Stocks Snap A 7-Week Win Streak Stocks snapped a very strong 7-week win streak after overseas jitters coupled with imploding oil prices hurt confidence. Over the past month, we have written extensively about how this market was getting “extended/over-bought” and way overdue for a pullback of some sort. That is exactly what is happening right now….
Risk vs. Reward Last week I wrote an article titled Trading Math and received quite a bit of positive response from it. The article discussed the importance of keeping your losses small and letting your winners run. This week, I want to follow up with a brief introduction to risk and reward in capital markets….
BY CAROLINE VALETKEVITCH NEW YORK Tue Dec 9, 2014 6:59pm EST (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended nearly flat on Tuesday as concerns about global weakness and political turmoil were offset by gains in technology and energy shares. The index managed to nearly erase a 1.3 percent decline from earlier in the day, moving more…
on December 10 2014 6:03 PM U.S. stocks tumbled on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunging more than 260 points, after the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) slashed its outlook for 2015, sending the price of crude oil to a new five-year low. The S&P 500 energy sector dropped more than…
* Indexes up: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.2 pct, Nasdaq 0.3 pct (Updates prices) By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – Bank shares led gains Friday on Wall Street after November payrolls data came in much stronger than anticipated, raising market expectations a rate hike from the Federal Reserve may materialize sooner than…
* Nov jobs report comes in well ahead of expectations * Financials lead on the day, energy falls again * American Eagle tumbles after outlook, results * Indexes up: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.3 pct, Nasdaq 0.4 pct (Updates to midday trading) By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Dec 5 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on…
Seven In A Row! Stocks rallied for the 7th-consecutive week – helping the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit new record highs. Over the past few months, we have seen a massive coordinated “offensive” from global central banks to help boost both Main St & Wall St. At the end of October, we saw the U.S. Federal…
How To Limit Your Losses There is an old maxim on Wall Street that says successful traders limit their losses and let their winners run. Simple enough, right? But knowing how to actually do that consistently is not easy. Why? Because it is counter-intuitive in nature and goes against what comes “natural” for most people. How…
Energy Prices Are Plunging Quite a few people are talking about falling energy prices but most fail to mention that crude oil and gasoline are in a bear market. For the past few months, global energy prices (mainly, crude oil and gasoline) have imploded, and have each entered their own secular bear markets. The most common…
Stocks Edge Higher On A Shortened Holiday Week Stocks edged higher during the shortened holiday week and enjoyed their sixth consecutive weekly gain- helping the S&P 500 hit another record high. Over the past month, we have seen a massive coordinated “offensive” from global central banks to help boost both Main St & Wall St. At…