State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 10th, 2016 (The Keyword is Bubble 4-10-16) Bulls were looking for a Friday bounce, and that was how the day began following Thursday’s selloff. Oil prices rallied by more than 6% on Friday, which took some of the worries about a global GDP slowdown…
The rumor mill – one of Wall Street’s most dangerous traps. Rumors have a tendency to make some people a lot of money – but for the majority of traders REACTING to the rumor – it’s more likely to be at a loss than any kind of gain. Let me know if this sounds familiar……
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 3rd, 2016 (Fed Calms and Market Rallies 4-03-16) It was a tough first quarter for the stock market, but the numbers were not all that bad. For the quarter, the Dow was up 1.4%, and the S&P 500 was up 1%, while the Nasdaq was…
Ugh… When the numbers for February’s existing home sales came out – there were a lot of people that began to panic – namely realtors and insurance agents. How low were they? The National Association of Realtors reported that home resales dropped a little over 7%, bringing the annual rate to 5.08 million units, the…
Linda is quiet, studious and concerned with social issues. While an undergraduate at Yale, she majored in English literature and environmental studies. Given this information, indicate which of the following three cases is most probable. A) Linda is a librarian. B) Linda is a librarian and a member of the Sierra Club. C) Linda works…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending March 27th, 2016 (Fed Calms and Market Rallies 3-27-16) Happy Easter weekend! The stock market was closed for Good Friday, which followed a flat and mixed session on Thursday. It was a tough week as investors had to digest the gruesome terrorist attacks in Belgium,…
Oil… Crude has been creating Billionaires for almost 150 years – if you consider John D. Rockefeller’s establishment of Standard Oil as the beginning of the modern oil industry. Most American’s have a love/hate relationship with oil… Investors love watching prices surge – high crude prices often mean big profits for OTHER industries as well…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending March 20th, 2016 (Fed Calms and Market Rallies 3-20-16) It was a solid week for the stock market, as the Dow and the S&P 500 gained enough this week to put themselves in positive territory for the year. That was quite an impressive feat. The…
Let’s get to the nitty gritty… The reason you’re even reading this email is you’re hoping to turn the information on the screen into cold hard cash – so it behooves you to understand which sector of the market has the potential for the biggest growth. If you were to poll the average citizen as…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending March 13th, 2016 (The Stock Market Stalled Out 3-13-16) It was a bumpy ride for the stock market this week, but the stock market managed to close out the week on a very positive note, with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting their highest…
