Markets

May 01, 2008 at 00:00

Open interest continued to expand into the highs, signifying that it was not short-covering that drove prices over $24, but continued buying interest. The island top is an important technical…

May 01, 2008 at 00:00

Bernanke tried to reinvent himself as a hawk on June 1, 2006, when he told the International Monetary Conference in Washington, "The Fed will be vigilant to ensure that the…

May 01, 2008 at 00:00

We remain in Buy Mode, but as outlined above, as soon as we get through these post fed market underpinnings, I believe the market will begin to turn lower and…

May 01, 2008 at 00:00

But what has also happened as of late, as credit market turmoil continues to boil, is that Treasury auctions of the last month or so have experienced a paucity of…

Apr 30, 2008 at 00:00

Home prices have posted another record decline, as most of the nation's largest markets suffered double-digit drops over last year, a survey released Tuesday shows.

Apr 30, 2008 at 00:00

S&P: This is the week that will confirm a bear campaign since this is the normal time period for a counter trend rally in a bear trend. When this market…

Apr 30, 2008 at 00:00

It sure is a good thing that $150 billion of checks from the IRS are in the mail to U.S. households because these same households experienced an evaporation in paper…

Apr 30, 2008 at 00:00

April 30, 2008 Commodity Market Summary

Apr 30, 2008 at 00:00

During a bear market taxes rise. In 1932, top income rates were raised from 25 to 63 percent and the Estate Tax was doubled with the Revenue Act. And that…

Apr 30, 2008 at 00:00

These are my personal trading returns as of month-end April 2008... These are my current personal positions, along with portfolio weight, as of Wednesday, April 30, 2008.