The Black Swan Returns
Airtime: Wed. May 12 2010 | 1:03 PM ET
Insight on the bearish options bets that initially sparked the thousand point decline on the Dow, with Nassim Taleb, “The Black Swan” author.
Airtime: Wed. May 12 2010 | 1:03 PM ET
Insight on the bearish options bets that initially sparked the thousand point decline on the Dow, with Nassim Taleb, “The Black Swan” author.
Heavy Volume Movers – Thursday 11.17.11
“It Is Not the Strongest of the Species that Survives But the Most Adaptable.” ― Charles Darwin Digital Media 1.0 Is Dead: Earlier today, Todd Harrison, of MinyanVille Fame, penned a great piece titled “Why I’m Exiting The Digital Media Business.” Once again he is way ahead of his time and has his finger right on the…
“Once the 50-day average is broken on a weekly basis, it a first sign of weakness and that the trend may be changing,” said Adam Sarhan at Sarhan Capital.
This data indicates that Monday, April 26, 2010 appeared to be a very important day for the market because that is the day that most of the popular averages printed their near-term highs and negatively reversed by closing lower from new recovery highs. In addition, after such hefty moves, a 10-18% pullback, if the indices can prove resilient enough to hold their ground near current levels, would be quite normal before the bulls return and send this market higher. However, if the 2010 lows are further breached, then odds will favor that even lower prices will follow. In addition, the downward sloping 50 DMA line undercut the longer-term 200 DMA line for many of the indices which is known as a death cross and is not a healthy sign. Trade accordingly. Never argue with the tape, and always keep your losses small.
September 2010 Market Commentary The major market indexes scored a sound follow-through day (FTD) on September 1, 2010 and spent the rest of the month racing higher. This corresponded with a steep sell off in the US dollar and a robust rally in many well-known commodities. The benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial…
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro offers her opening statement on the events that led up to the “Flash Crash” earlier this month.