“We are going to build a team”. Replace the word “team” with the word “house” - or any other noun that can be built and will take more than just a few minutes - and most sensible people will want to adopt a structured approach.
Plans will be drawn up and approved. People will receive copies […]
Last week, the yield curve inverted, when the 10-year Treasury bond yield fell below the two-year Treasury bond yield. An inverted yield curve has always predicted a profits recession. Moreover, yield curve inversions have always predicted slower economic growth or recession.
The first chart below is an SPX 2 1/2 year weekly chart. Major support levels […]
Happy New Year. 2005 is a wonderful ride for some and a horrible one for others. Now, it is time to sell your winners. Now? Yes, now. 2005 has brought some of these winners to incredible gains. It is time to sell these stocks. Check this out:
NutriSystem (NTRI), up 1,308%
GeoGlobal Resources (GGR), up 1,032%
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The ADX indicator measures the strength of a trend and can be useful to determine if a trend is strong or weak. High readings indicate a strong trend and low readings indicate a weak trend. When this indicator is showing a low reading then a trading range is likely to develop. Avoid stocks with low […]
When investors look ahead to what may be great investments for the next year, they much too often focus on what were big winners from the previous year. For example, shares of Google (GOOG) more than doubled in price during 2005. So, quite naturally, Google gets a lot of attention these days as a good […]
Delaware appears to be the place to be if you are a publicly traded company or desire to be a member of the Fortune 500. The state of Delaware has modern laws, a Court of Chancery, and a business savvy government that makes Delaware incorporation easier and more beneficial to the organization. Still, it […]
The working of stock exchanges in India started in 1875. BSE is the oldest stock market in India. The history of Indian stock trading starts with 318 persons taking membership in Native Share and Stock Brokers Association, which we now know by the name Bombay Stock Exchange or BSE in short. In 1965, BSE got […]
A stock is a legally binding symbol of ownership in a company. When you purchase a stock, you actually become the owner of a part of a company – a share holder. Since one company can release a lot of stocks, the ownership is typically spread over hundreds or thousands or owners. Selling shares in […]
The SPX to VIX ratio indicates SPX will be much lower within a month (see last week’s article “Will the Cyclical Bull Market End in 2006″ for more information on volatility ratios). However, over the next week or two, SPX may stay high, because of end of the year window dressing, new money at beginning […]
Have you ever started an exercise regimen, only to see that you aren’t getting the results you wanted? It’s awful common, yet sometimes the real reason eludes the person. I remember being in a gym, where a young man of about 30 was trying to add some muscle and definition. He’d do three sets of […]
