December 14, 2009

Long Dollar, Short Gold -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

The long-anticipated turn in the US dollar appears to be underway. But is this a tradable move?...(more)

December 11, 2009

Jabil Circuit For Your Portfolio? -- Koos van der Merwe

With the world economy on its way to recovery, many market participants believe that technology companies should make up a good part of your portfolio....(more)

December 09, 2009

The Dollar And The Risk -- Mike Carr, CMT

As usual, we want to look at things with different tools. The dollar will be the subject of our analysis today as we look at the volatility of its volatility....(more)

December 08, 2009

Losing Steam -- Austin Passamonte

Here's the near-term to mid-term technical outlook for the Standard & Poor's 500....(more)

December 04, 2009

Fresh Breakout Of Merck -- Chaitali Mohile

Merck Inc. is likely to surge into a long-term bullish zone....(more)

December 03, 2009

Alcon Forms Multiple Bullish Formations -- Chaitali Mohile

Similar to other stocks and indexes, Alcon Inc. also felt the heat of the huge bearish wave of last year. The steady recovery from the lowest levels is likely to continue with the recent breakout....(more)

The US Dollar And The Market -- Koos van der Merwe

When the US dollar strengthens, the market weakens and when the US dollar weakens, the market strengthens. Is this talk or is the present movement in the market really tied to the movement of the US d...(more)

December 02, 2009

With The Transports, Resistance In Multiple Time Frames -- Ron Walker

As the spotlight focuses on the Dow Jones industrials making new highs above 10,000, the transports have underperformed as they continue to sidestep, remaining range bound. The transports are collidin...(more)

Powershares Dynamic Small Cap Value Calling For Major Correction? -- Koos van der Merwe

The ETF is suggesting a head & shoulder formation developing. Is this a forecast of a major correction?...(more)

December 01, 2009

Does News Really Drive The Markets? -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

At first glance, the news of Dubai's default woes appears to have been the cause of Friday's big intraday plunge in the gold market. Or was this just a simple catalyst, one that triggered a price decl...(more)

US Natural Gas Fund ETF Double Bottom -- Paolo Pezzutti

At the end of a long downtrend, natural gas prices might rebound....(more)

Analyzing Crude Oil -- Mike Carr, CMT

We'll combine RSI, the rate of change indicator, and Bollinger bands in a different way to see if crude oil is likely to move up or down....(more)

Dow Theory Principle Of Confirmation -- Ron Walker

Recently, the Dow transports reaffirmed the rising intermediate trend on the Dow industrials by making a new closing high. Even though the market is looking toppy at these levels, the intermediate tre...(more)

November 30, 2009

Vantage Drilling: A Stock In Search Of A Breakout -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Low-priced stocks (those trading below $5 per share) can be difficult to trade, due to poor liquidity and low institutional sponsorship. However, once in a while an outstanding trade setup takes shape...(more)

A Stock Market On The Verge Of Collapse -- Alan R. Northam

There are four basic analytical tools an analyst uses to measure the health of an individual stock or the stock market as a whole. One is price patterns, one is momentum, another is volume, and the fi...(more)

Russell 2000 At Crucial Levels -- Chaitali Mohile

After a short-term bearish reversal pattern appeared on the daily chart, the Russell 2000 Small Cap Index turned weaker. The recovery is likely to be sluggish....(more)

Finding New Energy With Ivanhoe Energy -- Koos van der Merwe

Albert Einstein said, "Energy can not be created," so finding a new source of energy is always profitable....(more)

November 25, 2009

RIM, The Anti-iPhone -- Koos van der Merwe

Let's face it: the Apple iPhone is wonderful, but when you are talking to a client and they ask you for a phone number, you cannot look for it without disconnecting....(more)

Gold Approaches Key Resistance -- Donald W. Pendergast, Jr.

Market technicians use a variety of leading and lagging indicators to ascertain the technical state of any given stock or commodity. Right now, two reliable leading indicators are suggesting that $1,2...(more)

November 24, 2009

Are Retail Stocks Signaling Tougher Times Ahead? -- Mike Carr, CMT

With the broad market still about 30% below its all-time highs, retailers are actually a little stronger and are only 25% off theirs....(more)

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