ONE-TWENTY TWO: Trading Financial Markets
Exploring the poetry in financial markets for students of money and economy since the year 2000.
Trading Around May – One-Twenty (by Dr. Duru) So, whether or not you care about "sell in May" depends on your objectives and investing/trading style. But this adage is held so widely and so strongly, there must be something more to it. I decided to look at May from a different perspective. I decided to … Read more
Why streaking silver now seems shaky – precious metals – Bill Fleckenstein Yes, silver could double over the next couple of years, but it is quite possible for it to drop 20% in a short stretch along the way and have that be nothing but noise. With silver, even more so than gold, it pays … Read more
CNBC Realty Check Blog — Diana Olick: National Home Prices Double Dip Home prices have double dipped nationwide, now lower than their March 2009 trough, according to a new report from Clear Capital…Sales of bank-owned (REO) properties hit 34.5 percent of the market, according to the survey, resulting in a national price drop of 4.9 … Read more
Euro Debt Crisis – Greek 'Soft Restructuring' to Precede 'Hard' One – CNBC A request for an extension to the repayment period on Greece’s bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union could be a precursor to the full restructuring of the country’s debt, analysts say. (tags: Greece debt default restructuring govt_spending … Read more
Gold Luring Central-Bank Buyers May Extend Record Rally – Bloomberg Central banks that were net sellers of gold a decade ago are buying the precious metal to reduce their reliance on the dollar as a reserve currency, signaling demand that may extend a record rally in prices. (tags: gold monetary_policy central_banks) Adjusted For Inflation, Dollar … Read more
Buyers Beware: Silver Crashed 11% in 24 Hours – CNBC Shortly after the start of overnight trading at 12:10 a.m. on Monday, silver futures surged to a multi-year high of $49.82 per ounce. Nine hours later, by the start of stock market trading in the U.S., the May Silver contract was down eight percent. Shortly … Read more
Gillard Says Japan, Australia to Cooperate on Clean Energy – Bloomberg The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to implement a free-trade agreement under negotiation since 2007, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said today in a speech in Tokyo. Gillard met yesterday with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and promised Japan steady supplies of liquefied natural … Read more
Stock Rally Still Hasn't Lured Average Investors From Sidelines – CNBC Retail investors redeemed about $7 billion in equity funds during March—$4.6 billion from mutual funds and $2.4 billion from exchange-traded funds—even as the hedge funds upped their investments, according to TrimTabs. (tags: stock_market trading_strategy)
The Sun is Rising on Solar Stocks (aka Getting Started Trading Solar Stocks) – by Dr. Duru The solar industry represents an electric convergence of technology, advanced research, energy, environment, credit markets, speculation and politics. This volatile mix represents the opportunity and challenge in trading solar stocks. (tags: solar stock_market trading_strategy energy)
Record $956 million pours into Japanese stock funds – Mar. 18 … Investors plowed a record amount of cash into funds that invest in Japanese equities this week, taking full advantage of a sharp drop in the Nikkei following the disaster in Japan. (tags: Japan investing stock_market)