The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | October 10, 2016

In the last two weeks, stocks settled back to trade in the same narrow range that they spent almost two months during the summer. Worries regarding the health of the European financial system made headlines once again, as Deutsche Bank (DB) continues to struggle, sparking fears of “global contagion.” The British pound “flash-crashed” on Thursday…

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Feds’ Hands Tied with Negative October Start | October 9, 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending October 9, 2016 (Feds’ Hands Tied with Negative October Start 10-9-16) We are in October, and we all know that October can be a tough month for the stock market. The Lehman-led meltdown from eight years ago remains on investors’ minds, and the recent problems…

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Blood In The Water | From the Mind of the Gorilla

Man… what a time to be in tech, huh? So many buyouts happening that it’s almost hard to keep track of which company is buying which! Blood is definitely in the water… And it’s only a matter of time till the circling sharks start moving in for the kill. For the savvy investor – now…

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The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | October 3, 2016

Stocks experienced a mixed and ultimately slightly negative week, as the major indices traded without a clear direction, despite the encouraging underlying trend in the vast majority of the market. The election cycle entered its final stretch with the first Presidential debate on Monday. The positive reaction to Mrs. Clinton’s comfortable performance was the first…

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Third Quarter Ends With a Surprising Victory | October 2, 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending October 2, 2016 (Third Quarter Ends With a Surprising Victory 10-2-16) Who is afraid of the “Big Bad Wolf” was the question going into Friday’s session, and the global “wild card” on that issue was Germany’s largest bank, Deutsche Bank (DB). It had hit all-time…

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The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | September 26, 2016

Stocks experienced a healthy rally towards the end of last week, after the uncertainty regarding the Federal Reserve cleared on Wednesday. Investors feared a “premature” rate hike by the Central Bank that could have sparked a deeper correction on Wall Street. The major indices climbed back to trade close to their all-time highs following the…

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Lowest PMI Levels Since June Raise Economic Concerns | September 25th 2016

State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending September 25th, 2016 (Lowest PMI Levels Since June Raise Economic Concerns 9-25-16) Stocks may have closed out the week on a negative note, but it was a positive week nonetheless. There was some concern about the preliminary Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) coming in at 51.4…

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The Week Ahead Stock Market Update | September 19, 2016

Traders digested the steep losses of the previous Friday all week long, as the major indices stayed inside the range of the most volatile session since the Brexit-panic. The Nasdaq outperformed the other benchmarks as Apple (AAPL) led tech stocks higher, following a successful launch of the company’s latest flagship, the iPhone 7. Traders took…

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