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Technical Patterns You Need To Know
Article By:
Manny Backus
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Monday, November 10, 2014 7:54 AM EDT
The primary purpose of technical analysis is to determine if a price trend is likely to continue or reverse. The technical analyst has a variety of stock market indicators and stock market graphs to make this determination.
S&P 500 Snapshot: Another Day, Another Record Close (in The Final Minute)
Article By:
Doug Short
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Friday, November 7, 2014 5:34 PM EDT
The S&P 500 scratched its head, and in the post-election daze, moved with uncertainty through the day in a relatively narrow 0.45% range from its -0.30% intraday low to its 0.15% high.
In this article: SPX
Leave The Big Calls To The Pundits
Article By:
Roger Nusbaum
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Friday, November 7, 2014 4:12 PM EDT
To me the market is flashing yellow but has not started that slow sort of rollover that has come with other bear markets.
Investing Basics
Article By:
David Trainer
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Friday, November 7, 2014 2:34 PM EDT
A desire to invest is not a good reason. Finding a good company is a good reason.
Extolling The Virtues Of QQQ
Article By:
David Fabian
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Friday, November 7, 2014 12:37 PM EDT
QQQ exchange-traded fund boasts total asset of over $40 billion spread among the 100 largest domestic and international non-financial companies listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
Have You Tried Weekly Options?
Article By:
Manny Backus
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Friday, November 7, 2014 8:45 AM EDT
An introduction to one of the most lucrative and interesting option types: the weekly option.
New View Of Effective Demand To Challenge Top Economists
Article By:
Angry Bear
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:39 PM EDT
3rd quarter Non-farm Business Sector Labor Share data came out today… 97.34 (2009 = 100). Think of labor share as real unit labor costs, since unit labor costs = labor share * inflation. Labor share is much lower than it was in 2009.
Toronto Money Show Webcast
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Stefanie Kammerman
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:16 PM EDT
Toronto MoneyShow webcast presentation Learning how to take the ego out of the trade is one of the hardest obstacles that most traders need to overcome.
Technical Analysis Made Super Simple
Article By:
Manny Backus
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 11:06 AM EDT
Many traders are confused about technical analysis and exactly what it suppose to do. Some traders believe that technical analysis can make accurate stock predictions.
Problems In Simulating Investment Returns
Article By:
David Merkel
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 10:36 AM EDT
Simulating hypothetical future investment returns can be important for investors trying to make decisions regarding the riskiness of various investing strategies.
Stairs Up And Elevator Down?
Article By:
Jeff Pierce
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 9:52 AM EDT
This reflex, counter-trend Cycle move has now added 180 points in 10 sessions, more than eclipsing the 17 session fall that preceded it. They often say that equities take the “stairs up and an elevator down,” which is why I find it very difficult to respect a move of this magnitude.
In this article: SPX
The NYSE And The Crash Of 1929
Article By:
Daily Forex
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 6:39 AM EDT
Security trading gained momentum on the New York Stock Exchange over the next years but was punctuated by many small crashes and panics, the most dramatic of which occurred on Black Thursday, October 24th, 1929.
It’s All Good
Article By:
Acting-Man
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 6:15 AM EDT
The recent two week rise in the poll’s bullish percentage was the biggest in at least 20 years.
In this article: SPX
Why Public Policy Disasters Happen
Article By:
Bill Bonner
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Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:24 AM EDT
Is there any evidence anywhere in the historical record that QE – money printing – actually makes anybody (other than the beneficiary) wealthier?
Thoughts From The Frontline: Rhyme And Reason
Article By:
John Mauldin
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 7:06 PM EDT
To understand what happened 141 years ago, we revisit the phenomenon of October as a month of negative surprises. It has its roots in the interplay between farming and banking.
Silver: The World’s Super Metal
Article By:
Peter Schiff
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014 2:34 PM EDT
The price of silver has hit four-year lows. This isn’t because physical silver is no longer a valuable, safe-haven investment, but because mainstream economists and investors believe the Federal Reserve’s hype that the US economy is recovering.
In this article: SLV