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Stocks Among Undecideds Ahead of Election

FUTURES SAY MARKET UNCERTAIN ABOUT DIRECTION Equity investors head to the polls Monday with the choice: ... of the more-recent past. And the indications out of the futures market suggested that investors aren’t sure ... in valuations stocks have fallen to. Of course, those futures themselves have proved [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 14:10:19

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Kungfutrader.com Portfolio positions

Each week, we will update current positions indicated by our proprietary trend following system for the futures markets and our Ultimate Stock ... Trading System.  Positions as of Friday in the futures may be seen in the accompanying spreadsheet.  At this point in time, due to continued bearish conditions in the stock market, there are no ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:47:55


Pre-Market Down 1.7%

As of New York midnight and the start of Monday, it kinda looks like the Paulson equity bear squeeze is over: [ ... Pre-Market Data, Stock Market Quotes, Fair Value, Futures, Volatility Index, World Markets Information - CNBC.com And the TED spread: Bloomberg.com: Investment Tools [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 04:45:48


TREASURIES-Drop further in new year as risk appetite improves

U.S. Treasuries fell in Asia on Friday, extending losses on the first trading day of 2009 as a recovery in stock and credit markets spurred selling of safe-haven government bonds. * The surge in Treasuries stalled last week as bond investors ... in Tokyo and Shanghai among those still closed for holidays. U.S. futures markets for stocks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 06:26:56


Austro-logic and the stock market

As a few of you have correctly ascertained, the question to which I took exception to the asserted "Austrian" position and instead chose the " ... judgments concerning future productivity. Competition in stock markets enables us to ascertain the value of real investment. Takeovers, mergers, and insider trading are wrongly maligned because [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 15:36:00


Asia Having a Decent Day, For a Change

After opening down (the Nikkei was down over 2.5%, the Hang Seng over 4%, Singapore over 1%) ... (relative to everything else) and is now $753 an ounce. Dow futures are up 242. The Treasury markets ... : Asian stocks and U.S. futures rose on speculation governments will step up efforts to revive economies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 07:49:52


IB programmes in the Forex market

ForexGen IB programme is a great opportunity for both individuals and companies to receive commission for introducing their customers or contacts to ... services and training · Insurance companies · Successful traders on FOREX, stock, futures markets · Trading rooms · Investment or trading clubs · Stock brokerage or trading companies · Money managers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:32:00


Just lost your shirt? C’mon invest some more !

by Jordan Weir Every day, the stock market seems to continue its precipitous drop towards worthlessness, crushing hopes, dreams, ... the dividends from the stock far into the future, shorting a stock is a simple technique the masters ... in the future), hopefully for less. By doing so, you make a profit equal to the difference between [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 12:02:27


About

I go by the moniker Complacent Panda. I discuss topics, largely, in the economics field, with some tangents into politics, art, philosophy, ... the skills necessary for trading in the stock market, the forex market, or on the options exchange ... for future interest in investments, and was in first place for total profits. While the .com bubble [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:02:00


Focus on the Forest, Not the Trees (pfblogs.org)

Yesterday's market is a great example of why timing the market (keeping your eye on the forest) is more important than picking the right stocks ( ... to enlarge):As a result of yesterday's market decline 9 out of 10 stocks, ETFs (stocks, commodities ... ;P futures, after today's 1.75% retracement of yesterday's drop, is pointing to a relatively [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 01:28:52


Who saw this coming? Gas below $1.70

A handful of gas stations in Pierce County are selling gas for $1.69, according to TacomaGasPrices.com ... what today's AP story has to say: Oil futures have followed stock markets recently, using equities as a proxy ... of the year before we begin to decouple and various commodities and financial instruments begin to march [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 20:43:02


Technical Analysis

by Walter Fox A technique used to forecast the movement of stock prices based on past market data is called technical analysis ... the future of the markets and trading against those predictions. Fundamental Analysis does the same ... such as this, serve as graphic indicators by which an analyst will make trading decisions. Critics argue [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:10:02


4 Minute Devotions: Everything We Need

This is one of those blessed verses that we all need to read and hear during uncertain times ... of us worry about our future, and with the stock market crash, some of us have lost substantial ... for or start a new job. In times like these, faith becomes a priceless commodity through the promises [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:25:05


4 Minute Devotions: Everything We Need

This is one of those blessed verses that we all need to read and hear during uncertain times ... of us worry about our future, and with the stock market crash, some of us have lost substantial ... for or start a new job. In times like these, faith becomes a priceless commodity through the promises [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:08:00


Wednesday morning links

TOP STORIES Retail sales plunge 1.2 percent in September - AP Drama Behind a $250 Billion Banking Deal - NY Times Pimco Tapped to Manage Fed's CPFF - ... the gold standard - The Independent MARKETS/INVESTING Oil at 13 month low on economic weakness, ebbing demand - AP Gold climbs as equity markets fall further - Reuters U.S. Stock Futures Extend Drop [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 12:25:00


Wall Street is buying the Detroit Bridge…..

Prospect of auto-industry aid lifts stocks Stock futures indicate a reversal from Tuesday’s retreat as investors cheer progress toward a $15 billion bridge loan for the car makers. MarketWatch.com: Stock Market Quotes - Business News - Financial News. This is an example of the emotion that is in place in today’s market.   The Dow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 15:35:53


10 Signs Of A Stock Market Bottom

Are we there yet? The many indications and signs of a stock market bottom. ... and crannies of my daily life. Most people I know are concerned about their financial futures [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 00:43:29


State of the Market - 11/24/08

Bailout nation added another chapter in their newly found history today, and the stock market responded positively. Futures were up early, faded a bit during the pre-market, but the market did move higher ... was that the gap would be faded. I expected a bigger reaction via the futures - I really didn't think up 150 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 20:58:00


Overnight markets: Down

Asian stocks and US futures slid Thursday, following US and European markets down amid fresh fears that worldwide bank rescue programmes have come too late. Crude oil prices fell to 13-month lows as commodities prices tumbled across the board. US markets (Wed) DJIA down 733.08 at 8,577.91 Nasdaq... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 04:44:46


HMS Walmart Warns

StreetInsider reports on Walmart December sales. I will grant one excuse I usually dismiss. The weather was bad in some regions ... futures and the stock tanked in pre-market trading. More evidence of containment not being ... market share or I don't know, Princess Ponies pooping pillow mints. It can only be hoped that bad news [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:33:00


Reassessing Roubini's Predictions

Unfortunately for Roubini, there is no Nobel Prize in Economic for being the best predictor of global financial markets ... , Nouriel predicted the potential shutdown of financial markets. A day later U.S. stock futures suspended trading after declines of more than 6% at opening tripped the circuit breakers. Nonetheless [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 08:05:00


Asian markets rebound

MAJOR Asian stock markets rebounded on Tuesday after several days of steep declines as investors snapped up shares like Honda and Samsung and that ... investors following the biggest rate cut ever by the central bank on Monday, analysts said, even ... on Tuesday. ‘Korean domestic investors are buying stocks and futures’, said Mr Shim Jae Youb [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 08:24:50


Don't count on the holiday/new year rally in the stock market or Obama rescue package? So, what next?

Commodity prices are falling and so as the stocks markets of Russia and Brazil which are commodity producers, hence its time for commodity consuming stock markets of India/China to move up, so they are rising ... +ve views in long-term that BRIC economies especially India/China offer great future opportunities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:39:47


Black Monday? Global Investors vote “No” on Paulson’s Bailout

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 09/29/08 “ICH” The wrangling continued on the floor of the House of Representatives all weekend, ... to stop the bleeding. Before the stock market opened on Monday, the futures markets had slumped [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 22:13:47


Opening Comments October 9 2008

Prices of Treasury securities registered bifurcated results in the overnight trading session ... percent to 1.50 percent. Trading in the futures markets indicates that US stocks will open with sharp ... yesterday and only alluded to it there. When the trading day begins I will develop some follow [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 10:54:23


Green Ink: Detroit Gets Greener, Will Jobs?

paper Crude futures peeked above $100 on rebounding stock markets and signs of financial-market stability, Bloomberg reports ... markets, the WSJ reports (sub reqd.), with question marks over commodities trades made with Lehman [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 12:18:37


Opening Comments September 18 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have tumbled in overseas trading as the concerted efforts of central banks around the globe to reduce tensions ... to 1.5 percent. Futures market trading indicates that US stocks will open about 1 percent higher. Asian ... percent. The 2year/10 year spread has narrowed by 7 basis points to 169 basis points. The [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 11:27:03


Some Opening Comments September 10 2008

Prices of Treasury coupon securities have retreated in European trading reversing some of the outsized gains attained yesterday ... in Asia and are declining in Europe. Futures market trading ... the tone for fixed income market trading. Lehman Brothers stock declined 50 percent yesterday so it does [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 11:06:18


Common Questions About Currency Trading

Although forex is the largest financial market in the world, it is relatively unfamiliar terrain to retail traders ... from other markets?Unlike the trading of stocks, futures or options, currency trading does not take ... .Until the popularization of internet trading a few years ago, FX was primarily the domain of large [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 21:21:00


Stock Market Dictionary - D

DFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a new issue, such as the result of a reverse split ... commodity, futures, and options markets are allowed to rise or fall in a day. Exchanges usually impose ... in the context of stocks to refer to the date trading begins on a new stock issued to the public.Date [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00


What’s Investing All About?

Forex trading strategy is also quite different from futures market investing and desired results - other than making money of course - are different ... of stock market investing. Through entertaining anecdotes and practical pearls of wisdom, the book ... . Online stock trading is without a doubt, one of most convenient ways to get into the stock [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 06:02:28


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


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


Volume in Futures and the Stock Market

My approach to trading is based on the objective evaluation of the "Energies" in the markets ... in every trade - for example, you can't use volume to trade the spot Forex market since it doesn't ... in electronic format for home study (previously only taught in my live seminars). Please leave [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 20:29:08


The IT economy is sailing into unknown waters

This is a guest post from Larry Dignan. You can read the original article on Larry’s blog Between the Lines on TechRepublic’s sister site ZDNet ... that the stock futures can’t fall any lower before the market opens, that lack of visibility is critical ... Trust, a proxy for the tech-heavy Nasdaq, year to date through premarket trading: qqqq.png Let’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 13:04:44


CNBC VIDEO PPT Well, well, well … it’s early morning and a guest on CNBC’s Squawk Box blurted out in vociferous fashion about how The Working Group on Financial Markets, or the Plunge Protection Team, has been active in the S&P futures ... . *Scott Nations came back with the government is in the bond market, why not the stock market [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 12:00:17


4 Links I liked:

4 Links I liked: Posted November 7th, 2008 by itrade4real Financial bonds business commodities corn dollar ETF finance futures gold loss markets Money profit risk stock trading treasury Wheat Read the full article: http://www.itrade4real.com/2008/11/links-i-liked.html10vote Our catalyst today is the payroll data at 8:30 am. Not much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 13:46:45


November Jobs Report: Blecch

Egads The worst one-month loss in payrolls since December 1974 knocked stock futures back on their heels, ... the labor force for various reasons. Equity futures across the board are lower. The bond market’ ... as the Standard & Poor’s 500 futures dropped by as much as 21 points before recovering a bit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 16:41:00


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


Cyklotron 2.4

New technical analysis method. New formulas and indicators. Professional tool for market analysts. Stocks, commodities, forex, futures and t-bonds trading become unexpected effective. EOD data in csv and prn formats. Cyklotron finds and optimizes quotes cycle and it generates traading signals [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 07:50:05


International Forecaster December 2008 (#6) - Gold, Silver, Economy + More

By: Bob Chapman Sunday, 21 December 2008 US MARKETS When, in the wake of the Bear Stearns collapse, ... derivatives market with the passage of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, an opaque market, which ... destroying it. They were drawing out huge salaries, stock options, bonuses, golden parachutes, fees [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 17:31:27


World markets slump on recession fears

World markets slump on recession fears World stock markets tumbled Friday on growing alarm that a global recession will ravage corporate profits and ... station Samsung 3rd-quarter profit falls 44 percent US dollar mixed, gold fell in trading South ... push smaller developing economies to the brink of collapse. Futures indicated a sharp drop on Wall [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 12:56:36


Stock Market Dictionary - K

KFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying the issue has no voting rights ... and options exchange for no. 2 red wheat futures and, options, Value Line Index futures and Mini Value Line ... and Financial Futures ExchangeKLSESee: Kuala Lumpur Stock ExchangeKMFThe ISO 4217 currency code [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:42:00


Free Stuff for Stock Traders

You may think that resources for stock market traders are expensive ... Store icon, then the Search icon, type in 'Stock', and click Search. Free Trading Magazine A free subscription to SFO Magazine is available, which covers stocks, futures, options, forex and ETF's [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 04:20:25


Free Stuff for Stock Traders

You may think that resources for stock market traders are expensive ... Store icon, then the Search icon, type in 'Stock', and click Search. Free Trading Magazine A free subscription to SFO Magazine is available, which covers stocks, futures, options, forex and ETF's [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 07:16:35


Dow Directions 01/02/09

Dow Directions 01/02/09 January 2nd, 2009 by Uncle Mike Three White Soilders The Dow was higher today ... to believe it is here to stay. Uncle Mike Relevant Tags:candlesticks, daytrading, equities, futures, market directions, momentum oscillators, moving averages, stocks and commodities, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:07:25


FutureGame Brings Stock Market Streak Games to Facebook

Don’t let the name fool you. This game is nothing like what you might think ... , Facebook game FutureGame does technically deal with the future, just not the distant future. It’ ... whether a particular stock, currency, or commodity will go up or down in the next 30 seconds. That’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:01:42


Libor Surges to Nearly 7% But US Stock Futures Rise on Bailout Bill Revival Hopes

Markets continue to be roiled by the upset of the effort to pass the touted Paulson bailout bill ... , for one-month loans climbed to record 5.05 percent, the European Banking Federation said. The Libor-OIS spread ... markets have completely broken down, with no trading taking place at all,'' said Christoph Rieger [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 12:42:14


Studies show increased consumer interest in a variety of sports betting market areas

“I’m excited about the future possibilities in our sports betting industry,” said manager Sakamoto Bollacker, ... market will slow acquisition down, stocks will continue to trade hands. News of possible lay-offs ... leadership last year.” “I’m doubtful of a fast turnaround,” said Mechelle Mcevers, a commodities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:01:01


Daily Forex Overview

Previous session overview On Monday, the dollar declined across the board Monday, taking its cue from a drop in U.S. stock markets as financial shares sold off. The dollar was also feeling the heat from oil prices that crept back up toward USD125 a barrel on futures markets, indicating that any measurable relief [more...]

Date: 2008-07-29 07:20:34



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