http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/markets Blog Articles Tagged with 'markets' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383759?rsstype=tag&tag=markets In John Hussman's commentary this week he's got another loan reset chart from Credit Suisse (CS), this one peaking even later than the one that we've all been looking at since the onset of the subprime crisis back in 2007. In this one, things don'... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:42:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383759?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fallond-stock-picks/1383626?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Bulls just don't want to let go of this rally, but letting go is perhaps the best thing they could do at this stage. It was commendable for the S&P the initial selling didn't stick; closing on resistance for a third day. Can it build with a breakout ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:20:49 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fallond-stock-picks/1383626?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383564?rsstype=tag&tag=markets US stocks finish mixed, with the blue-chips actually poking into positive territory at the end, even after Sen. Dodd unveiled his much ballyhooed financial-reform bill. DJIA adds 17.46 to 10642.15, S&P 500 adds less than 0.52 to 1150.51, Nasdaq C... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:00:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383564?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383565?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Dow Industrials, up 17.46 points, or 0.16% to 10642.15.Today s top contributors to the Dow s movement and their point contribution: WMT (11.49), MRK (4.46), MCD (3.02), JNJ (2.95), PG (2.87). Today s laggers and their point contribution: CAT (-... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:58:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383565?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383566?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Imagine an Asian country with an economy tied closely to an export that s seen its price leap more than 70% in the last 12 months. Sounds like an emerging-market darling of Wall Street, right?Not if the country in question is oil-producing Saudi Ar... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:53:20 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383566?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383570?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Rival medical device makers St. Jude Medical and MedTronic are surging on news that Boston Scientific s announcement that it stopped shipments and is retrieving inventory of all its implantable cardioverter defibrillators, or ICDs.The company ci... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:57:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383570?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1383400?rsstype=tag&tag=markets My recent post focused on common mistakes that traders make. I thought I would address the reverse issue and offer five best practices I've noticed among good traders:1) Preparation to start the day and week: Having a clearly formulated strategy... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:37:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1383400?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383415?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Are markets simply casinos for betting? Asli recently asked this question on the All About Finance blog. She argues that financial markets do a lot more than that, and I agree. But there are some markets that come very close to being casinos. Su... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:27:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383415?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383419?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Gold Gold fell in US trading on Friday from $1,119/oz to $1,098/oz to close with a loss of 0.54% and a loss of nearly 3% for the week. Silver was again more resilient and fell less than 2% last week. Gold has range traded from $1,102/oz to $1,106/... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383419?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383428?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Hedge funds rose slightly in February after falling slightly in January, according to RBC Capital Markets. The investable RBC Hedge 250 Index returned 0.4% last month. Combined with its 0.1% decline from January, the benchmark is up 0.3% on the year.... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:19:09 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1383428?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-streetwise/1383332?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Resurgent markets bring Bombardier back for $1-billion of debt, just a month after a similar sale failed ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:09:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-streetwise/1383332?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1383401?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Here we see an interesting dynamic of recent markets: rising prices in SPY (blue line) have been associated with lower average volume (top chart) and reduced average daily ranges (bottom chart).Coming up to a Fed announcement, we may see further slo... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:32:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trader-feed/1383401?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1383167?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Over the weekend I had the opportunity to put some questions in email to Harvey Pitt, who was head of the Securities & Exchange Commission from 2001 to 2003, regarding the bankruptcy examiner s report on Lehman Brothersreleased last Thursday.Mr. Pi... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:25:04 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1383167?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1383168?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Markets steepened declines this morning but were regaining ground just before noon, as the Street awaits word on a proposed financial reform bill from Senator Chris Dodd (Dem., Connecticut). That bill is expected to grant sweeping authority to the Fe... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:12:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1383168?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383200?rsstype=tag&tag=markets With just two and a half months in the books, 2010 has already been an odd year from an investment perspective. A small European nation that accounts for just a fraction of global GDP has become a major driver of stock and bond markets around the glo... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:25:18 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1383200?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1383170?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Shares of Illinois Tool Works (ITW), which makes a variety of industrial products including arc welding equipment and automobile assemblies, are off 56 cents, or 1.2%, at $46.07, after the company this morning raised the lower end of its Q1 profit fo... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:33:29 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/barrons-stocks-to-watch/1383170?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1383082?rsstype=tag&tag=markets On Friday, the Federal Reserve released their Z.1 Flow of Funds statement for Q4 2009.FoF is essentially a snapshot of households, companies and governement s balance sheet. It showed a very modest improvement in the aggregate debt levels.Barron ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:30:55 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/big-picture/1383082?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1383405?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Enough is enough. After watching its competitive advantage over the supermarkets dwindle in recent months, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is ready to slash prices in order to win back customers, says new research from Citigroup Capital Markets. WMT s price... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:23:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fp-trading-desk/1383405?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/goldseek/1383239?rsstype=tag&tag=markets THE PRICE OF GOLD gave back an early 0.6% rise vs. the Dollar as New York opened for business on Monday, slipping together with world stock markets and commodity prices ahead of tomorrow's Federal Reserve interest-rate decision.... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:01:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/goldseek/1383239?rsstype=tag&tag=markets http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383322?rsstype=tag&tag=markets Everett DigitalCan improving credit trends tempt investors back into credit card stocks? Or will the shakeout from new regulation keep them on the sidelines? The markets should give us a good sense Monday as fresh data comes in on credit card delinqu... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:34:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-market-beat/1383322?rsstype=tag&tag=markets