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Sentiment For Indexes Holding Uptrend…Barely
Article By:
Blair Jensen
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 6:00 AM EDT
Sentiment from StockTwits for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) bounced from its confirming up trend line yesterday. It is trying to hold trend and avoid a consolidation warning. The next few days will be critical.
SEC Issues Warning About Investing In Bitcoin, Dogecoin
Article By:
Shelly Palmer
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 5:52 AM EDT
Consumer protection agencies are getting worried about cryptocurrencies. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an investor alert today warning about the risks of investing in bitcoin and other virtual currencies such as Peercoin, Dogecoin, and Minacoin.
How To Avoid The Worst Sector Mutual Funds
Article By:
David Trainer
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 5:31 AM EDT
Picking from the multitude of sector mutual funds is a daunting task. In any given sector there may be as many as 213 different mutual funds, and there are at least 607 mutual funds across all sectors.
Market Valuation Overview: Fractionally Less Expensive
Article By:
Doug Short
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 5:17 AM EDT
To facilitate comparisons, I've adjusted the two P/E ratios and Q Ratio to their arithmetic means and the inflation-adjusted S&P Composite to its exponential regression.
Yield Spread Not Confirming GDP Growth Story
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:55 AM EDT
The domestic economic growth story took a beating in the first quarter of this year with an initial estimate of just a 0.1% annualized growth rate. This smidgen of a growth rate was quickly blamed on the "winter weather" that occurred, ironically, during the winter.
March 2014 Consumer Credit: Growth Strengthens
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:43 AM EDT
Econintersect analysis is that total consumer credit growth accelerated 0.3% month-over-month, and the year-over-year growth is 5.9%. The seasonally adjusted consumer credit headlines are showing a growth of 6.75%.
The Shocking Increase Of College Tuition By State
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:24 AM EDT
It is common knowledge that in the hierarchy of bubbles, not even the stock market comes close to the student loan bubble.
Buy Signal For VISA
Article By:
Blair Jensen
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:15 AM EDT
After a long drought waiting for buy signals (or even some counter trend bounce signals) we finally got one from VISA (V) today. As the stock has been consolidating in a range over the past month sentiment from the Twitter stream has been rising.
In this article: V
Buying Bigger Companies
Article By:
Vivian Lewis
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 4:05 AM EDT
While StarMine data shows that Q1 results at small and microcap companies have missed estimates 56% of the time, large companies in Q1 were 52% likely to match or beat estimated earnings.
In this article: BNS, COV, EC, GSK, IAG, JFC, MS, SBS, VALE, CIFAF, IVSBF, LBTYA, LBTYK, VMED, FBASF, ABGB
Daily Market Commentary: Bulls Impress
Article By:
Declan Fallon
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 3:47 AM EDT
Bulls made good ground following yesterday's volume sell off. It was the first accumulation day in over a week and made up for Tuesday's sell off.
In this article: SPX
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - A Metals Hit For Humphrey-Hawkins
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 3:34 AM EDT
Janet Yellen performed her first Humphrey-Hawkins testimony today. The charade of the moneyed class continues.
How To Find The Best Style Mutual Funds
Article By:
David Trainer
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:56 PM EDT
Finding the best mutual funds is an increasingly difficult task in a world with so many to choose from. This guide will help.
Chart Of The Day - Bellatrix Expolration (BXE)
Article By:
Jim Van Meerten
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 10:42 PM EDT
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd. is an oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for, and the acquisition, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 2/28 the stock gained 35.60%,
In this article: BXE
The Economics Of Marriage
Article By:
Michael Snyder
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 7:18 PM EDT
The marriage rate in the United States has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. So why is this happening? One big reason is money.
Yellen Stays Upbeat But Is Watching Housing
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014 6:54 PM EDT
Janet, the economy is fine. Jobs are gaining traction and the ISM’s both manufacturing and non manufacturing are stellar. Janet, didn't they teach you about trends and economic momentum in Economics 101?