For the longest time we have made the case that Wall Street is ready for a rate hike but Main Street is not. The following chart, courtesy of our friends at Reuters/Eikon, shows how the S&P 500 has surged since 2009 but GDP has yet to “take-off.”
LOOKING FOR LEADING STOCKS? TRY FINDLEADINGSTOCKS.COM? Facts Matter: The accompanying annotated 3-month daily chart of the S&P 500 illustrates how strong the bulls are right now. After all is said and done- the market is up less than 1% for the year, less than 1% below its all time high (hit two weeks ago on…
Zero-sum Game: Websters.com defines a Zero-sum game as: a game in which the sum of the winnings and losses of the various players is always zero. Origin: 1940–45 Myth: Investing IS a Zero-sum game Wall Street in and of itself is filled with countless “myths” largely because so many people, even the so-called professionals, simply do not understand it. One of these myths is that investing is a zero-sum game and we would…
438 companies in the S&P have reported Q1 earnings thus far (87.6%) 15 (3%) companies report Q1 equivalent quarters next week Q1 Recap: 63.0% have POSITIVE EPS surprise 03.9% have NEUTRAL EPS surprise 33.1%% have NEGATIVE EPS surprise Source: RealMoney
Learn How to Navigate The Stock Market “Never argue with the tape and always keep your losses small.”- -Adam Sarhan “Trade wisely” -Adam Sarhan “The market is just a reflection of collective psychology.” -Adam Sarhan “Time is the friend of a successful investor and the enemy of lousy investor.” -Adam Sarhan “There is always that one person…
The following charts were posted by @Ritholtz. Fabulous set of charts looking at inflation adjusted S&P composite during major secular bear markets, via The Chart Store: Secular Bear Markets Here is the current crash and snapback: 2007-09 Bear Market Prior bear markets (WWI, great Depression, 1970s) after the jump 1906 – 1921…
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit sits down with CNBC’s Maria Bartiromo to discuss the state of the banking industry and how his company plans to deal with changes in financial regulation.