Looking ahead September 12th could be pivotal day for two reasons

One thing we talk about in our Investment Survival Workshops is learning to develop a horizon further out than tomorrow.  I know that sounds obvious but it's harder to do than you think.  Most people…


‘Lead or leave euro’, Soros tells Germany - FT.com

By Quentin Peel in Berlin George Soros has issued a passionate plea to the German government to lead the eurozone out of recession by boosting growth, creating a joint fiscal authority and…


The irony is overwhelming- Obama bad for markets?

On a day that marks the highest point in the Dow during the Obama presidency, this article is published. Four more years bad for U.S. markets: PollReprintsSeptember 6, 2012 4:09 pm Global investors…


Do insiders know something we don't?

As you can see from this chart the ratio of insider selling to buying is hitting historic highs.  The people that know their companies the best, the officers and directors, are selling stock at a…


BOFA: Our Wall Street Contrarian Indicator Is Close To Flashing Its Biggest 'Buy' Signal Since 1985 - Business Insider

CHART OF THE DAY: BofA's Wall Street Contrarian Indicator Is Close To Flashing Its Biggest 'Buy' Signal Since 1985Joe Weisenthal | Sep. 4, 2012, 2:51 PM | 4,143 | Here's the latest update of a chart…


Dividends Have Their Best Month Ever - Barrons.com

By SHIRLEY A. LAZO | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR August's cash dividend payments of $34 billion set an all-time monthly record. That tally, by Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P Dow…


S&P 500 Target 2013

I'll go ahead and put my neck on the chopping block now.  I've never had a target before on the S&P 500 or Dow because I never saw much point in the exercise.  Unless you were trading in futures…


Election is basically over according to Intrade

If you haven't heard of Intrade, you probably are outside leading a normal life.  For those of you that haven't, it's the popular betting site that concentrates on political events. According to the…


Did Slaying The Knight X1000 Algo Kill The Equity Markets? | ZeroHedge

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 08/30/2012 15:46 -0400   As the charts below suggest - in somewhat stunning technicolor - that since the Knight-algo was put-to-death, NYSE volumes have…