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Light, sweet crude futures for October delivery fell for a third day, settling in at just under $70 a barrel this morning. Oil prices dropped due to a stronger U.S. dollar and weaker equity markets, reducing investor demand for crude. A stronger U.S. currency reduces the appeal of dollar-priced... More »

Dollar Requires Short Selling, Not Profit Taking S&P futures: Weekly, Daily, and 4 Hour Chart ReviewsThe Asian shares were lower in the first session of the week, which drove the U.S. dollar higher against the major pairs. A similar pattern was also shown at the start of European trade... More »

 - GDP has expanded by 5.3%, on average (now just bottoming out)•Corporate profits are growing at 34%, on average (ditto) •Employment has rebounded by 2.1 mln (still declining) •Bank lending rose an average of 16.5% (ditto) •ISM is at 58.9, on average (now 52.9)... More »

Recently I wrote a series of blog posts that examined, from a Technical Analysis perspective, whether there were signs of peril in the markets.At the conclusion of those posts, I summarized my findings with a post titled "Extreme Peril in the Stock Market."  Those posts can be at... More »

 Today we highlight the demographic landscape of Germany, a country which is rapidly becoming the old man of Europe. It has the highest percentage of over 65s after Japan. This will rise to 30.1 percent by 2044 versus Japan's forecast of 36.4 percent.We expect Germany to struggle in the... More »

Looks like there is some positive progress on financing the debt incurred from derivative trading last year.  The worry was fear of bankruptcy but with this news - progress on the negotiations seems to put that worry aside.The details need to be analyzed.My biggest worry is the convenants... More »

 The Brave New World of the Uncle Sam economy has brought our economy and markets into realms very rarely seen or experienced. One of those realms which has received very little coverage but will have major implications for the economy and markets going forward is “strategic mortgage... More »

Here is the live chart that was used for a quick note on JAG in NFTRH51. The chart, with its 8.50 area support level was originally drawn when the stock was well higher. Funny how these things seem to get magnetized to support and resistance levels, isn't it?While I think JAG could eventually go... More »

SEIC - The stock is testing lateral resistance. A breakout above the 19.60 level would trigger a buy signal. Target price is 22.00.