Market Oddities Abound in This Era of Globalization

(This is a guest post written by “Chenzo” of forexcharts.net) If any lesson was clear during the past few turbulent weeks of trading, it was that our markets are more closely entwined than ever. Perhaps this is a sign of our continuing globalization path, but the waves created by any financial event are traveling across … Read more

Adjusting to Potential For Extended Oversold Conditions

The stock market is now on day #6 of this oversold period and a powerful resolution to the upside is beginning to look less likely. Asia and Europe led off with powerful rallies. However, the U.S. follow-through stalled out and fell short. Although the indices faded hard and ended notably down, the percentage of stocks … Read more

S&P 500’s Rubber Band Is Ready to Snap Back

After a disappointing Monday, bulls got a good scare on Tuesday’s open as the S&P 500 marginally cracked the February lows. However, buyers stepped up in force and bid the index higher for the rest of the day. Buyers have now stepped up in force for the last two up days. With this oversold period … Read more

Oversold Conditions Persist Even As Volatility Reverses

Until the ugly close on the stock market, Day #4 of this oversold period was as lackluster as I expected. T2108, the percentage of stocks trading above their respective 40-day moving averages (DMAs), nudged up a bit to 11.7%. For a while there, it seemed as if the latest dire headlines from Europe – this … Read more

Goldman Sachs Bounces Off Its July Lows

On Friday, CNBC’s Fast Money asked the question “Has Goldman Bottomed Out?” The answer to these kinds of questions is always a “maybe” or a more resolute “perhaps/perhaps not” but I was a bit amused at the reasoning provided for guessing that Goldman Sachs (GS) has reached a bottom: It acted well on Wednesday by … Read more