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Markets Soar after Wednesdays FOMC Stumble
Markets Soar after Wednesdays FOMC Stumble
feedproxy.google.com — Equities rallied strong on Thursday with overall gains of about 2% for the session. After today's gains, the general market indices were able to reclaim key moving averages and truly frighten some of the bears who were late to the party. Pictured right: Motorola Droid (released Friday) (more) Markets Soar after Wednesdays FOMC Stumble
Percentage of Stocks Above 50-Day Moving Averages
Percentage of Stocks Above 50-Day Moving Averages
bespokeinvest.typepad.com — With the S&P; 500 moving back above its 50-day moving average, the percentage of stocks in the index above their 50-days is unsurprisingly back above 50% -- 51% to be exact. But there are still a few sectors that have failed to get this 50-day ... (more) Percentage of Stocks Above 50-Day Moving Averages

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TRADING THE ODDS on Friday – November 6, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — Due to some business and family related matters, today a condensed version only. ___________ A trend day up was – based on historical probabilities and odds – the least expected outcome with respect to Thursday’s session. But due to the fact that the ES E-MINI ... (more) TRADING THE ODDS on Friday – November 6, 2009
Transports Soar on Buffet Buyout
Transports Soar on Buffet Buyout
portfoliotilt.com — Although the general equity markets were mostly flat during the session, the Dow Jones Transportation Index gained more than 5% on very heavy volume. Tuesday's bounce can be attributed to Warren Buffet's acquisition of Burlington Northern Santa Fe for $30+ Billion in cash and stock. (more) Transports Soar on Buffet Buyout
TRADING THE ODDS on Thursday – November 5, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — Wednesday’s FOMC announcement session again perfectly complied to historical probabilities and odds calling for some extensive strength between yesterday’s close and the start of Wednesday’s last hour of the session. The ES E-MINI S&P 500 gaped up +0.89% on the ... (more) TRADING THE ODDS on Thursday – November 5, 2009
TRADING THE ODDS on Wednesday – November 4, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — Unfortunately I’m still suffering from the touch of the flu, so posting will still be light (but that doesn’t matter with respect to Wednesday’s session). Tuesday’s session perfectly complied to historical probabilities and odds calling for some extensive weakness ... (more) TRADING THE ODDS on Wednesday – November 4, 2009
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.
If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer is disturbing.
slate.com — Here's a puzzle: The stock markets are doing very well, yet the performance of the underlying economy doesn't seem to justify optimism. The buoyant S&P 500 has risen 53 percent since the March bottom . And while the economy expanded at a 3.5 percent ... (more) If the economy's stagnant, why are stocks up? The answer ...
Asset Class Performance Since the 2008 Election
Asset Class Performance Since the 2008 Election
bespokeinvest.typepad.com — Earlier we highlighted historical market performance one-year after Presidential election days. Below we provide a chart of how various asset classes have performed since the 2008 election. As shown, the US Dollar has declined 10%, while the 10-Year ... (more) Asset Class Performance Since the 2008 Election
Trading the Odds on Tuesday – November 3, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — Unfortunately I’ve caught a touch of the flu, so posting will probably be light for a couple of days. Monday’s session complied in (almost) every way to the positive historical probabilities and odds where the CBOE Volatility Index ( VIX ) had surged 20%+ on the previous ... (more) Trading the Odds on Tuesday – November 3, 2009
Percentage of Stocks Above 50-Day Moving Averages Falls Sharply
Percentage of Stocks Above 50-Day Moving Averages Falls Sharply
bespokeinvest.typepad.com — Only 43% of stocks in the S&P; 500 are trading above their 50-day moving averages at the moment, which is below the low we saw at the end of September. The percentage isn't as low as it got during the July correction, but another day like today, and ... (more) Percentage of Stocks Above 50-Day Moving Averages Falls ...
Has the S&P 500 Index Peaked? (SPY)
Has the S&P 500 Index Peaked? (SPY)
247wallst.com — The SPDRs (NYSE: SPY) is perhaps the most liquid of all ETF products in the world as it tracks the benchmark S&P 500 Index. One of our affiliates has just posed the very important and developing question… Has the S&P 500 peaked? There ... (more) Has the S&P 500 Index Peaked? (SPY)
October 26 Recap: On Double-Top Watch
October 26 Recap: On Double-Top Watch
tradermike.net — We had a pretty wild morning today which started off with about 1% gains in the first half hour but a rally in the dollar caused a sharp reversal in stocks. Those gains quickly turned to losses and that was about all she wrote for the day. The S&P; ... (more) October 26 Recap: On Double-Top Watch
Trading the Odds on Friday – October 30, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — It might appear that I’m addicted to blogging about the financial markets (my original intention was to take a couple of days off), but some of those setups triggered at today’s close are way too interesting. Despite the fact that all major market indices posted a reversal ... (more) Trading the Odds on Friday – October 30, 2009
Pre-Open Highs & Lows and What They Indicate
tradingtheodds.com — You probably won’t find a lot of weblogs in the “quant analysis blogosphere” (to cite Michel Stokes at MarketSci ) factoring the pre-opening GLOBEX (CME Group) session (04:30 PM CET to 04:15 PM CET next day) into their daily analysis and forecasts, but what the ES E-MINI S&P ... (more) Pre-Open Highs & Lows and What They Indicate
Trading The Odds On Wednesday – October 28, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — The recent failure of regularly bullish setups is getting more and more the rule, not the exception, and the NQ E-MINI NASDAQ 100 will have a rough time to comply to recent historical probabilities and odds (’ the NQ E-MINI NASDAQ 100 closed lower, with Nasdaq 100 Adv./Decl. Volume < ... (more) Trading The Odds On Wednesday – October 28, 2009
Negative Seasonal Pattern Stocks on Wednesday the 28th of October 2009
deepmarket.com — Seasonal Patterns found for the following stocks:UltraShort Real Estate ProShares (SRS) over the next 5 trading days. Look at the seasonal patterns for UltraShort Real Estate ProShares in context.Proshares S&P; 500 (SDS) over the next 5 trading days. Look at the seasonal patterns for Proshares ... (more) Negative Seasonal Pattern Stocks on Wednesday the 28th ...
Nasdaq Breaks 50-DMA, S&P on the Brink
Nasdaq Breaks 50-DMA, S&P on the Brink
bespokeinvest.typepad.com — While the Dow is down just 50 points at the moment, both the S&P; 500 and the Nasdaq are quietly down more than one percent. As shown in the first chart below, the Nasdaq just broke below its 50-day moving average for the first time since July, which ... (more) Nasdaq Breaks 50-DMA, S&P on the Brink
Trading the Odds on Monday – November 2, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — Friday’s session in every way complied to (heavily lopsided negative) historical probabilities and odds (even to the magnitude of change on the intraday low and on the close) where either the CBOE Volatility Index ( VIX ) had closed lower at least -11% on the previous session, or the ... (more) Trading the Odds on Monday – November 2, 2009
AV after dark
ftalphaville.ft.com — On FT Alphaville late Wednesday, - Crystal ball gazing with Goldman. - Saudi Aramco's WTI snub. - Lazard's posthumous $87m expense. - Support the S&P; 500. Over in the Long Room, - Googlevision. - Understanding Interest Shortfalls in CMBS Transactions. - Hidden Spanish losses.... (more) AV after dark
Trading the Odds on Monday – October 26, 2009
tradingtheodds.com — Despite the fact that the ES E-MINI S&P 500 had not posted a pre-opening low on GLOBEX of -0.25% (or more) which had positive implications (39 higher, 11 lower closes since 11/01/2008) for Friday’s (regular) session, the ES E-MINI S&P 500 more than erased Thursday’s ... (more) Trading the Odds on Monday – October 26, 2009
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