Sellers Fighting For Control Stocks fell in the last full week before the month and quarter officially end (Tuesday’s close). Barring some unforeseen rally into Tuesday’s close, the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) fell in September but ended higher for the quarter. If stocks close lower for the month, this will be the third monthly decline for…
The following is an excerpt from a FindLeadingStocks.com Intra-Week Update FLS Update: 9.25.14 Defense is King; Sellers Back In Control Sellers Are In Control In Tuesday’s update, we mentioned “the day something changed” and said that, “On Monday (Sep 15) something changed. A slew of leaders were hit in heavy volume. We wrote the following…
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Strategists have few pat answers to explain the carnage across U.S. stocks on Thursday, but it’s clear that concerns over divergences within and between markets is taking a toll on investor sentiment. “I think its’ a confluence of catalysts occurring,” said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital, in a phone…
Wednesday 9.24.14 BlackBerry Ltd. shares rose over 2 percent on Wednesday morning after the struggling designer, manufacturer and wireless solutions company unveiled its Passport smartphone at simultaneous global events in London, Toronto and Dubai on Sept. 24. The BlackBerry Passport, which has the size and shape of an actual passport, will include features such as a 4.5-inch…
Earlier today I received a great question from a FindLeadingStocks.com Member that inspired this article: Member: How can a stock rally 6% today on really low volume? Answer: What Is Volume? When you think about it – that really is a great question. First, lets begin by defining volume. Volume simply is the total number of shares traded…
It’s that time of week again, in this week’s FindLeadingStocks.com report there are 19 new bullish setups. Here are 5 bullish setups for your review: Positions in AET, GOOGL, GPRO Go Pro Inc (GPRO) Baker Hughes (BHI) Aetna Inc (AET) Kite Pharma, Inc (KITE) Google Inc (GOOGL) Looking For Advanced (a.k.a Early) Entry…
Fri, Sep 19 2014 By Akane Otani NEW YORK, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The asset with the greatest prowess of late has been the U.S. dollar, and if its rally continues, it threatens to eat into the earnings of multinational companies. The greenback’s recent gains have lifted the dollar index – a measure of the…
Bulls Back In Control Stocks rallied in the third week of September after several global Central Banks across the developed world clearly reaffirmed their easy money stance. From where we sit, the primary driver of this very strong 5.5 year bull market has been easy money from global central banks. Remember the S&P 500 (SPX) has soared when…
What Is A Hedge Fund? In the simplest sense, a hedge fund is a firm that invests capital for its investors. Typically, hedge fund clients are institutional investors (anyone who is charge of allocating a large pool of capital) or accredited investors (e.g. high net worth individuals).The traditional definition is that hedge funds are able…
Stocks Snap A Very Strong 5-Week Win Streak Stocks fell in the first week of September, causing the benchmark S&P 500 (SPX) to snap a 5-week win streak. During that very strong 5-week win streak, the SPX rallied from 1904 to 2011, or 107 points (or +5.6%). That is a large move by any normal definition….