Archive for the 'Market direction' Category
September 19th, 2007
Have we got the big mo - momentum?
Last week I said the market wasn’t showing momentum traits. But it did it’s best yesterday to get some …
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September 11th, 2007
A cool equation to help analyse market risk
Conventional wisdom says market timing is impossible. I don’t agree. Here’s another tool I’ve come across to help analyse broader …
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August 27th, 2007
Note: it’s been a low-volume rally
After a correction I like to see a big-volume up day before buying. It’s usually necessary to give the market …
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May 28th, 2007
Why I missed the recent big rally in the stock market, part II - 5 lessons learnt
In part I of this article I told how I had effectively botched the last seven months and missed the …
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May 20th, 2007
Inflation is rampant but the stock market isn’t going down
One problem I’m working on is trying not to be too bearish too often. In the past year or so …
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April 23rd, 2007
Contrarian indicator: When journos become brokers
Having been a journalist for almost a decade, mostly as a finance reporter, I’ve had plenty of lunches with former …
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August 9th, 2006
Does the Fed have a clue?
The Fed appears not to have a clue as to how inflation and growth will pan out. So how could …
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July 18th, 2006
Is this a proper war scare?
The violence in Lebanon has sparked a sell-off around the world’s market as Israel escalates its attack. Has this created …
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July 6th, 2006
No signs of top
The director of global investment strategies at Van Kampen Investments, which runs a series of mutual funds including aggressive growth …
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June 21st, 2006
Tech and resources to lead rally
Garrett Van Wagoner of VanWagoner Funds says he expects a strong rally when the fed stops raising rates. Leading …
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