Morningstar's extensive fundamental analysis failed miserably in missing the impact and extent of the global credit crisis. Early in 2008, they ardently favored the financial sector as a... read more »
The McClellan Oscillator was sending a warning to investors this past week as it hit a contemporary high record. This is why we had such timid positions. So we lost substantial amounts in some... read more »
As I sat down to write this article relying on last Friday's closing ETF Rewind (still in beta), at first glance I have to admit that the annual Sharpe Ratios made no sense to me whatsoever. How... read more »
The first week of 2009 provided traders with a powerful rally over just four short days, leaving the S&P 500 up +7.3%. A good portion of this move came on the first trading day of the new year,... read more »
By the end of a month featuring ever declining volatility and a relatively benign close, it was easy to forget that December began with the fourth worst trading day in the history of the markets and... read more »
2008 was the worst year for the stock market since 1931, and the worst year ever in the fifteen-year history of exchange traded funds (ETFs). The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 2008 with a... read more »
Closing out one of the worst year's in a century's of stock market trading, some investors seem to believe that 2009 MUST be more profitable. Granted, the S&P 500 appears poised to lose 38% in a... read more »
This is just a mini-holiday post on this last week of the year, gang. Last week's light volume trade left mostly red on the screen, with the S&P 500 (SPY) down about -1.6%. In fact, the only... read more »
This is no way to start the holiday week is it? The only folks pleased by today's action are those driving a Hummer and/or snowmobiling. This type of action is why Chicken Dave still maintains high... read more »
It has been pretty difficult to have missed the recent listing of the triple long and triple short ETFs from Direxion Funds. A few days ago Direxion brought out the following; Triple long EAFE (NYSE:... read more »
