With US financial stocks falling nearly 12% on Monday despite the short selling ban, it is clear that last the week before last’s euphoria was mostly a bailout rally, not a simply a short squeeze as many would like to believe. Much of last week’s movements were dependent on the relative progress of the US [...]
The hemorrhaging of stock values in the resource exploration sector, particularly gold stocks, is a direct result of the contraction of available capital at the center of the banking universe. The general sell-off in the market has trickled down to companies that have considerable amounts of gold in the ground, and these companies are a [...]
Stock Market Trading as a Business The cost of business should be considered part and parcel of your monthly profit. If you subscribe to various services like data feed (such as SharesScope or eSignal), software, news…etc, then all this is costing you money. So at the start of the month you are already behind. There [...]
Current volatility of the market it causing chaos in many investors portfolios. Everyone is suffering, and many have lost significant portions of what they previously had. Over the past 12 months, the news has been pretty bleak, with some peaks and valleys along the way, but no real end in sight. Market volatility has caused [...]
We are now well into 2010 but the stock market is looking a little jaded. We may see the leading indices like the FTSE 100 and Dow Jones move up for a few sessions but risk aversion and profit taking soon come to the fore. While it is difficult to totally agree with such sentiment, [...]
After an opening surge on Monday, markets had a mixed time of it for the remainder of the week. President elect Barack Obama’s announcement of a huge public works program helped virtually every market rally against the main trends of the last few weeks. Equities and commodities were higher, while the dollar, bonds, and CDS [...]
One of the fastest growing and electric ways to make an income these days is day trading. There are individuals that take advantage of day trading to boost their standard income stream, while some look at it as a full time occupation. With its huge profit potential and the rush it can provide, it’s no [...]
These Fundamentals Aren’t Technical I believe in order to lay a solid foundation for successful trading, there are three basic fundamentals you must adhere to. The first is knowledge. There are only three things really that separate us from an expert. Training and experience comes after knowledge. Knowledge comes first, and expertise is accomplished through [...]
Unless you have a degree in finance, macroeconomics, or some other financially related higher degree than investing in stocks on your own is somewhat like gambling. If you do some homework then we’ll call it educated gambling. Kind of like betting on horses. You think that pure breed stallion computer chip company will surpass this [...]
Better than expected results from the manufacturing and housing sectors are providing a boost to the stock market. The manufacturing index came in at 55.8, well ahead of the projected 52.1 economists were expecting. Anything higher than 50 is indicative of growth. The report represents the third consecutive month the industry has reported growth, and [...]