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In 2011, U.S. financial stocks collectively posted the worst performance of the 10 major economic segments. Not only did the SPDR Select Sector Financial Fund (XLF) decline 17%, but the P/E ratio... read more »
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I took a look at the leading sectors in the market today (Wednesday) and just scrolled through their charts.... read more »
In January, some of the “risk on” attitude has favored the sector that many investors love to hate. That’s right… financial stocks are back on a roll. That said, investors may be “smart”... read more »
We came into this year and I said to you, “We’ll see what happens, but I’m worried about January.” Well, of course, January’s been up…so far. In fact there’s been very little selling... read more »
When there is financial failure, it comes as a result of illiquidity. Now, truly, these parties are insolvent, because they took the risk of not being able to pay cash when it was due. ... read more »
A number of analysts tell us that the weak housing market has been the main impediment to stronger growth in the broader economy. One recent study advises simply that Housing Is The Business... read more »
On November 9th, I wrote this: “Take away all the noise. Take away the resignations in Europe. Take away the TARP. Take away the printing of money. Take everything away. The most important thing I... read more »
The market finally showed its hand this past week, and it was not a pretty sight. The triangle pattern has resolved itself to the downside. Anything is possible, especially with the seasonal strength... read more »
Anyone who hasn’t heard about the Occupy Wall Street protest that has spurred demonstrations across the country obviously hasn’t been paying too much attention to the news lately. While it’s... read more »
This past Tuesday, while major indices were breaking down out of a very bearish pattern, I wrote to you that I thought we were in for an imminent bounce. I thought that bearish sentiment was hitting... read more »
