June 28, 2008
- Underlying Market Themes
 Looking at relative strength changes really helps to drive home underlying themes in the market. (…)
March 25, 2008
- Recession Worse than Expected?
There was an article distributed nationwide, written by the Associated Press, and carried locally in the Asbury Park Press on March 22, 2008. (…)
March 22, 2008
- Goldman Stearns and Lehman Sachs
All these firms hold the same investments.
There is STILL considerable risk in the group.
Why did this happen to just Bear Stearns? (…)
March 16, 2008
- Bear Stearns, part II
UPDATE: Sunday evening, 03/16/2008: Bear Stearns to be acquired by JPMorgan Chase for $2.00 in stock swap deal.
That is NOT a typo!
The stock closed at $30 on Friday. On Thursday, it was $57.00. (…)
March 15, 2008
- Bear Stearns, part I
The news surrounding Bear Stearns on Friday morning was not good! There are several important elements to this story. (…)
March 7, 2008
- Dow below 12,000
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped below 12,000 today, March 7. In technical terms, this is a significant move. (…)
February 26, 2008
- Stock market yo-yo
Another Weird Day on Wall Street
Today, Tuesday, February 26, 2008 we received some negative economic news. (…)
February 15, 2008
- Cutting Losses Short
Most Wall Street recommendations to buy are based on projected future revenues and/or projected future earnings. Projected. Or you could say, "predicted". (…)
November 23, 2007
- How The Subprime And Mortgage Mess Affects You
I've labeled this “the yikes spiral†because typically this happens when certain markets are in free fall. (…)
October 29, 2007
- Federal Reserve Rate Cut?
The two big questions around my house these days are:
1. What kind of Halloween candy will we be giving out this year?
2. When EXACTLY do we change the clocks again? (…)
September 16, 2007
- Wall Street Brokers
The big reason why the market fell apart this summer was because the financial stocks — the brokerage firms in particular — really struggled. (…)
April 20, 2007
- April Option Expiration Day
Friday was a wild day — market up 130 points.
Why? Two reasons. (…) - Cautious Optimism
Several indicators I follow have flipped positive recently.Â
That doesn't mean I don't want to run right out and invest every
last dollar back into this market today.Â
Here's why:
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Financial stocks make up 20% of the S&P 500 Index. At 20%,
financial stocks are the largest piece of the S&P 500, one of
the most widely watched "yardsticks" in the industry.Â
Well, just this week, as a group, these financial stocks gave
a relative strength SELL signal…
…for the first time in eleven YEARS. (…)
