Markets

Jun 01, 2012 at 20:13

It is an exceptionally troubling backdrop. I have always feared the day when reflationary policy measures finally wouldn't suffice. I've worried that the leveraged speculators would eventually blow up -…

Jun 01, 2012 at 20:08

Having a longer-term perspective of a possible future investment will always give you a more consistent bottom line. Comparing BAC with the SPDR, S&P 500 ETF (SPY) tells a very…

Jun 01, 2012 at 20:07

The Trend Level (TL) moved from 3 (=neutral) to 1 (=sharply down) and the Swing Indicator (Swing) moved from 3 (=neutral) to 1 (=extremely negative). All these data gave us…

Jun 01, 2012 at 14:53

With what is happening in the world and country specific economies today, can more quantitative easing in many countries be far behind?

Jun 01, 2012 at 14:39

If there were any question whether the recent weakness seen in the economic figures were a payback from a mild winter or an actual slowdown in activity, today's numbers essentially…

Jun 01, 2012 at 14:23

Many people became convinced that data releases earlier this year indicated that "recovery" in the U.S. was imminent. But as I have been saying for months, this evidence would ultimately…

Jun 01, 2012 at 13:22

On the heels of Fitch's sovereign credit downgrade to A plus (the fifth-highest investment grade), Japan's government debt continues to swell. With its debt at over 200% of its GDP,…

Jun 01, 2012 at 13:04

When looking for a dominant investment theme the approach I take involves looking at global or big picture conditions. I study trends, read the news, basically watch and listen to…

Jun 01, 2012 at 12:27

Everyone seems to be in on the 'sentiment game'. Even non-technicians talk on CNBC and Bloomberg T.V. these days about throwing in the towel, capitulation, and washouts as if it's…

Jun 01, 2012 at 12:15

In my opinion, the recent selloff in stocks defies commonsense and logic, but in truth and fact it usually does. In other words, it's not uncommon to see investors selling…