Make Money in the Stock Market- Don’t Get Bucked Off the Bull!

We all saw the traders feast on the 5 day rally last week, ... valuable lesson Position-Sizing: The Key to Survival The legendary commodities trader Ed Seykota ... you will risk on any single given trade – to the overall success of any trader’s trading plan. He told [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 03:00:04

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First Solar Earnings To Set Alt. Energy Stocks Trends For Weeks (FSLR, SPWRA, STP, LDK, CSIQ, SOLR)

Today is going to be a very interesting day for shareholders of First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) ... earnings and 8.1-times revenues. So this is still trading at much higher multiples than many growth [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 15:39:48

Bookkeeping: Closing Mosaic (MOS)

I never thought this day would come - long time readers know that I once considered naming my first unborn child Mosaic (MOS) ... of just about all our commodity exposure by early fall 2008 I only kept 3 names for trading purposes and MOS ... from one of the two names into the remaining but with the drunken stupor that has now overtaken commodity stocks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 20:44:47

Style Points Don't Count

Click charts to ENLARGE. The beauty of investing/trading is the potential for many different styles to coexist and work ... months...based far more on classical support and resistance trading. Bill Cara's RSI 7 approach has a very empiric advantage...it often works. Of course, what stocks you choose to apply it to might [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:30:10

Two Bright Spots in the Economic Darkness!

Since there’s all of the bad news being pumped out there daily by the media…I thought it might be refreshing to talk about two of the bright spots ... of an environment then you obviously feel strongly about your financial future. That company? T.D. ... ) ...trading just over a buck a share!). Ameritrade will also benefit from the expansion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 17:38:53

Stocks finish moderately higher on Fed minutes

Stocks finish moderately higher on Fed minutes Wall Street has dismissed more bad economic news and is finishing with a moderate advance that leaves stocks at their highest levels in two months. Full Story Gaza and Russian Conflicts Elevate Crude Prices Services index shows less contraction in December Quote of the day Would we really [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:12:57

Opening Comments January 5 2009

Prices of Treasury coupon securities slumped in overseas trading as the retreat which began last week has turned into a mini rout in bond prices ... modest gains. Futures market trading suggests that US indices will open with modest declines ... on the Long Bond has climbed 6 basis points to 2.85 percent. The 2year/10 year spread has widened to 158 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:36:51

Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings?

(CBS) About the only economic break most Americans have gotten in the last six months has been the drastic drop in the price of oil, which has fallen even more precipitously than it rose. In a year's time, a commodity that was theoretically priced according to supply and demand doubled from $69 a barrel to nearly $150 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:10:00

European stocks lifted by retailers, automakers

European stocks lifted by retailers, automakers European stock markets rose modestly Tuesday despite Wall Street's setback from the day before as ... Story European markets slide ahead of expected US drop Stock futures dip ahead of auto sales data Quote of the day Would we really be concerned about these geopolitical issues as it relates to oil [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:27:00

Automotive Schools

Automotive Schools It’s one of the great debates in the automotive world. Is it worth it to attend an automotive school, or should I just get a job at the local shop and work my way up as I learn? Well, there is no right or wrong answer. It really depends on what risks you want to take and (like most things in life) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:59:39

State of the Market - 1/9/09

Today was setting up to be a big day with the jobs number coming out from December, but it turned out to be the exact opposite, ... . When the number came out this morning around 8:30, futures responded positively and based on the reversal ... some individual breakdowns todays but due to the slow trading I didn't take any of them. I'll continue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:16:00

FOREX ADVANTAGES

by singapore trader reports get you ever given some thought to trading FX, which is also known as currency, forex, or foreign exchange? While this is not the like as trading sure stocks, on that point is a lot of money ... for you, and then take things from on that point. If you are apprehensive about trading FX, you need to become alert [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:25:10

Roger Biduk; Wall Street Lower on Earnings Concerns

Roger Biduk writes:   U.S. stocks fell on Monday for a fourth consecutive session with investors stepping tentatively before Alcoa Inc ... components trading lower.    Weighing the most on the blue-chip index, shares of Alcoa (AA) declined 9.6 ... its brokerage business with Morgan Stanley (MS). Morgan led all S&P 500 financial stock gainers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:24:15

Darwin Didn’t Say Quite What You Thought He Did

What Darwin actually said was a lot more inspirational considering where we are now ... at the checkout counter. In it she recommends loading up on stocks to be positioned to ride the wave up, which ... . However, she’s not alone in advising retail customers to stay in stocks, the large brokerage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 11:05:51

The State of Me

Recently, New York Governor David Paterson gave his "State of the State" address. Following his exemplary leadership, I've decided to update you all with a "state of me" post. For about the last ten years, it's almost like I'm two different people - weekend versus week, that is. Life in New York City versus Life in Albany. Two different worlds! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:56:29

Wall Street makes upbeat start to 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street began the new year optimistically Friday as investors brushed off a weaker-than-expected report on manufacturing and ... sent stocks higher. The Dow Jones industrials were up more than 125 points. Wall Street ... of 35.5; a figure below 50 indicates contraction. Wall Street’s move higher comes amid light trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:46:38

Deflation Day Strikes with a Vengeance

Deflation strikes with a vengeance, as Mr. Market tells Dr. Bernanke and his crew to stuff it. The winners are volatility (VIX) ... and somebody needed to get out, really badly. Goldman Sachs (GS - how do they make money now, anyway ... it has that going for it. Of course, we have no idea where the TARP money is going, and I'd [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:24:24

Friday Worries Arrive Ahead of Schedule

Good Evening: Investors decided today not to wait until Friday to begin worrying about large scale job losses in the nonfarm payrolls report. This morning’s data points from both ADP and Challenger, Gray, and Christmas indicated the U.S. might have displaced as many as 700,000 workers in December [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 00:32:09

Some Thoughts on 2009

So much promise, so many risks. This is how 2009 is shaping up. While euphoria surrounding the Obama Administration's fiscal stimulus plans will drive the markets early in the year, I believe this rally will lose steam as massive deficit spending begins to shine a light on the greatest risk facing the US: debasement of the currency [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:51:16

2008: Annus Horribilis, RIP

I meant to take yet another Friday away from my writing, but as I am researching for next week’s annual prediction issue, there is so much material that begs to be covered that I thought I would put out a short letter with 3 or 4 points as a preface to my prognostications of next week [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 12:42:15

More on Good Habits for Success in 2009

“Good Habits”. Lets delve a bit deeper: Constantly evaluate everything you are doing Develop the habit of constant awareness and evaluation.  Always be thinking: is this the best use of my time? Is the best way I could be doing this? Do the most important task of the day first This ties in with your daily goals, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:55:09

Can Earnings Announcements Provide Reliable Trading Opportunities?

Earnings announcement is an event that is constantly happening four times a year known as earnings seasons ... are the judgment day for the last quarter’s performance. As investors have expectations, earnings create a spike in trading volume and thus create volatility. So what’s the big deal? Are these trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:44:44

Fear gains power!

Whatever you fear most has no power - it is your fear that has the power.The market is all set to drift further down in the wake of renewed weakness in global markets. US stocks fell on Friday after a government report painted a grim picture for the labour market there. Asian markets have opened lower this morning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:40:00

Sector Update for January 10th

Last week's sector review found evidence of a clear upside breakout among the eight S&P 500 sectors that I follow and the basket of 40 stocks drawn ... to a range bound mode. Following the day-to-day trend ratings for the basket of stocks posted before ... weakness.When we look at the proportion of stocks in each sector trading above their 20-day moving [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:54:00

State of the Market - 1/8/09

Another day of light-volume pullback for the stock market as traders likely were hesitant to take major positions in front of tomorrow's job number. The day started with selling that lasted for about an hour, but neither the Nasdaq or S&P got ... the market to new highs for the day, with both indices going briefly positive. This bounce lasted [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:42:00

Get Buy / Sell Call on BSE, NSE & NSE F&O Shares: 13 Jan 2009

1. Satyam has proved itself as Zhootha and Raju7 has become a Conman from being a gentleman. The real story and Raju motive behind the whole story is as assessed by me and a few pertinent questions which needs to be probed by SEBI. 2. Raju in a deliberate move kept inflating the profit to keep Satyam ahead in the race in so many years but his [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:21:56

Just a Bit Too Early to Follow Wall Street’s Playbook

The U.S. capital markets have opened 2009 with what seems to be an emerging consensus of an economic recovery of some sort in the second half of the year. Heeding Warren Buffett’s advice not to wait until they can hear the robins (lest spring will already have sprung) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:26:38

Sensex down 9% in two days as Satyam scandal rattles investor confidence

A massive accounting scandal at IT major Satyam Computer and caution ahead of the US non-farm payroll data for December 2008, pulled the market down for the second day in a row. IT pivotals surged as investors churned portfolio after Satyam's scandal. FMCG stocks gained on defensive buying even as realty and metal stocks fell. Volatility was high [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 13:37:00

Monday Morning

Last Monday we started the week with a bang as word spread of a $300Bn tax cut. Since this was more of the same nonsense as we've had the last 8 years we remained slightly bearish and, after finally getting the good word that Steve Jobs still lives, we decided to cover AAPL as it broke $96 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:47:05

Saturday Morning Coffee: Just Sayin'

Click charts to ENLARGE. Where to begin? It's the end of the week, the ideal time to review the gamut from market dynamics and so forth. Stocks above the 50 day moving average simply got over the top. The second highest in twenty-two ... percentage of NYSE stocks hasn't turned down...just sayin [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:41:16

Belief Still in Ascendancy

Good Evening: Today’s action in the capital markets did not appear very remarkable on the surface, but it did reveal once again that investors are ( ... futures had a modest bid prior to this morning’s open, and the major averages popped for gains [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 06:04:03

Solar Stocks Start 2009 With Bad News, But Shrug It Off

Hard on the heels of a brutal year for solar stocks, the early days of 2009 are so far putting out a good share of negative news: ... like a short squeeze left the stock up 1 percent on the day at $14.99. Evergreen also had bad news ... . But as with LDK, it recovered, closing the day down 1.7 percent. Considering the disclosure came after ESLR [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 08:00:52

Most Volatile Stocks on Earnings Reports

With Alcoa kicking off fourth quarter earnings season after the close today, below we highlight the stocks in the S& ... in October 2007.  This volatility is based on the stock's average absolute one-day change on the first trading day following its earnings reports.  For companies reporting before the open, we use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:37:00

Weekly Watchlist 01/12

Weekly Watchlist 01/12 Posted on Monday, January 12, 2009 at 07:42AM by Option Addict | Loading.. ... to be day trading, don't forget Monday's pivot points: Mini Dow /YM R2 8835 R1 8682 PP 8597 S1 8444 ... continuation overnight in the index futures, look for the market to open up lower near trend support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:42:18

Risk Seeking or Risk Averse: The Mood of the Markets

One of the most basic issues that I try to identify at the start of trading days is the mood of large market participants. Are they risk seeking, buying stocks, commodities, and corporate debt, or are they risk averse ... , in recent days investors have been aggressively buying stocks (SPY; top chart); selling Treasuries [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:18:00

Where Did Our Money Go?

Where Did Our Money Go? As I continue to review our finance, where I have covered trading, passive income, and net worth so far, ... our money went is the increase of our cash in 2008. Though the gain of nearly 38% year-over-year ... to have an idea how we spent our money. Even though I don’t keep a record of our spending, it’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:01:34

What the Fed's Latest Moves Mean For Gold

Shock and awe.That's how we are summing up the Fed's last-ditch efforts to prop up the U.S. economy.Faced with a market that has fallen and can't get up, the Fed decided to go all out, cranking up the printing presses and moving rates to near zero.Will it work? Who knows.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:19:00

What the Fed's Latest Moves Mean For Gold

Shock and awe.That's how we are summing up the Fed's last-ditch efforts to prop up the U.S. economy.Faced with a market that has fallen and can't get up, the Fed decided to go all out, cranking up the printing presses and moving rates to near zero.Will it work? Who knows.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:19:00

What the Fed's Latest Moves Mean For Gold

Shock and awe.That's how we are summing up the Fed's last-ditch efforts to prop up the U.S. economy.Faced with a market that has fallen and can't get up, the Fed decided to go all out, cranking up the printing presses and moving rates to near zero.Will it work? Who knows.. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:19:00

Dogs of the Dow

Cute Puppy The Dogs of the Dow is an investment strategy where, on the last trading day of the year, ... ll be a fan of this stock picking strategy. The basic idea behind the strategy is that you’re buying ... chip stock is by its inclusion in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and a high dividend yield. Risks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:24:01

Morning Call By Greg Secker

On Friday the FTSE 100 closed down 64 points at 4,448 and may be entering a range between 4,423 and 4,660 ... and 200ema the markets are in an area of indecision. The Dow opened the day with early selling pressure ... s because the index is trading too close to the apex of the pattern which means any breakout could [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 10:03:45

Stock Market-Learning to Make Money

by SingaporeReports If you want to make money in the stock market you are not solely ... all the information that you could ever need including trade themes, stock updates, stock prices,and much ... is just as serious. Is every trade idea one you should observe? Of course not. Even professionals [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 12:21:02

Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect

Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28

Market extends losses fall for the third day as heavyweights slide; Satyam recovers

Key benchmark indices, remained in negative zone throughout the day, ... largest software services exporter in terms of sales, tumbled 10.63% after the company said ... of the institution shares in its initial public offering. The company made the announcement during trading [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:37:00

Gigantic Worry

Gigantic Worry One word — government. Here’s Gary Kaltbaum: From a fundamental standpoint, ... overnight without any checks and balances…and for only one reason…access to more government money ... up their stupidity and their mistakes…with the conjuring up of more money. The fed continues to expand [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:48:45

Defining Profit Targets and Formulating Targeted Trading Plans

In a past post, I wrote about how I use pivot-based support and resistance points to establish price targets for trade ideas ... back to the year 2000. Since that time, the P pivot level from the previous day has been touched by the market during regular trading hours about 75% of the time. The market touches the S1 *or* the R1 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:16:48

2009 Top Stocks's Resolution

Well...it's over. "I'll be glad to put this year behind us," said a fellow we met at a New Year's Eve party last night."What a disaster ... of businesses will go broke. And the monetary system we've had since 1971 will collapse. Nothing special [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:33:00

2009 Top Stocks's Resolution

Well...it's over. "I'll be glad to put this year behind us," said a fellow we met at a New Year's Eve party last night."What a disaster ... of businesses will go broke. And the monetary system we've had since 1971 will collapse. Nothing special [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:33:00

2009 Top Stocks's Resolution

Well...it's over. "I'll be glad to put this year behind us," said a fellow we met at a New Year's Eve party last night."What a disaster ... of businesses will go broke. And the monetary system we've had since 1971 will collapse. Nothing special [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:33:00

2 Small Cap Stock Picks of The Day. And Our VISN BREAKOUT!

VISN performed extremely well today as the DOW tumbled another 145 points today. Black Service went long in this at 6 ... ! SMALL CAP STOCK PICKS OF THE DAY! I went long in two new stocks today that both appear ... in the last hour of trading and the stock closed at 2.45 at its high of day. Forward earnings are strong [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 21:59:22

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