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Stocks Better Than Alternatives – Economist

The Economist sums the melt up best: It is tempting to attribute the strength of the Dow to optimism about the American economy. Tempting, but wrong. Studies have shown almost no correlation between GDP growth and equity returns. Indeed, the … Continue reading

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Global Trend Indicators

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Global Equity Rally Hangs By A Thread

This is a critical week for most major global equity indices.   Many are right at or just through their trend support lines and ironically have been selling off since the September 13th announcement of further quantitative easing. With the Fed … Continue reading

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Week in Review

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Global Trend Indicators

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Week in Review: Global Equities Have Worst Week of 2012

Key Data Points S&P500, Dow, Nasdaq, Russell, DAX, FSTE, BOVESPA, Mexico IPC, Kospi, and All Ordinaries have worst week of 2012. (click here if charts are not observable)

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Apple Gives Up Gains To Close Lower

Apple traded up almost $14 only close lower on the day.  The stock led the S&P500 and other major indices off their highs of the day to cut their intraday gains in half.  The Russell gave up almost a 2 … Continue reading

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Dow First to Regain Footing

If the Dow can close here, up almost 200 points, it will be the first major U.S. equity index to regain its footing and close above the key .618 fibonacci retracement of the recent correction.  The other indices are just … Continue reading

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Is the correction over, Mr. Fibonacci?

Wow!  Who said this business was easy? After clear breaks of their short-term uptrend and 50-day moving averages,  the major U.S. equity indices have staged a powerful two day rally off their Tuesday intraday lows.   Many were caught off guard … Continue reading

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The Bigs Break

More breaks in the big indices as the S&P500 and Dow have violated their short-term uptrend.   The Dow closed below its 50-day moving average today for the first time since mid-December, which was a vicious bear trap.   Doesn’t seem like … Continue reading

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