Category Archives: Global Stock Performance

S&P500 2011 Heat Map

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2011 ETF Heat Map

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The Asset Return Tree

The Tree comes to us via one of our favorite international sites, The Drunkeynesian,  in Brazil.   Full of smart economics, finance, and culture.   A site everyone should be monitoring. (click here if chart is not observable)

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Ugly Chart Contest

Since the global markets are in full preservation of capital mode,  thought we’d bring you what we deem to be the ugliest charts of the global equity indices we follow.  All are in short-term downtrends and have pierced their 50-day … Continue reading

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Daniel Gros: Italy Holds the Key to the Survival of the Euro

“For more insight euronews spoke to Daniel Gros, director of the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels. Mr Gros, Italy’s bond yields have reached a level that makes refinancing the country’s debt pactically impossible. What happens next? Will reform … Continue reading

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Seasonal Greetings!

Great chart with all the right colors from our friends over at The Chart Store.  They have an amazing collection of financial and economic charts and data going way back. Tough to trade on historic average monthly returns.   The … Continue reading

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Stock Market Melt Up: November 1998 or December 2008?

Stunning!  The S&P500 at its high today was up 20.3 percent from the October 4th intraday low of 1074.77. We’re talking the S&P500, not the Brazilian BOVESPA or Hang Seng Index!  This kind of initial move in the S&P500 in … Continue reading

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Night Sweats of a Money Manager

With about 40 minutes of trading, the S&P500 has pierced its 1230-33 resistance (which includes the 100-day moving average)  though has come in a little from its morning high.   Closing above the 100-day at 1232 will be an important win … Continue reading

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Europe’s Bank Problem

Another informative chart from the IMF showing the fundamental problem in Europe’s banking system –  excessive leverage and dependence on wholesale funding.  Add to that  overexposure to highly indebted sovereigns with deteriorating credit fundamentals.    It also illustrates why the German … Continue reading

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Ingersoll-Rand Warns, Stock Swan Dives

Here’s what they said: Revenues were negatively affected by slower than expected end-markets in several businesses. Consumer-related businesses, such as residential heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), golf and residential security, were the most significantly affected, accounting for the majority … Continue reading

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