Markets

Jan 19, 2012 at 11:39

To many walking the planet, fracking has a seriously bad reputation. Thanks to hyperbole and misinformation, fracking opponents have convinced a lot of people that the operators who drill and…

Jan 19, 2012 at 08:46

Ever since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has come to regard Saudi Arabia as almost its exclusive oil producing enclave. In February 1945, after the Yalta Conference…

Jan 19, 2012 at 08:35

So today's gap up is a little concerning for the bullish case. Gaps tend to get filled, especially when you see a series of them in a row. A 3…

Jan 19, 2012 at 07:29

The major indexes opened mixed with the Dow lower, the S&P-500 nearly flat, and the NASDAQ-100 higher. From there, the move in the first five minutes was modestly lower before…

Jan 19, 2012 at 07:13

Frequent readers will recall that we have been out of the markets for awhile now. In order to reduce exposure, we've been sitting in money market funds waiting for investment…

Jan 19, 2012 at 07:09

A cycle we watch to judge risk on and off, suggest to us that all is not well with the current market rally. Retail investors need to heed those that…

Jan 19, 2012 at 06:54

Stocks rallied today (but no, trading was still somnambulant – volume is still some 250mm shares per day below last year’s volume to date) by 1.1%, largely on news that…

Jan 19, 2012 at 04:42

US stock market has now reached overhead resistance, NDX stands out since it is at less then 13 points away from last summer's top.

Jan 19, 2012 at 04:29

EUR/CHF may have printed a fresh lower high at 1.2133. While under hourly trend-line resistance off 1.2238 scope is seen for a further push under 1.2063. Should this scenario take…

Jan 18, 2012 at 15:58

If you've been paying attention, then you'll remember how gold can make financial crises fun. Gold bulls were so short of things to keep them awake at night, in fact,…