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Robert Prechter On Hope & Fear
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:28 AM EDT
First, we’ll insert our weekly chart of the S&P 500, for reference. At the end we’ll include the monthly cycle chart and a sentiment cycle chart from Sentimentrader.com by way of NFTRH 285. People can then form their own conclusions.
In this article: SPX
"Sell In May" - Particularly In Mid-Term Election Years
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 7:15 AM EDT
As the markets roll into the early summer months May and June tend to be some of weakest months of the year along with September. This is where the old adage of "Sell In May" is derived from.
The Real Reason The Stock Market Is Rigged
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Global Economic Intersection
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:57 AM EDT
Everyone's talking about Michael Lewis' latest book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt and HFT (high-frequency trading) and whether the markets are rigged.
China Warns Obama "US Is Moving In A Direction We Don't Want To See"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:45 AM EDT
Apparently doing away with diplomatic pleasantries, the Chinese have been directly clear with Chuck Hagel as he lays the groundwork for President Obama's Asia trip later this month (scheduled to visit Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines - all in direct territorial conflicts with China).
Gold Daily And Silver Weekly Charts - Who Or What Will Let The Dawg Out?
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Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:33 AM EDT
The yellow dawg (gold) is straining at the leash.
Housing Market Recovery Really Picking Up Steam
Article By:
James Quinn
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:26 AM EDT
Mortgage refinancing applications are down 75% from May of last year. No more increase in disposable income.
China: Trade Declines Unexpectedly
Article By:
John Lounsbury
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 5:00 AM EDT
Econintersect: China announced a decline in March 2014 exports from a year ago. This was the second consecutive month month of export decline after three strong year-over-year gains the three months before that.
Keep An Eye On Junk Bonds
Article By:
Blair Jensen
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:47 AM EDT
Over the past month High Yield (junk) bonds (JNK) have lagged the performance of Investment Grade (high quality) bonds (LQD). This shows a move to quality within the bond space.
Asian Data Double Whammy Sparks FOMC-Exuberance Unwind
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:27 AM EDT
All the gains that Japan's Nikkei 225 futures had achieved in the post-FOMC-Minutes exuberance have been lost as first Japan (huge miss in machine orders) and then China (huge miss in imports and exports) hit the market with a disappointing data double whammy.
Feeding Time At The ZIRP Trough
Article By:
Marvin R Clark
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:10 AM EDT
Fed policymakers were unanimous in wanting to ditch the thresholds they had been using to telegraph a policy tightening; no hard and fast target of 6.5% unemployment or 2% inflation.
In this article: BAC
Stock Market: In The Bag?
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 4:00 AM EDT
So is whatever spooked Dennis Gartman on Friday behind us now? The dovish Fed story is getting played today. It’s the ‘beat the crap out of ‘em and then wash-rinse-repeat’market.
Autoliv - Barchart's Chart Of The Day
Article By:
Jim Van Meerten
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:48 AM EDT
The Chart of the Day is Auotliv (ALV). I found the stock by sorting today's All Time High list for the best technical indicators then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 2/6 the stock gained 10.41%.
In this article: ALV
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts - Fed Minutes And Scalded Cat Trades
Article By:
Jesse's Cafe Americain
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:40 AM EDT
The Fed minutes came out at 2 PM, and their dovish tone had stocks soaring higher, running the bears out of the new wash cycle.
Remember When Obama Taught Putin A Lesson By Releasing Oil From The Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Article By:
James Quinn
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 3:38 AM EDT
On March 12 our far thinking brilliant droner in chief announced to the world that he was releasing 5 million barrels of oil from SPR in an attempt to drive the price of oil down and hurt the Russians, the 2nd largest oil exporter in the world.
Risk On, Regardless
Article By:
John Mauldin
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 1:54 AM EDT
In today’s excerpt from Gary’s quarterly INSIGHT letter, he tackles head-on the shift in sentiment and economic performance that has been occurring.