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Apple & Netflix Case Study: Technicals Lead, Fundamentals Lag
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Intro To Greed
Emotions are a very powerful force that nearly every trader/investor learns to deal with as they grow. This is a general overview to Greed. The other powerful emotion is Fear which will be covered under other articles in the Psychological Analysis section of this site. Like This? Join Our Free Newsletter GREED is one of…
US Stocks- Buy the Rumor, Sell the News?
I can’t help but notice that S&P 500 Futures (ESM4) are up 8 consecutive weeks in a row and up 11 straight days. Over the next 48hrs, the market will digest two important data points (ECB & Jobs Report). Clearly, in the short term we are extended to the upside and a light volume pullback…
The Case For QE 4
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