Investing and Trading News, with a Contrarian, Sarcastic Twist!
It took the market exactly ONE trading day to catch on to our contrarian minded (and thoughtful) opinion of Europe’s bailout plan – that is, that the plan is a complete joke, and is nothing more than merely kicking the can down the road. Stocks and oil both dropped today after starting the day up […]
Here’s my understanding of the Greece bailout plan that was passed today. It’s nearly $1 trillion. It should stabilize Greece for now – credit default swaps on Greek debt tumbled on the news – though from Greece’s perspective, it’s hard to see how this is anything more than “kicking the can down the road”, as […]
Spent part of my weekend reading Bob Prechter’s latest newsletter, which is always thought provoking. The folks on his team were kind enough to allow us to republish this article from the April issue of Bob’s Elliott Wave Theorist. In terms of technical and sentiment analysis, I think Prechter is second to none. He’s been […]
Fellow contrarians know that we’ve been watching the crude oil market for a sign of where this rally may be heading. Right now, crude looks absolutely gassed. It dropped below it’s 200 day moving average last week (yes, the 200-day MA that we love to watch) – and has just managed to bounce up a […]
When the hammer comes down on Europe’s sovereign debt mess, it’s going to be a real doozy. Check out this chart the New York Times ran which illustrates who owes who money in Europe. It’s a complete mess! The best part is that not only do the PIIGS all owe each other a lot of […]
As if the largest stock market decline since October 2008 wasn’t enough to put the fear of God back into stock market bulls (and by the way, it was hilarious to see Matt Lauer once again shaking with financial fear on the Today Show this morning) – here’s another piece of bad news: This drop […]
It’s looking more and more apparent by the day that deflation is returning to the financial markets – and with a vengeance. Yes sir, deflation is back – it’s out to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and apparently it has just run out of gum! The reflation trade is being exposed as the fraud we […]
Flipping through the Wall Street Journal Online, there’s not much love for Europe or the Euro right now, as headlines read: EU Worries Push Stocks Lower Europe Contagion Infects Global Markets Turmoil Helps Push Euro to a 14-Month Low (For some further fun reading on being a WSJ contrarian, check out our fun piece on […]
Yesterday we mused that a turning point may be appearing in the markets, as indicated by the negative divergences that are popping up. In a rare act of God, we were right! Well, at least for a day. And they’ll never be able to take that away from us. Stocks, commodities, and just about everything […]
Perhaps the most visible social mood trend today is the extreme backlash against Wall Street by “Main Street”. If you want to rally someone on your side at a cocktail party – provided you are anywhere but New York City – a sharp comment denouncing Goldman Sachs will probably win you a sympathetic friend! We […]
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