forecast even though oil continues freefall
John Crudele's...
Continue Reading Loose Ends
Posted on October 2nd, 2006 on
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Happy Birthday, Bull Market!
"If this market gets to 12/22/06 without at least a 10% correction, it will be the longest the market has done that from a previous bull cycle high." - Kevin Haggerty
How bullish would a new Dow high be?...
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Posted on September 29th, 2006 on
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Fed chatter
Just don't worry about the core
"A good third quarter in any year is unusual and one in a mid-term election year is even more unusual. But there's no historical record of what it means for the fourth quarter....
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Posted on September 26th, 2006 on
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