Again, the S&P Oscillator
For all of you out there searching for the S&P Oscillator that Cramer talks about on Mad Money, stop looking, you won't find it. About th...

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Happy Father’s Day
A much better day overall. We were due and the market delivered. For the week just ended, the Dow gained +0.80% while the S&P 500 declined -0.05%,...

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Next Week’s Q&A
One week from today, I'm scheduled to do another stocks only Q&A. (Occasionally I offer members the opportunity to submit stocks for me to review at the...

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So, What Do You Do For A Living?
Earlier this week a member asked me the following question: "I have recently begun trading full time. On a recent stint in a part-time, tempora...

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Kirk’s Mailbag
As usual, I had a number of interesting questions to choose from for this week’s mailbag. Here are the topics I’ll cover this week: What...

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Life Can’t Get Much Better for David Einhorn
Life can’t get much better for David Einhorn, basking in the glory of his bet against Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (LEH) winnings while earning...

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Mid Morning
Well I am probably the last to know but the S&P 500 Total Return Index (so regular SPX plus dividends) can be charted on BigCharts.com with ticker SPYZ. Seems useful to me.The...

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Stat of the Day: In Back to Back Sessions Dow Gives up 100 + Point Gain
After seven trading sessions of triple digit losses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since a high of 13,170 on May 19, the major U.S. financial...

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********* Scheduling Conflict ***********
I will be out today, at the U.S. Open in La Jolla, CA. I will wrap up the week that was over the weekend. Have a great day--

Another Ominous Sign: Pickup in General Electric Put Option Volume
As if there wasn’t enough negativity surrounding General Electric Inc. (GE), there is some notable bearish put option activity picked up by...

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Slightly Better Than Expected CPI
Good morning. The CPI for May rose +0.6% influenced by higher energy prices. The report was mostly inline with expectations and has helped premarket sentiment. In other news, chatter that Lehman will receive an investment ...

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