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My article at TheStreet.com gives the details.Disclosure: No positions.

"We are downgrading Goldman Sachs (GS) from Buy to Neutral. Goldman Sachs (GS) was a recent top recommendation on the long side, at Beyond Trading, which recommended a holding long position in range $148.5 to $155. Historically, Beyond Trading considered Goldman Sachs (GS) a compelling... More »

Gillian Tett, author of the crisis analysis book, "Fools Gold", and a financial editor with the Financial Times, just posted an interesting opinion piece at ft.com.  Here is an excerpt:...the most important lesson from Friday’s suit is that it shows exactly why the... More »

The chart below shows performance of US sectors and capitalizations over the trailing 12, 6, and 1 month(s).  Relative strength strategies buy securities that have strong intermediate-term relative strength and hold them as long as they remain strong. Performance updated through 4/15/2010.

We've got exciting news that Alphaclone is now giving away a free 30 day trial for those interested.  We use their service for all our hedge fund portfolio tracking and replicating needs and highy recommend checking it out.  If you want to know what hedge funds are buying and selling... More »

When a market timer (or any trader or investor) makes a trading decision based on a news event, fear of losing out on a rally or of losing money in a sell off, or even the stock broker neighbor's trading tip, he or she is trading on emotions.Wishing Your Were Right Trading on emotions, news... More »

Environmental risks in the power, food and beverage, and real estate sectors can pose new challenges for investors.What are companies and investors doing about the environmental challenges that will affect their bottom lines? At WRI, we help the financial sector understand environmental risk, be... More »

In the broadcast today: Why Next Week Could be Crucial for the GBP and CAD? Ahead of the new trading week filled with important economic data from the U.K. and Canada, we prepare for what could become a crucial week for the GBP and the CAD and explore how the events of the week ahead may impact... More »

To be fair;  this is the potential Trap the Bears sprung on the unwary Bulls: -   img38.imagefra.me/img/img38/6/4/16/aarc/... I used to play this game years ago (before I learned Elliott Waves).   For the bulls, the VIX is a  potential bearish Expanding Flat:... More »