Archive | July, 2009

Chimerica: The Defiant Ones

Investors have been voting with their Dollars, betting on state-sponsored capitalism while chiding the U.S. for its fiscal policy. But wait, is there a chink in the armor? MORE INSIDE.
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When Newsletter Writers Try to Trade, 2

On May 27, I wondered out loud why any newsletter writer would trade a fund. UPDATE INSIDE.
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Hedge Ratios for Wednesday

Hedge ratios are used to calculate the amount of inverse ETFs required to hedge ETFs found in the model investment portfolios. NUMBERS INSIDE.
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Correlation and Volatility for Wednesday

This correlation matrix tracks short-term movements in asset classes found in our model portfolios. Daily and weekly volatility analysis helps to identify extremes. DETAILS INSIDE.
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Still An Upswing

It was interesting to see good news in housing swamped out by consumer confidence numbers. The green shoot that everyone had waited so long for was virtually ignored. MORE INSIDE.
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The Hot 100 (or so) Stocks for Wednesday

This week's list has 98 stocks on it. LIST INSIDE.
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Trading Ideas & Workbook for Wednesday

The stock scan performed after the close found 138 winners and 13 losers. They have been ranked along with 300+ ETFs, all S&P 100/NASDAQ 100 Index constituent stocks and 60 optionable indexes. LIST INSIDE.
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Market Barometers for Wednesday

Let's transform these statistics and take a look at what the market says. CHARTS INSIDE.
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