State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending December 20th, 2014 (Stocks See Gargantuan Meltdown 12-20-14) This week was not for the faint of heart. With oil prices crashing and Russia unraveling, it looked like the stock market was ready for a gargantuan meltdown. The major indices had dipped below their 50-day moving…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending December 14th, 2014 (“All You Need Is Jobs” 12-14-14) It was not a Black Friday, but it was dark enough to have investors fretting as we headed into the weekend. We have become so accustomed to having late-Friday rallies that calm investors’ nerves. Closing out…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending December 7th, 2014 (“All You Need Is Jobs” 12-7-14) Many economy watchers may have been remembering (and humming) the old Beatles song, “All You Need Is Love,” as Friday morning’s employment data approached. The employment picture has lagged over much of the six-year recovery, so the…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending November 30th, 2014 (Holiday Session Mixes Up Stocks 11-30-14) Stocks closed out Friday’s shortened holiday session mixed, quiet and flat. By the looks of the numbers for the U.S. stock market on Friday, and by the looks of the numbers for the week, it might…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending November 15th, 2014 (Stock Market Flat to Close the Week 11-15-14) The week played out on Friday with the same tune that it followed all week. Bulls were looking for a big win to close out the week, but instead we saw another flat close…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending November 9th, 2014 (Stock Market Goes Bungee-Jumping 11-09-14) After the bungee-jumping action we had in October that showed a roughly 10% decline and a subsequent 11% gain in the S&P 500, the first week of November felt rather dull. The U.S. election tipped in favor…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending November 1st, 2014 (Japan Gets Aggressive, US Hits Highs 11-01-14) The harrowing downward spiral we witnessed a few weeks ago had most bullish investors more scared than the scariest Halloween movies. The market had broken down in mid-month, and at its low, the S&P 500…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending October 25th, 2014 (After Six Years, Bears Cheer Market Meltdown 10-25-14) What a couple of weeks it has been for both the bulls and the bears. The bears have been waiting for six years for a market meltdown, and the stock market came close to…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending October 18th, 2014 (The Stock Market Saw Goblins This Week 10-18-14) Stocks closed out Friday on an up note, after a week of enough thrills and chills to strike fear in the hearts of even the most ghoulish of ghouls. It was a big week…
DetailsState of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending October 11th, 2014 (The Stock Market Saw Goblins This Week 10-11-14) In staying with the Halloween theme, the stock market saw more than its fair share of goblins this week, and while the bulls were looking for a strong upside close on Friday, they were…
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