One of the tools I regularly use to preserve gains and especially long-term capital gains is writing covered calls on positions that I think can do down in the near term. Technical analysis is a great tool to predict short-term … Read more.
Analyzing VNO: Vornado Realty Trust Vornado Realty Trust is one of the biggest players in New York City Real Estate there is. Whether we’re talking about office, residential, or retail, they are one of the powerful and impactful players in … Read more.
Our ten point analysis on Beazer Homes Ticker: BZH Chart- Beazer home stock is continuing to go down. The 52-week high price was at 23.24 and the 52-week low has been at 12.19. The average volume (10-day trade) is around … Read more.
By MICHAEL KAHN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The Dow Jones Industrial Average is coming off its worst week of the year and now, for the second time in 2013, it is trading below its important 50-day moving average. Even without … Read more.
Finance Week Ahead: Earnings Season Kicks Off By Rebecca Stropoli | The Exchange – Fri, Apr 5, 2013 8:39 PM EDT What a difference a few days makes: On Tuesday the S&P 500 was a mere three points away from busting … Read more.
U.S. Ups Its Show of Force in Korea By JULIAN E. BARNES Agence France-Presse/Getty Images The U.S. sent F-22 fighters like this one to South Korea for exercises. The U.S. flew F-22 stealth fighter jets to South Korea Sunday for … Read more.
As the market creeps higher and higher, the chances of sharp pullbacks increase. At this time, I’m looking for non-correlated returns. Risk arbitrage is one place where you may find them. Take this excellent analysis from David Merkel author of … Read more.
Wall Street Hates YouI have a saying, “Don’t buy what someone wants to sell you. Buy what you have researched.”And so I would tell everyone: don’t give brokers discretion over you accounts, and don’t let them convince you to buy … Read more.
Bulkowski, Visual Guide to Chart Patterns In general, the Bloomberg visual guides are a conceptual stretch, but Thomas N. Bulkowski’s Visual Guide to Chart Patterns (Wiley/Bloomberg, 2013) is an obvious exception. Charts are by definition visual. Bulkowski’s books on chart … Read more.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2012 The End Is Here? Noah Barkin of Reuters reports, Euro doomsayers adjust predictions after 2012 apocalypse averted: Back in May, as the euro zone veered deeper into crisis, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman penned one of … Read more.
Recently, a friend and advisor to me who is a medical professional asked me if I had looked into any of the publicly traded marijuana opportunities. I hadn’t but am starting to do that now. US President Obama says … Read more.
How Warren Buffett is Different from Most Investors, Part 1There was an academic article published recently on the investing of Warren Buffett. Afterward, I thought I saw a few articles reflecting on it, but here is the only one I … Read more.
Longevity: How Long You’ll Live and What Will Kill You Fortune Magazine published this great chart. You can read the commentary, but like all great charts, this one speaks for itself. via Businomics Blog: Longevity: How Long Youll Live and What … Read more.
Economist Shayne Heffernan has identified the state of the European Economy, rising debt in the USA and a Global rise in unemployment as a reason to re-evaluate portfolio holdings and in many cases, it is time to sell. While … Read more.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 2012 Tracking Top Funds Activity: Q2 2012 Earlier this week, wrote a comment on setting your sights on Soroswhere I briefly discussed what some top hedge funds bought and sold in Q2 2012. Will dedicate this weekend to … Read more.
Guest Post By: Leo Kolivakis Harriett Agnew of Dow Jones Financial news reports, It’s time consultants gave funds of funds another go: Funds of hedge funds has become a dirty term since the financial crisis. The industry has struggled to shake … Read more.
Guest Post By: Benjamin Shepherd Thus far, 2012 has been a great year for the money center banks; shares of Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) have all gained more than 30 percent year to date. Solid … Read more.
Apple was up a thumping 15 points today. The market is increasingly look like the stock chart of Apple. It’s not surprising that Apple is winning the mobile advertising game, the fastest growing online ad market. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Dominates … Read more.
Guest Post By: Leo Kolivakis via Pension Pulse: Hidden Burden of Ultra-Low Interest Rates?. Matthew Philips and Dakin Campbell of Bloomberg report, Banks Join Pensions in Squeeze as Federal Reserve’s Low Rates Erode Profit: The Federal Reserve, which cut its … Read more.
Guest post by: Kirk Differentiating Between An Irrational Market Or Strong Bull Market Trend? These past two weeks have been tough as an options trader. Differentiating between trading an a possibly irrational market or bull market trend is sometimes very … Read more.
Hedge Fund Performance in 2011 Not All Lemons Chase Coleman Hedge fund may have had a tough year, on average – Amid political uncertainty, the debt-ceiling debate in Congress and mounting fears of a European financial crisis, the Eurekahedge index, … Read more.
Guest post: Ron Rowland One of the best ways to make money in ETFs is to not lose money. I know it sounds obvious, but I can assure you that many people don’t get this key point. So if I … Read more.
Ranadivé and Maney, The Two-Second Advantage by Brenda Jubin The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future—Just Enough (Crown Business, 2011) by Vivek Ranadivé and Kevin Maney explores how our brains predict future patterns and what this might … Read more.
Banks More Willing to Lend The latest data from the Federal Reserve Survey of Senior Loan Officers show that banks continue to loosen their credit standards and narrow their interest rate spreads on commercial and industrial loans. The chart shows … Read more.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2011 State of Injustice? Ekathimerini reports, EU deal will need a big majority: A new bailout for Greece, currently being hammered out by European Union leaders as part of a broader rescue package for the bloc, will … Read more.
Coal Miners a Must Own HKG:1088, NYSE:YZC, ASX:GCL Banpu, China Shenhua Energy Company Limited, HKG:1088, Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. (ADR), NYSE:YZC, Gloucester Coal Limited , ASX:GCL Utility companies in Indonesia, China and India are building more power plants that use … Read more.
(Reuters) – When Paul Friedman met the rag-tag youth camped out near Wall Street to protest inequality in the American economy, he felt he was witnessing the start of a protest movement not seen in America since the 1960s. And Friedman … Read more.
How Are Consumers Able to Keep Spending? Yep, consumers continue not only to spend, but to increase their spending in most months. Here’s the latest data: Over the past 12 months, total consumer spending has increased 4.5 percent. I hear … Read more.
Questions To Ask Yourself Before Making Impulsive Trades Posted In Blog | Add Your 2 Cents If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Either way, thanks for … Read more.
China Will Back the EU China pledges unconditional support to EU in debt crisis China’s support for the European Union in coping with its debt crisis is unconditional, Shen Danyang, spokesperson for the Ministry of Commerce (MOC), said Tuesday. “China … Read more.
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