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| Archived Since: | May 20, 2011 | |
Blog Post Archive
Gold Mining Stocks: 10 Reasons It's Time to Be Brave
I used to half joke with some of my investing friends that the best time to buy stocks is during or right after a crash. Think 1987 2000-2002 2008-2009 and now -- perhaps gold miners? Well before we get too far ahead of ourselves let's examine evidence of a "crash." I like to use crowd behavioral empirical and technical evidence in combination. Show More Summary
The T3 Daily Recap: Investors Should Guard Against Complacency
The market appeared to be headed for another gain Monday before lunchtime hit and forced the market to digest. Stocks faded for the most of the afternoon and major US indices finished just below the flat line largely unchanged. In 2013 flat is the new down. Show More Summary
Who Invented TBTF (Too Big to Fail)?
Most controversial issues have people on both sides and we know more or less why they disagree. People who want more gun control think it will reduce violence and fear. People who don't want more gun control think it will lead to more crime and government disrespect for citizens. Show More Summary
Is This Truly a Long-Term Bull Market? An Elliott Wave Perspective
With the media in a bullish seventh-heaven and everyone believing that this market will not correct I have been continually reflecting on whether this market is in a new long-term bullish trend which will last the next decade or simply a minor bull run which will set us up for a significant market fall. Show More Summary
The Mother of All Short Squeezes
This week as I watched the nature of the price action in stocks I couldn't help but be reminded of how the market was behaving in 2011. No not the QE II rally in stocks during the first half of the year but rather during the August meltdown that blew up that very crowded and leveraged long risk position. Show More Summary
This Bull Has Further to Run, but Markets Look Vulnerable in July or August
I had a somewhat lengthy conversation with Rich Bernstein last Friday. I have been on TV with Rich over the years but have never really had a one-on-one talk with him. Recall that Richard Bernstein was the Chief US Strategist at Merrill Lynch for years before becoming the eponymous captain of Richard Bernstein Advisors (RBA). Show More Summary
VIX Moving Up, Measured Risk Moving Down
Back in the day when journalists were a hard-bitten lot for whom Scotch was one of the four food groups and reporting meant getting out of the office and asking actual people tough questions as opposed to re-tweeting each other's blog...Show More Summary
The T3 Morning Market Call: Can Extended Market Rally Continue Without Rest?
Last week we had another week of gains as this bull market has extended outside the Bollinger Bands. The stair-step trend continues to hold higher and not wait for those looking for a pullback. This is one of the most interesting and complicated dynamics that I've seen in a while as performance anxiety runs rampant on Wall Street. Show More Summary
The T3 Weekly Recap: Strong May Market Flipping Old Trading Adage on Its Head
The old trading adage "sell in May and go away" is being flipped on its head this month and the rally shows no signs of abating. Many traders sit on the sidelines on options expiration Fridays but not even even that could slow down this market today. Show More Summary
The Bears Get Pounded Into the Close as the S&P 500 Hits 1667
Stocks bounced back from Thursday's loss to put the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) back up to yet another new record at 1667. While the major indices were only up modestly throughout the day we saw a big acceleration in the last hour ofShow More Summary
Buzz on the Street: This Bull Is Half Honey Badger, Half Terminator
All day and every day some of the stock market's best and brightest traders and money managers share their ideas insights and analysis in real-time on Minyanville's Buzz & Banter. Here is a small sampling of this week's activity in the Buzz. Show More Summary
PIMCO: What High Frequency Data Tells Us About Hidden Tail Risks
Editor's note: This article by Vineer Bhansali and Qingxi Wang originally appeared on PIMCO. A few minutes after 1 p.m. Pacific time on April 23 2013 the U.S. equity markets fell sharply and within a few minutes recovered completely (see Figure 1). Show More Summary
You Can Do It, America! Seven Charts That Explain Why You Can Handle the Payroll Tax Hike
As we said earlier today lackluster sales at Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) look to some like evidence that the US's payroll tax increase at the start of this year is as predicted pinching less-affluent Americans. And all else equal raising taxes in a weak economy is probably not the best move. Show More Summary
Pre-Market Primer: Stocks Rise Ahead of Consumer Sentiment, Leading Indicators
Stocks are set to recover from yesterday's losses ahead of a report that might show that consumer sentiment improved in April. Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) futures are up 0.28% at 15 255. S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) futures rose 0.32% to 1 653.30 and futures contracts on the Nasdaq (INDEXNASDAQ:.IXIC) index gained 0.28% to 3 006.50. Show More Summary
US Economic Data Continues to Disappoint
Overnight Japan's first quarter GDP rose 0.9% quarter-over-quarter; it was up 0.2% from the year prior. This was better than the economists' expectations and it was led by large increases in residential investment and public investment. Show More Summary
Individual Investors and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
I have always had an affinity for children's books. In fact so much so I think my mother was still reading me Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak when I was in middle school. Go ahead -- make fun of me. But the book that constitutes the title of this article reminded me that I'm having a... Show More Summary
Tightening Fed Policy: Is a Smooth Exit a Sure Thing?
What factor is most responsible for the recovery that Fed policy has by most accounts stimulated in financial (housing and labor also?) markets over the last four and a half years? Is it the directing of a fire hose of cheap money –...Show More Summary
SPX and BKX: One Chart to Rule Them All
Before I begin this article I feel obliged to engage in a bit of a tangential rant which actually relates to my charts. If you're on the hurry-up or if you find my sense of humor to be confusing and mentally frustrating then youShow More Summary
The T3 Morning Market Call: What Could Derail the Market's Historic Run?
Futures are basically flat as markets around the world see some profit-taking. Some are up some down but there are no big standouts. The S&P (INDEXSP:.INX) remains very extended from both short- and long-term moving averages and there seems to be little that troubles the market right now. Show More Summary
Pre-Market Primer: Japan's Experiment Pans Out; Jobless Claims Jump
US stock futures pointed upward this morning as jobless claims jump and declining food and energy prices created deflation in the United States. The Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) and S&P (INDEXSP:.INX) both hit record highs again yesterday and futures are heading slightly higher this morning. Show More Summary