T2108 Update – August 17, 2011

(T2108 measures the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages [DMAs]. To learn more about it, see my T2108 Resource Page. You can follow real-time T2108 commentary on twitter using the #T2108 hashtag.) T2108 Status: 19% (Day #10 of the current oversold period). VIX Status: 32 General (Short-term) Trading Call: Only add … Read more

No Currency Peg Yet for the Swiss Franc As SNB Escalates

Today, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced it is taking additional measures to try to weaken its currency and wave off the franc’s many adoring fans. The SNB’s latest statement gets an “A” in rhetoric for amplifying its fighting words and claiming victory in one battle even as the bank warns it is prepared to … Read more

Evergreen Solar Steps Into Bankruptcy

(This is an excerpt from an article I originally published on Seeking Alpha. Click here to read the entire piece.) “On August 15, 2011, Evergreen Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), pursuant to the provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), filed a voluntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court … Read more