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The Big Question: Have We Bottomed or are We About to Crash

Stocks continue to hammer new lows as the “wait for the bounce” crowd begins to gain numbers.
We continue to see the anticipation for a relief rally build as the market continues to slide further into this Bear Market.  This is being played out in sentiment numbers as well as my favorite [for now] ratio: put/call.  [...]

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a healthy and happy New Year!

I am reading Ron Paul’s Revolution book, it is well worth the few pennies that you pay for it.  In fact, its worth a heck of a lot more than what you pay for it.  Many people fail to realize how powerful the constitution is and how our [...]

The Stock Market Falls Apart, Another Black Monday

Small Caps get hit as the Russell 2000 gets whacked nearly 12% as stocks can not find any footing.
There is not one single silver lining to this market.  It is clear the path of least resistance is down and will remain so for the foreseable future.  Too many are looking for the market to bottom [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

The stock market delivers gains prior to Thanksgiving on light trade.
Stocks were able to sustain gains throughout the day as the market was able to close on its highs.  Volume was lower on the day as many on Wall Street simply stayed away.  Wednesday’s gains should carry through to Friday as the quasi trading day [...]

Roller Coaster Ride for Stocks Keeps the Lid on an Expected Rally

The stock market did a fabulous job keeping traders, investors, and speculators on their toes Friday.  Stocks whipped around those who were watching intraday as volume fell off a cliff.  Volume on the day was well under Thursday’s session as institutions weren’t in full force buying up stocks.  The day’s action put a damper on [...]

Stocks Higher on Hope, but Are We Out of the Woods?

The Nationalization of FNM and FRE gave stocks a lift on Monday.  From the start, stocks flew out of the gate netting the Dow Jones Industrial Average a gain of 350 points.  However, as the morning wore on stocks were hit with selling.  Stocks looked bleak, but a late day surge netted significant gains across [...]

Stocks are Rolling over; Volume Picking on the Downside

At the moment, this confirmed market rally starting in late in the summer is fading very quickly.  For the second day following labor day stocks ended the day in red and in higher volume.  This is a troubling sign for stocks, indexes can stack up distribution days very quickly and can roll over just as [...]

Stocks Get Bullish Action, but Volume Remains Below Average

Stocks stage a bullish rally on Thursday as volume crept higher than the previous day. The NYSE was finally able to retake its 50dma on higher volume. However, volume across the board was lower than its 50dma suggesting that large institutional support was absent from Thursday’s action. A bigger story on the [...]

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