Is There a Bull Market Somewhere?
Not likely, according to PIMCO's Bill Gross. In his most recent Investment Outlook, Gross, reasons and opposes (for…
September 24, 2008
Credit Crisis Observations
Niels Jensen and Jan Wilhelmsen of Absolute Return Partners (www.arpllp.com) produced an informative analysis of the credit crisis…
September 23, 2008
Oil Front Month Contract Goes Haywire
Today's trading in the oil saw the front month October contract, which rolled over today, close at $123,…
September 22, 2008
Highs and Lows of the Week
The following chart shows how the ten sectors of the S&P 500 performed this week in the context of…
September 19, 2008
Oil Closes at $104
Oil prices rallied back over $100 in the midst of this weeks turmoil, to close Friday at $104, up…
September 19, 2008
Rob Fraim's Call on Energy
September 17, 2008 - The fall in the price of oil during the past two months may not have surprised everyone,…
September 17, 2008
Energy-Led Correction: Capitulation Selling Underway?
BCA Research postulates that commodities are in a bull market consolidation and that it does not appear to…
September 13, 2008
International Equity Snapshot
Equity markets across the world have been reeling lately, and our trading range charts for indices of 22…
September 10, 2008
Few Gain, Many Lose from Frannie Bailout
UK bank shares are having a huge day (above are the 9:20 a.m. (Eastern Time) prices of UK bank stocks,…
September 8, 2008
Global Market Performance From 52-Week Highs
This past year's declines in local and international markets have had their beginnings at different points in time.…
September 8, 2008
Pershing Square Capital Management Releases Letter to U.S. Treasury Department Regarding Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P. sent the following letter September 6, 2008 (courtesy: BusinessWire) to the U.S. Treasury Department regarding…
September 7, 2008
US Market Sectors Snapshot
Below we highlight trading range charts of the S&P 500 and its ten sectors. In the charts below,…
September 5, 2008
Mobius: Positive on Commodities, China
Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Asset Management, is very positive on commodities, especially integrated emerging markets oil…
September 1, 2008
Let Fannie, Freddie Fail: Jim Rogers
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should not be saved if they go bankrupt, and economic stimulus packages do…
September 1, 2008
The Devil's Dictionary for Financial Markets
The Devil's Dictionary, was originally published by Ambrose Bierce. Think of him as the forgotten brother of Mark…
September 1, 2008