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US Indexes - There are several index groups that used to describe US economy and trade US stock market. The Standard and Poor's group of indexes is at the top of this group.
Dividend Investing Abroad! - The Fed model compares the forward earnings yield of the stock market with 10-year government bond yields. The model assumes that investors view stocks and bonds as competing assets and will purchase whichever asset has a higher yield, according to an article in Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance May 2009 issue.
This is the Season! - The market has had a fantastic week so far for stocks and precious metals. The financial and energy sector are underperforming which is a concern, but we continue to hold our positions and will wait until a reversal to lock in our gains.
Invest in HealthCare! - In 3 of the past 4 market rebounds since 1982, equity gains slowed to a single digit pace in the 2nd year, after the initial rally. Now dividend stocks have extra appeal because they offer a tempting alternative to CDs.
Major Differences between Forex and Stock Market - Forex and stock market are two popular places for investments. Know here some major differences between the Forex and the Stock Market.
Tap in to China! - In 1995, the NASDAQ was trading around 1000. On 3/10/2000, it hit a peak of 5048. Such euphoria had not been seen since the railroad boom of the 1840s or the automobile boom of the 1920s. Now it is China's turn.
The Extinction of Ethics in Finance - The Fallout - I am writing this article for those of you who suffered losses due to the market meltdown of 2008. So I guess I'm writing this for pretty much - nearly everyone. It's my sincere hope that you've been able to recoup some of your losses considering we've just had the greatest bear market rally in history. My aim is to get anyone who will listen to take advantage of the breathing-room this rally has bought us and ask yourself a series of questions.
The Irony of Risk in the Markets - Right now in the markets, there are essentially 2 trades: risk-taking and risk-averting. The risk-taking trade can be summarized as US dollar and Japanese yen down, bonds down, everything else up. Risk-averting is just the opposite.
An Insight on the Growing Trend of CFD Trading - CFDs trading are one of the most popular financial components for a successful trader. The article describes about the growing popularity of CFD Trading in the present financial scenario.
Waiting for a Pullback! - The past week in gold, silver, oil, natural gas and the broad market wasn't anything to write home about. We are seeing controlled profit taking which is making the market choppy. Many traders are getting very bearish on the market which is a good thing in my opinion. According to my market internals, sentiment and volume analysis we should get a shake out (sharp dip) which would make traders exit their positions before the market continues higher.
Stock Cycles Peaking! - So far, in 2009, the stock indexes have seen two firm corrections. The first was a 29% drop (basis SPX CASH) from the 01/06/09 high to the 03/06/09 bottom - with the second being the 9% decline from the 6/11/09 high to the 07/08/09 low.
Cautious Optimism! - The market is starting to look and feel top heavy with many indicators and price action patterns giving cross signals. We must be cautious by tightening our stops and take some profits off the table.
Canadian Income Stocks! - The 2008 financial crisis uncannily echoes what happened in Japan more than a decade ago. In the 1990s, the Japanese banking systems had become overloaded with bad loans after a property bubble collapse, according to Gillian Tett, author of Fool's Gold. The investor psychology seemed dangerously similar too. If this is the case, investors who buy high yield stocks now could collect big dividends while the economy fights to get back on its feet.
Investment Strategy For A 401K - If you have a 401k plan from your job then you must wonder what is it and how does it work? In your retirement account you will notice a lot of names which are called mutual funds.
China is No Longer an Emerging Economy! - As I woke Monday morning I saw that the Asian markets, particularly the Shanghai Composite, were selling off sharply. And I thought to myself, "oh no, here we go". My general feeling is that the US equity market is overbought as the valuations haven't quite caught up to price. Yet the US equity markets finished the day positive. What gives?
Equity Markets are a Farce! - What drives an investor to buy a stock? Is it the fundamentals? The technicals? A combination of the two? Well I'm not quite certain anymore. You can basically throw all of the textbook answers out the window when it comes to today's equity markets. Why do I say that? Because I believe that the only thing that is driving this market is the notion that the government is going to bail out everyone and their brother.
Betting on Obama Healthcare - As the health care debate continues to its next phase, the far left decides as to whether or not President Obama is still their champion. Stocks like Aetna (AET) and United Health (UNH) have reacted. When Secretary Sebelius commented on Sunday that the public option in the health care reform bill was not an absolute must, traders interpreted this as it was dead. They are probably right!
Warren Buffett and his Effect on the Stock Market! Part 2 - Buffet is indeed one of the greatest investors to ever walk the face of the earth, and his strategies and ideas carry tremendous weight. He influences the influencers and very often his beliefs are taken out of context and therefore misunderstood and lead to stock bubbles.
Warren Buffett and his Effect on the Stock Market! - When Warren Buffett speaks, people listen. However, when he is misinterpreted or taken out of context his words carry so much weight that they can have a large negative effect.
Earnings and Unemployment - In the midst of earnings season, the market is responding in typical fashion. In one of my previous articles from earlier this month, I talked about some of the things the market needed to see from earnings season in order to stabilize and move higher. Well, we're seeing them. Now what?
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