It’s a news-driven market in the short-term with news-driven volatility
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The U.S. stock markets have started with a strong bounce this morning. Key has been news from Europe that suggests Ireland may be closer to a rescue deal. That’s led to a retreat in the U.S. dollar against the euro. Which has helped commodity and commodity stock prices.
A parade of bad news takes stocks down, but surprisingly not very far. (Knock on wood)
Cue the plague of locusts and the rain of frogs. The market has had just about everything else thrown at it today. And so far, at 3 p.m. New York time, the Standard & Poor’s 500 has held at its 20-day moving average of 1195 or so.
If we’re headed to another bubble and bust, what should we do about it?
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If financial stocks and chip stocks, two crucial leadership sectors, can build on the November 4 strength over the next few days, the odds for a fourth quarter rally will have improved markedly.
Sell Middleby not as a market call but because stock-specific valuations are too high
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We’re starting to see stocks drop after companies report good earnings.That’s not surprising. In fact it’s over due after a rally like this one. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index is up 13% since August 26.
Inevitably after stocks have climbed so far so fast, some investors decide to take profits. But it’s easy to over-interpret these kinds of stock-specific dips and turn them into some kind of trend.
How to make a profit today when you’re worried that the zombies will walk tomorrow
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The next two weeks are shaping up as a critical test for the U.S. stock market. A number of key technical indicators have stalled in the last few days if they’re waiting for something. I think that something is probably the Federal Reserve’s meeting on November 2-3.