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Dow Takes Back Some Lost Ground
09/08/2010 – 11:12 pm PDT | No Comment
Dow Takes Back Some Lost Ground

The Dow recovered some loss ground from yesterday’s huge ditch, ending the day up by 46 points amidst mixed economic numbers.
FundamentalsToday’s economic numbers were mainly about consumers and retail. Basically, what all the numbers said …

Delaying The Inevitable As We Creep Closer To the Edge
09/08/2010 – 3:00 pm PDT | No Comment

We saw a brief glimpse of the bears this afternoon. Glad to know they are still out there. In a little more than an hour they sucked up 7 S&P points. Nice! Only, of course, …

Welcome Back from Labor Day!
09/06/2010 – 9:35 pm PDT | No Comment
Welcome Back from Labor Day!

Welcome back from the Labor Day long weekend!
Investors were clearly pleased ahead of the long weekend with the better than expected ISM index and slightly better than expected jobs report last week, closing the Dow …

Optimism Ahead of Jobs Report
09/02/2010 – 11:20 pm PDT | No Comment
Optimism Ahead of Jobs Report

The Dow closed up by another 50 points today as investors remain optimistic ahead of tomorrow’s Jobs Report.
FundamentalsInvestors were clearly encouraged by yesterday’s better than expected ISM Index and are speculating on tomorrow’s Jobs Report …

We Just Have To Deal With It For Now
09/02/2010 – 2:30 pm PDT | No Comment

Reality is that the markets are fully controlled by the Breath of Ben and the data manipulation by those that irresponsibly report it, and the media is under marching orders to report it as optimistically …

Cautiousness Ahead of Heavyweight Releases
08/31/2010 – 8:35 pm PDT | No Comment
Cautiousness Ahead of Heavyweight Releases

The Dow ended in a relatively sideways day up marginally by 5 points amidst mixed economic data released today.
FundamentalsInvestors are bombarded by pretty mixed economic data today. On the one hand, the retail numbers and …

Stick Save – v. 1,250
08/31/2010 – 2:48 pm PDT | No Comment

Amazing. Like 1040 has the clap or something. Run away! Run away! Just like in the vid, the cave is the elusive 1040 level, the bunny is Shalom, all the bones at the mouth of …

Dow Rebounds…
08/29/2010 – 9:56 pm PDT | No Comment
Dow Rebounds…

The US Market staged an oversold rally last Friday as bond yields reached levels so low its no longer attractive to many investors. As such, we saw a 164 points surge in the Dow and …

Bear Trend Continues Despite Better Jobless Claims
08/26/2010 – 11:42 pm PDT | Comments Off
Bear Trend Continues Despite Better Jobless Claims

The Dow continued downwards by 74 points today eventhough Jobless Claims surprised positively as gloom sets in on the US Market.
FundamentalsJobless claims surprised positively today, turning in a 473K which is lower than the consensus …

A Simple Chart Or Two – This May Hurt Just A Bit
08/26/2010 – 1:54 pm PDT | Comments Off
A Simple Chart Or Two – This May Hurt Just A Bit

Fun with Fractals! We’re in the blue stage. Gonna be a rough year.

More on the SPX, TNX, USB and VIX relationship. This one is real easy. The VIX should be where the USB is …