Markets

Jun 11, 2012 at 12:47

Why Read: To better sit back, observe, and think about what is going on in the world, and in particular in the financial markets.

Jun 11, 2012 at 12:35

With more than $1 trillion outstanding and growing at a rate of over $100 billion a year, student loans have leaped past the credit card and auto loan markets in…

Jun 11, 2012 at 11:16

Former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou spoke with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen and said that Greece has "a few weeks" before its government runs out of money and that this…

Jun 11, 2012 at 10:03

A few articles I have written lately have elicited some responses that have been less than complimentary. This generally comes with the 'public writer' territory, but negative feedback seems to…

Jun 11, 2012 at 08:11

The markets made some progress last week based mainly on speculation a bailout for Spanish banks was coming soon. A June 9 story from the Wall Street Journal confirms the…

Jun 11, 2012 at 06:26

In the early days of this bull market many prominent analysts and leaders from the bullish camp noted that the juniors would be the way to best leverage the bull…

Jun 11, 2012 at 06:24

In recent weeks we have seen the producer/merchant commercials steal longs during the same COT week. This time is different as they waited several days after the massive long buying…

Jun 11, 2012 at 06:23

What happened this past week is old business as usual. It is the same old story where the commercials purchase huge amounts of shorts when the specs go long. The…

Jun 10, 2012 at 19:42

The past couple months have been a roller coaster ride for investors and traders. Overseas headline news has made investing and trading more difficult than normal because of prices gaping…

Jun 10, 2012 at 17:10

It is possible that 1329 will turn out to be the top of the rally, but it's not the preferred scenario. Whether the index extends is correction or moves higher…