@MarkBartonTVChina’s stock market got wrecked on Friday with the Shanghai Composite index crashing by 7.4%.The red-hot market is now down 19% from its high, which it set on June 12.Some folks may see this as a buying opportunity, but not the analysts at Morgan Stanley.”[T]his is probably not a dip to buy,” Morgan Stanley’s Jonathan Garner said. “In fact, we […]
Stock trading is a very interesting business. There are so many things that one has to know in order to successful in this trait. But once you do figure out the pros and cons of the industry you can make quite a bit of money out of it.There are certain things one has to know before jumping into the stock […]
Nope, no bubble here at all. Biotechs driven by fun-durr-mentals like everything else…*)As Bloomberg reports, perhaps there is a limit it this insanity. Demand for options tied to declines in an exchange-traded fund tracking the companies rose to the highest level in three years relative to bullish ones, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The Nasdaq Biotechnology Index has risen […]
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Barack Obama is having a pretty good day. On Thursday, the Supreme Court voted in favor to uphold the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare.You could argue that he’s having a pretty good presidency overall. On comedian Marc Maron’s podcast on Monday, he listed a bunch of things he accomplished while in office, including “restore people’s 401ks.”A big part of […]
History shows rather clearly that the stock market is prone to extreme events, aka crashes. The challenge is deciding when the risk for a repeat performance is unusually high. The literature offers endless possibilities, which is a reminder that the market can crumble for any number of reasons. The leading factor, of course, is the business cycle. But internal market […]
Greece and Stock Market Divergences…….Transports Ugly….Stock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Jun 25, 2015 – 11:32 AM GMTBy: Jack_SteimanThe market was gapping down just a drop heading in to the trading day. Nothing to get upset about but, then came the news many didn’t want to hear. Talks regarding Greece breaking down, which is not unexpected. The futures fell further still and […]
Related LENEarnings Scheduled For June 24, 2015Can Lennar Post Low-Teens EPS Growth? Experts & Crowd DisagreeNotable earnings before Wednesday’s open(Seeking Alpha)Related NFLXLucky Number 7? Netflix Splits Stock, Shares RiseNetflix Goes 7-For-1; Vanda Pharma And FibroGen Lead Tuesday’s After-Hours MoversNETFLIX(Investor’s Business Daily)Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:Wall Street expects Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN) to report its […]
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Into its sixth year, the bull market continues to grind higher while experiencing a very low level of volatility.Market technician Ryan Detrick noted that it’s been 8 weeks since we’ve seen a weekly move of at least 1% up or down in the S&P 500. That’s the longest such streak we’ve seen in 21 years.And it’s not just the […]
Greece / Stock Market Played Like a BouzoukiStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015Jun 23, 2015 – 10:12 AM GMTBy: JesseWe have a deal!No really. This time we do have a deal. Uh, we think.And the cry went forth, and Very Serious People breathed a sigh of relief, the Greek people continued to take their euros out of the banks, and the […]
Stocks advanced Monday, propelling the Nasdaq to a record close, lifted by gains in biotech and financial shares as well as optimism that Greece will eventually reach a bailout deal with its shylocks.The Dow rose 103.83 points, or 0.6%, to 18119.78. The S&P added 12.86 points, or 0.6%, to 2122.85.The magnitude of market moves in Europe and the U.S. speak […]
