Markets

Jul 14, 2011 at 20:48

Stock market internals weakened during the recent sharp two day sell-off, but are trying to stabilize. The Summation Index, an intermediate-term measure of market breadth (advancers/decliners), ticked up again ...

Jul 14, 2011 at 17:56

Yesterday morning Dr. Bernanke met with members of Congress again. Yesterday I think Congress heard not what they wanted to hear but instead they heard what Dr. Bernanke actually said.…

Jul 14, 2011 at 17:48

A whirlwind of data this morning left the market undisturbed. Retail Sales and PPI came in as-expected; Initial Claims was stronger-than-expected by 10k, but last week was reviser weaker (higher)…

Jul 14, 2011 at 14:25

I have been forecasting with near certainty that QE2 would not be the end of the Fed's money-printing program. My suspicions were confirmed in both the Fed minutes on Tuesday…

Jul 14, 2011 at 14:16

Trucks, trains carry the goods to market, therefore watching their cycle is critical to future trends in the stock market. The next 6 to 8 weeks will be very interesting,…

Jul 14, 2011 at 12:50

In this article I am going to take a look at three reports covering what the US and Europe consider critical or strategic minerals and materials.

Jul 14, 2011 at 12:21

The past two decades since the 1991 collapse of Communism have seen the Russian Federation and the U.S. involved in an updated version of the 19th century's "Great Game' for…

Jul 14, 2011 at 10:56

Let's say that you live in a capital city under siege, that is surrounded by revolutionary armies. While you don't know the timing, you do believe that the overthrow of…

Jul 14, 2011 at 09:46

I came across a very interesting quote today. Should the US economy either enter recession or fail to improve before the 2012 presidential election (both safe bets) the president "owns"…

Jul 14, 2011 at 09:43

The oversold bounce that occurred 3 weeks ago when investor sentiment was extremely bearish did one very important thing: it put a floor under this market.