Michael Albert submits: I know what you’re thinking. The economy is recovering – every single day we get some piece of economic news which the media headlines as “better than expected.” The consumer is back with retail sales hitting pre-recession levels. The strength of the consumer is key for the overall economy, and as such [...]

Jarred Cummans submits: As we put the finishing touches on 2010, the year has shaped up to be one of the most eventful in recent memory for global markets as a number of important events impacted the world economy. Among the events that dominated financial headlines this year were an (ongoing) sovereign debt crisis, the [...]

John Nyaradi submits: by John Nyaradi Wednesday’s market action took a little of the recent froth out of the market as the SPX (SPY) declined -0.51% for the first day after six straight days of gains. Complete Story » Related Reading:Yield Focus Turns From Bonds to High Yield StocksETF News Roundup: Wildly Overbought Market, Due [...]

Andrew Crowder submits: The QQQQ trade in the High-Probability, Mean-Reversion strategy continues to look good. The Q’s finished the day slightly lower which could be a telling sign over the short-term. With SPY and DIA in a short-term “very overbought” state, Mr. Probability is telling us that a short-term reprieve looks likely. Both of the [...]

John Nyaradi submits: by John Nyaradi Major indexes were mixed yesterday with the NASDAQ and Russell 2000 (IWM) falling and the S&P 500 (SPY) rising slightly. Big morning news was that China wasn’t raising interest rates and at home long bonds (TLT) rallied by 0.38%. Gold (GLD) was up along with the energy complex. Complete [...]