Showing Some Spark
In case you are wondering what that sound is, they are crickets. Since January 2nd‘s open, the NASDAQ Composite it up just 1.4%. The S&P …
Read MoreIn case you are wondering what that sound is, they are crickets. Since January 2nd‘s open, the NASDAQ Composite it up just 1.4%. The S&P …
Read MoreI was scanning through my list of about 30 top indexes and ETFs. One thing I look at are the ‘seasonal' charts, meaning the historical performance of the …
Read MoreEarnings season has opened, and the [stock] hunters are pinning the license on the back of their jackets and heading out the door, all hoping to bag a …
Read MoreEarnings season is just ramping up. Alcoa announced after the close last night and appears to have slightly surpassed expectations. Articles on Marketwatch.com …
Read MoreThe energy-related stocks are starting to pick up. OIH, the Oil Services ETF, is starting to show strength. As we head into spring, look for the energy stocks …
Read MoreFriday's gap-down in most of the major markets, ETFs and individual stocks shows the markets are now pricing in a failure of the fiscal cliff talks. The …
Read MoreFor the past two weeks most of the indexes and major ETFs, and many stocks, have been trading in tight consolidation ranges. At a time of the year when …
Read MoreIt is too easy to get involved with indicators and miss the forest for the trees. On this chart for example, is this a clean ‘sell' signal back a few …
Read MoreI hate to prognosticate with wild abandon when the government could quickly throw a monkey wrench into the machinery of the market by walking away from a …
Read MoreThe market is trying, it really is. It wants to believe, believe that the economy is improving, if ever so slightly, that the ‘fiscal cliff' will turn …
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