Commentary: January 10th, 2012

The market traded flat at the end of the session.  It may signal some short-term weakness. There are layers of resistance on the S&P 500 in close proximity to each other: 1293, 1302, and 1310.  One of those levels may deter price from advancing.  That’s okay.  A brief pause would likely set-up some fresh long [...]

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Commentary: First Week 2012

Happy New Year. The carefully watched benchmark index, the S&P 500, is looking strong.  The key high of 1269 was exceeded yesterday.  Today’s decline has not touched that level, yet. The next milestone that needs to fall if this rally continues is the 1292 price high made October 27th, 2011.  I think it may happen.  [...]

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Levels To Watch For The Week Beginning December 26th, 2011

The market is in a bit of holiday mode as we thought may happen.   The major indexes could run out of steam around the first of January 2012.  That is when the major players will be back behind their desks.  Their reaction to this melt-up will be instructive. Here are some important levels to watch.  [...]

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Commentary: Week Beginning December 19, 2011

This coming week marks the last week before the Christmas holiday.  Historically, it is a positive week in the markets.  I think that will be true again this year. Longer term, the market has much work to do to correct the bearish bias.  My benchmark index, the S&P 500, has been building a triangle pattern.  [...]

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Alert: December 13th, 2011

The market has been making a series of lower highs and lower lows.  This is not bullish! Today’s close signaled a new intraday low of 1219 on the S&P.  This violates the 1221 number I’ve been watching.  Even though the market closed at 1225 the probe to new lows must not be disregarded. Don’t be [...]

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Commentary: December 12th, 2011

Mixed and difficult market. The 200d MA is widely followed as a bull/bear line.  That line is keeping most indexes restrained, but a couple have stayed above it. The Dow Jones 30 and the NASDAQ 100 are above the 200d MA.  The NASDAQ Composite, S&P 500, and the Russell 2000 are trading below it. The [...]

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The Secret To Investing In The Stock Market

The secret to investing in the stock market is recognizing that the lever that moves the market is human emotion.  The forces behind the movement in the market are fear and greed.  In an effort to find an edge, the fancy trading systems and exotic algorithms are trying to exploit these two human emotions. In [...]

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Learn The Stock Market: What Everyone Should Know About Wall Street

There is much to be learned about the stock market by studying its history.  It’s important to know what happened and why.  Maybe most importantly, learning about the stock market will reveal how the history of the market occurred with the movement of the business cycle.  It’s a story of boom and bust, fear and [...]

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How To Understand The Stock Market In One, Easy Step

The quickest way to understand the stock market is to read.  I believe that reading current publications can provide a “feel” for the prevailing market and provide topics for further study. There are many magazines that deal with personal finance and investing.  Yet most of these periodicals are written from a specific perspective.  To understand [...]

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How To Make Money In The Stock Market And Increase Your Bank Roll

Everyone wants to know how to make money in the stock market.  I’m going to share with you the philosophy of successful traders.  Then I’ll offer a suggestion or two about what not to do.  The last piece of this article will offer a simple, but highly effective way to make money in the stock [...]

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