The percentage of bulls in the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey climbs to its highest level since February, up 3.2 points from last week to 46.4%. Those bearish drop 5.3 points to 24.8%. [View news story]
More from Tepper: Pure trader, Tepper (video clips here) keeps things simple - we have an okay economy and the Fed promising to print $1T/year for at least the next 2 years. What else do you need? Unnoticed by much of the media (not here) is another central bank put - Mario Draghi has a rate cut already pocketed and ready to use when needed. "We could have Prince" (party like 1999). [View news story]
there are lots of comments on the other side of the writer's remarks. just read Sam Collins. - he is equally convinving!!!!
It's tough to find any market pros to go on the record, says a fired-up Gary Kaminsky, but what they're telling clients is the election was bad news for stocks. The bull market from the 2009 lows was about stocks priced for Armageddon meeting massive central bank stimulus, he says, but that dynamic is played out, leaving the markets to deal with the reality of a weak economy and questionable leadership in D.C. [View news story]
things will get resolved (Europe as well as D.C.)
so market will go up - soon I think - since it is badly oversold right now
Technician Louise Yamada urges clients to keep stops tight as she watches equities with growing unease. "You could call it a vacuum rally," she says, characterized by short-covering, low volume, and deteriorating new highs vs. new lows. The lagging Transport Index (IYT) has her attention as well, but following this indicator kept some out of the big summer rally. [View news story]
could you find again the article/note she wrote at that time, and post it here?
Ryan Detrick believes he's found another contrarian indicator to add to a long list suggesting stocks should continue higher: The percentage of "buy" calls from the sell-side on S&P 500 components has declined as stocks have gained. Not to defend the group, but might this be a logical reaction to share values 20% higher today than a year ago? [View news story]
agree with "overbought" Timing, my friend, is everything
Hedge funds have doubled their net shorts of the S&P 500 in the last three weeks, reports SocGen. They're at record highs with euro shorts, and have turned net sellers of copper. "Waning support" makes the S&P and Nasdaq "highly vulnerable," says SocGen. Actually, it's the hedge funds that are vulnerable, writes Brendan Conway. [View news story]
The dramatic drop in municipal bond issuance could be flashing a danger sign, John Carney writes. The standard explanation is the end of Build America Bonds, but the fear is that the beginning of the program was an artificial boost to the market. Without BAB, the evidence of trouble in the muni market may have been apparent much earlier. [View news story]
bill s. friend: exactly!! and Whitney is right and it's not very smart of us to bitch about Greece and Portugal etc. as they (EU) at least have left the denial stage and moved towards correcting the situation.
Fear And Loathing On Wall Street [View article]
Kipling's poem "IF" comes to mind.
it starts as follows:
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs
Fear And Loathing On Wall Street [View article]
it starts:
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs..............
The percentage of bulls in the AAII Investor Sentiment Survey climbs to its highest level since February, up 3.2 points from last week to 46.4%. Those bearish drop 5.3 points to 24.8%. [View news story]
More from Tepper: Pure trader, Tepper (video clips here) keeps things simple - we have an okay economy and the Fed promising to print $1T/year for at least the next 2 years. What else do you need? Unnoticed by much of the media (not here) is another central bank put - Mario Draghi has a rate cut already pocketed and ready to use when needed. "We could have Prince" (party like 1999). [View news story]
just read Sam Collins. - he is equally convinving!!!!
Goldman's S&P 1,575 Call: 4 Ways To Play It [View article]
Haven't heard from her in years.....!
It's tough to find any market pros to go on the record, says a fired-up Gary Kaminsky, but what they're telling clients is the election was bad news for stocks. The bull market from the 2009 lows was about stocks priced for Armageddon meeting massive central bank stimulus, he says, but that dynamic is played out, leaving the markets to deal with the reality of a weak economy and questionable leadership in D.C. [View news story]
(Europe as well as D.C.)
so market will go up - soon I think - since it is badly oversold right now
A Sober Wake-Up Call The Morning After [View article]
please describe in a few sentences what you think is a SOCIALIST.
A Sober Wake-Up Call The Morning After [View article]
The Week Ahead: Greece Will Make Or Break Market [View article]
The Week Ahead: Greece Will Make Or Break Market [View article]
Technician Louise Yamada urges clients to keep stops tight as she watches equities with growing unease. "You could call it a vacuum rally," she says, characterized by short-covering, low volume, and deteriorating new highs vs. new lows. The lagging Transport Index (IYT) has her attention as well, but following this indicator kept some out of the big summer rally. [View news story]
Ryan Detrick believes he's found another contrarian indicator to add to a long list suggesting stocks should continue higher: The percentage of "buy" calls from the sell-side on S&P 500 components has declined as stocks have gained. Not to defend the group, but might this be a logical reaction to share values 20% higher today than a year ago? [View news story]
Timing, my friend, is everything
Hedge funds have doubled their net shorts of the S&P 500 in the last three weeks, reports SocGen. They're at record highs with euro shorts, and have turned net sellers of copper. "Waning support" makes the S&P and Nasdaq "highly vulnerable," says SocGen. Actually, it's the hedge funds that are vulnerable, writes Brendan Conway. [View news story]
Running Through Unilateral Greek Exit Scenarios [View article]
The dramatic drop in municipal bond issuance could be flashing a danger sign, John Carney writes. The standard explanation is the end of Build America Bonds, but the fear is that the beginning of the program was an artificial boost to the market. Without BAB, the evidence of trouble in the muni market may have been apparent much earlier. [View news story]
exactly!! and Whitney is right and it's not very smart of us to bitch about Greece and Portugal etc. as they (EU) at least have left the denial stage and moved towards correcting the situation.