Chris Ciovacco

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• Pressures Mount on Bank of England (BOE) to Devalue Pound

  Published 07 October 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The Bank of England (BOE) is due to make a statement today at noon in London (7:00 a.m. ET U.S.). The BOE's actions in the…

• Markets Tentatively Bullish on Economy, Mid-Terms, and Earnings

  Published 27 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week's financial market action is trying to incorporate future outcomes related to the economy, mid-term elections, and earnings season, which kicks off with Alcoa…

• Investment Contingency Plans 2010-2011

  Published 16 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The immediate fork in the road for stocks involves whether we (a) remain in a range between 940 and 1,130 on the S&P 500 or…

• Markets Appear Ripe for a Sustainable Bullish Turn

  Published 01 September 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Early September is very important for the financial markets; especially for the bulls. Numerous elements are in place for a rally to take hold now.…

• Hindenburg Omen Is Concerning, But Not Overly So

  Published 26 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  In the last few weeks, Wall Street has been spooked by a technical occurrence know as the Hindenburg Omen. The basis for the concern is…

• Long-Term Case for Stocks and Commodities Stronger than Case for Bonds

  Published 18 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  In their understandably concerned state of mind in the present day, investors may have lost sight of the longer-term drivers of asset prices. Bonds, especially…

• Reading Between The Lines: James Bullard's Seven Faces of 'The Peril'

  Published 03 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Preprint Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis September-October Issue 2010 July 29, 2010 After reading James Bullard's twenty-three page paper on possible monetary responses to…

• Weak Job Creation Not A Surprise To Markets

  Published 29 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  We are all familiar with the common expression, markets do not like surprises. As it relates to the current state of the labor markets, the…

• Hedge Funds Care, So Should You

  Published 26 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Markets set asset prices. Markets determine how much your brokerage account, IRA, and 401(k) are worth. Hedge funds and large institutions drive markets. Therefore, it…

• Currencies, Oil, and Emerging Markets: Moves May Be Something To Build On

  Published 09 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Last week, we mentioned stocks could surprise by year-end. Some hopeful signs supporting that thesis are being given in the commodity, currency, and stock markets.…

• Stocks May Surprise By Year-End

  Published 02 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Economic news has been weak lately. Financial markets have performed poorly for over two months. Dow Theory "sell signals" have been issued. You may have…

• Choppy Recoveries and Stock's Rally Attempt

  Published 18 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  Before the open on Friday, the markets remained in a mixed state, with neither the bears nor the bulls having a distinct advantage. From a…

• Stocks: Risk/Reward From Current Levels

  Published 10 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  While it may feel like we have entered a new bear market and that nothing like this has happened before, history paints a different picture.…

• Deflationary Forces and Historical Market Corrections

  Published 04 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

  With a weak employment report on Friday, problems in Europe, and financial markets in a precarious technical condition, it is helpful to review similar historical…

• Technicals and Fundamentals Could Converge

  Published 27 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

  The bearish outlook is well documented with extensive coverage of the problems in Europe and the "dawn of the next credit crisis". We understand and…

• Are Stocks Making A Major Top?

  Published 12 November 2009 | viewed 6,176 times

  Every time a major stock index approaches a new high, invariably we can find calls that "a major top has already been made". We have…

• Breadth Trying To Make Bullish Turn

  Published 11 November 2009 | viewed 3,254 times

  Below we'll cover a potentially positive development in market breadth. Wednesday morning's financial headlines may help breadth continue to improve in a bullish fashion: Bank…

• Highest Unemployment In 26 Years Calls For Open Mind

  Published 06 November 2009 | viewed 3,099 times

  Investors Are Wise To Remain Flexible: The bearish spin on unemployment is obvious. The bullish spin is weak employment means low interest rates which is…

• Unexpected Market Moves Should Not Be Ignored

  Published 23 October 2009 | viewed 3,332 times

  In the last two weeks, in Reflation Supported By Stocks, Commodities, and Oil, and Gold, Recessions, Bonds, and 1987, we hypothesized that recent bullish moves…

• Gold, Recessions, Bonds, and 1987

  Published 09 October 2009 | viewed 3,443 times

  As investors try to make sense out the of relentless bullish moves in asset prices, we'll touch on a few timely topics: What signal is…