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What the Market Wants: Turnabout
Last week was horrible, while today was quite good, albeit on low volume. What happened? Let’s review the facts.Last week, the S&P 500 dropped over -4% to close Friday at the key support at 1295,...
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What the Market Wants: A Rare Big Zero, a Whale Trade and Unspeakable Fears
Its earnings season again! Q2 results began today with a so-so report from Alcoa (AA), but they will end the week with much awaited reports from JP Morgan (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC). To be fair, the...
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ETF Periscope: Will Earnings Season Ride to Rescue or Compound Investor...
“Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.” -- Woody Allen It’s baaack. Yes, the new earnings season is ready to take center stage once more, and investors are hoping for some...
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What the Market Wants: Fasten Your Money Belts
It is quite clear that the market wants good reports from the earnings announcements that begin this week. We make that judgment based on Friday’s weak close, despite a solid week of some of best...
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Sector Detector: Stocks back in rally mode even without Tech leadership
Five years ago this month, the S&P 500 hit all-time high of 1576. It closed Wednesday at 1461. Can the market make a run at that all-time high? Well, the biggest threat at the moment to bullish...
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Sector Detector: Bulls resist giving up any ground
Earnings reports on Wednesday from big banks like Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) were encouraging. And Apple (AAPL) got a much-needed boost from the top tech analysts. However, Goldman’s...
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What the Market Wants: Recapitalization Scenarios
The week started out well as insured depositors were spared in Cyprus, and that resonated well with investors. Furthermore, last week’s domestic economic data was quite positive especially for...
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ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip in China Equities? (Part 2)
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” -- Chogyam TrungpaOK, it’s earnings season again, though the first round of...
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ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip in China Equities? (Part 3)
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” -- Mark Twain So far, July is looking pretty sweet for those investors who have decided to swap the pleasures of the beach...
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ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip In China Equities? (Part 4)
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.”— Andrew CarnegieWall Street continues to make summer investors smile as new highs in...
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Sector Detector: Bullish conviction returns, but market likely to consolidate...
Bulls showed renewed backbone last week and drew a line in the sand for the bears, buying with gusto into weakness as I suggested they would. After all, this was the buying opportunity they had been...
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Sector Detector: Sector rotation model stays bullish, although fundamental...
In a year in which stock prices mostly have been driven by news rather than fundamentals, three things stood out last week. First, terrorism has taken on an unsettling new face -- the stay-at-home mom...
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What the Market Wants: Fasten Your Money Belts
It is quite clear that the market wants good reports from the earnings announcements that begin this week. We make that judgment based on Friday’s weak close, despite a solid week of some of best...
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Sector Detector: Stocks back in rally mode even without Tech leadership
Five years ago this month, the S&P 500 hit all-time high of 1576. It closed Wednesday at 1461. Can the market make a run at that all-time high? Well, the biggest threat at the moment to bullish...
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Sector Detector: Bulls resist giving up any ground
Earnings reports on Wednesday from big banks like Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) were encouraging. And Apple (AAPL) got a much-needed boost from the top tech analysts. However, Goldman’s...
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What the Market Wants: Recapitalization Scenarios
The week started out well as insured depositors were spared in Cyprus, and that resonated well with investors. Furthermore, last week’s domestic economic data was quite positive especially for...
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ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip in China Equities? (Part 2)
“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” -- Chogyam TrungpaOK, it’s earnings season again, though the first round of...
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ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip in China Equities? (Part 3)
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.” -- Mark Twain So far, July is looking pretty sweet for those investors who have decided to swap the pleasures of the beach...
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ETF Periscope: A Good Time to Buy the Dip In China Equities? (Part 4)
“If you want to be happy, set a goal that commands your thoughts, liberates your energy, and inspires your hopes.”— Andrew CarnegieWall Street continues to make summer investors smile as new highs in...
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Sector Detector: Bullish conviction returns, but market likely to consolidate...
Bulls showed renewed backbone last week and drew a line in the sand for the bears, buying with gusto into weakness as I suggested they would. After all, this was the buying opportunity they had been...
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