More Indications of Risk Appetite in the Stock Market

My earlier post found signs of buying interest among the indicators that I follow daily; keeping on top of those indicators before each trading day via the Twitter posts is a nice way ... ) Index (EFA); the Emerging Market Index (EEM); Consumer Discretionary Stocks (XLY); and Consumer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 15:04:00

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Market undergoes wild swings on volatility in RIL, Infy, L&T

In a highly volatile trade, the market rebounded from intraday low in late trade. Index heavyweights Reliance Industries (RIL), and Infosys triggered late volatility on the bourses. A fall in these two stocks in mid-afternoon trade had pulled the market sharply lower at about 14:25 IST. The BSE 30-share Sensex provisionally rose 101 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:54:00

TradingMarkets 10 Trading Rules: #8 - The Relative Strength Index: A Short Term Trader's Best Friend

Read More >> View All Recent Articles >> Market Updates 14: ... Stocks Seeing Further Downside In Early Afternoon Trading - U.S. Commentary 10:38 Stocks Under Considerable Selling Pressure In Mid-Morning Trading - U.S. Commentary 09:39 Stocks See Initial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 19:13:00

Market snaps five-day winning streak; Sensex drops nearly 5%

Weakness in European stocks and lower US index futures pulled the market sharply lower in what was a volatile trading session ... Minister Kamal Nath after trading hours on Tuesday, 3 November 2008, that the government will further ease foreign investment rules, including those relating to defence production.Trading in US futures [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 14:13:00

Recognizing Reversal Patterns in the Stock Market

The S&P 500 Index (ES futures contract; top chart) staged a nice turnaround in afternoon trading ... , enabling ES to retrace its day's losses. Recognizing these patterns as they emerge is a key element of trading success; turnarounds often occur when buyers/sellers cannot move markets higher/lower [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 23:29:00

Don’t Get Too Excited About This Rally

Rob Curran reports: Broad indexes have risen 20% from their lows six trading sessions ago; in this market, ... managed a similar rally between Oct. 27 and Nov. 4, when it rose 18%. When the stock market is enduring its most volatile year since the 1930s, 19% isn’t a big cushion above the lows. Futures suggest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 14:03:53

Don’t Get Too Excited About This Rally

Rob Curran reports: Broad indexes have risen 20% from their lows six trading sessions ago; in this market, ... managed a similar rally between Oct. 27 and Nov. 4, when it rose 18%. When the stock market is enduring its most volatile year since the 1930s, 19% isn’t a big cushion above the lows. Futures suggest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:23:18

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Asian Market Losses Deepen - NYTimes.com Asian stock markets headed into another day of steep falls on Thursday, led by the Nikkei 225 index, ... of three African trading blocs agree to create a free trade zone of 26 countries with a GDP ... , and if they do sell out online, don't sweat it just yet -- sweep your local stores today.Eye-Fi Explore The Eye-Fi [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 09:34:02

Stock market internals - further headway in ‘09?

Stock market internals – further headway in ’09? As investors ring out the old year, trading volume should remain light until battle-weary traders return from the holidays next week ... , and the S&P 500 Index will probably not deviate a great deal from its three-week trading range [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 12:53:25

World Markets Tumble on Last Monday in October

Last week was an ugly on stock markets, but not as terrifying it might have been ... tumbled again today. U.S. stock index futures are pointing to a sharply lower opening this morning ... carry-trade, borrowing in low-interest yen and in investing in higher-yield markets, is being unwound [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 12:52:41

Tokyo market dives more than seven percent

The Tokyo stock market continued to plummet Wednesday as the key Nikkei 225 Stock Average dropped below the 10,000 mark. The Nikkei lost 743 ... in the financial system. On currency markets at midday (0300 GMT), the dollar traded weaker ... .82 points, or 7.3 cent, to 9,412.08 in afternoon trading. The broader Topix index of all first [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 07:06:47

Stock Market Trends Are Still Not Quite Your Friends

I decided to take a fresh look at an old market pattern and see how the S&P 500 Index (SPY) ... has been up yesterday and over the past week (N = 163 trading days), the next five days in SPY have averaged ... money in the stock market, including how to lose by buying into uptrends. Those lessons seem [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:55:30

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 6/1

HCM City stocks fall on sluggish trading The VN-Index slid 1.43 points, or 0.46 percent, to close at 311.91 on Jan. 5 as trading remained sluggish ... were net buyers of 710,000 shares in Jan. 5’s trading, with a net value of 26.3 billion VND (1.5 ... to securities investors as share prices have slumped deeply. Meanwhile, gold and foreign currency markets [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:11:00

Dow Up 890 After Ten-Times Increase in Commercial Paper Sales

US equity markers were already having a very good day, even by the standards of recent high market volatility, ... Davis, an independent trader active in Treasury and stock-index futures at the Chicago Board of Trade [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 20:36:01

US SESSION: GOVT. BAILOUT PROVIDES SHORT TERM EUPHORIA, STILL ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL MARKET TURBULENCE

The dollar was battered in intraday trading as the market reacts to the announcement of another US Govt. bailout ... in the marketplace. Equity futures are pointing higher in the US, following the trend of European stock indexes with the FTSE up 175pts or 4.6% and the DAX up 141pts or 3.4%. Commodities are consistent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 21:48:55

Stretching the Family Dollar

This year will be remembered as a wipeout for the lion’s share of the equity market ... into the last trading session of 2008 as the best performer among the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index ... their strategy toward food, which we like,” says Patrick Dunkerly, lead portfolio manager of the UMB Scout Mid [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:11:38

Stretching the Family Dollar

This year will be remembered as a wipeout for the lion’s share of the equity market ... into the last trading session of 2008 as the best performer among the Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index ... their strategy toward food, which we like,” says Patrick Dunkerly, lead portfolio manager of the UMB Scout Mid [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 18:13:56

ForexGen | US Dollar Under Pressure

US Dollar Under Pressure As Risk Sentiment Pushes Higher (Euro Open) ... stock markets pushed higher despite a swath of dismal Japanese economic data. Equity index futures ... Higher in Thin Holiday Trading Critical Levels The Euro climbed steadily higher overnight, topping [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:44:24

Black Friday? By Mike Whitney

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 10/10/08 “ICH” Panic has spread to stock markets around the world ... for the banking system, has turned into a global stampede. Shares fell sharply across Europe and Asia for fifth ... of U.S. equities in just one trading day. The Chicago Board Options Exchange Volatility Index, the “fear [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 22:42:40

Gloomy Earnings Prospects Hold Key to Stock Buying

The consensus estimate of earnings for the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index for 2009 is currently about $83. The index itself is currently standing at about 904. That means the market is trading on only ... currently believe. The $83 number is thus a lagging indicator, which doesn’t take account [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:06:47

New Year’s Resolution #1: Invest Wisely in 2009

Like so many people, I learned a lot of investing lessons the hard way in 2008 ... indexes like the S&P 500 at minimal cost to the investor. If you believe the stock market ... t sound too scary, you might want to open a trading account with a discount broker like Scottrade [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:50:09

No Shame Crowd Deserves the Gulag

Good Evening: The news flow that affected our capital markets today actually started last night when Fed Ex and Texas Instruments posted negative ... joined this morning by Con-Way freight. U.S. stock index futures were under pressure for most ... were down 2% to 5% with 90 minutes to go in the trading session. Word that the financial aid package [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 02:00:12

Wednesday (Jan 7th): Nifty pullback will continue further; going LONG is better option now.

Nifty on Tuesday: 3112 (Spot) Market had turned volatile on Tuesday due to lack to direction and as traders were cautious ahead of IIP data and ... . Strategies for Trading:-Nifty LONG/Call holders should continue to hold as long as Nifty is above ... beginning of earnings season next week. India's benchmark stock index futures on Tuesday ended [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 18:08:18

Nasdaq Market Wrap - 5 Jan 2009

Support at 1150 for the emini nasdaq (@nq). The Index is testing the resistance at 1250. Many are betting on a failed breakout ... conditions remain pretty weak for the moment. Very interesting, most stocks are trading above their 50-day ... Radarscreen to display:- range of the past 20 trading sessions (%);- % from the lowest close [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 01:57:00

Option players bet on extended gains in DryShips

Technorati Tags: Baltic Dry Index,Baltic Dry Indices,Ship Chartering,Shipchartering,Voyage Fixtures,Time Charter Fixtures,Panamax,Capesize,Handymax, ... may be returning, said Andrew Wilkinson, senior market analyst at Interactive Brokers Group ... . DryShips shares rose 8.79 percent to $16.46 on the Nasdaq in late trade. The stock earlier hit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:02:00

Nikkei falls to a four-year low; broader Japanese index sheds 1,000 points

Japan's key Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell to a four-year low Monday on worries about the financial crisis, ... on the financial system. On currency markets at 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 104.52-57 yen, down ... was trading early afternoon (1:43 p.m.) at 10,434.17, down 503.97 points, or 4.60 percent. The broader [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 09:02:43

Karachi's experiments with circuit breakers in 2008

by Junaid Khalid, MCB Asset Management Company Ltd.In a world where volatility skyrocketed while stock markets fell, ... to the buoyant stock market index. Poverty, inflation and currency depreciation were all pushed aside ... ' (badla) on your side. In India, badla trading ended in 2001, and was replaced by a world of rolling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 16:53:00

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