One Of These Charts Is Lying…

There is a divergence between two leading indicators and the stock market. One of these charts is lying… Whereas stocks and copper usually move in tandem and are correlated to one another, this correlation has recently broken down. Copper is selling off but stocks (as we saw in the Dow and S&Ps) remain strong and [...]

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Research In Motion (RIMM) – Is It Time To Buy This Hated Tech Stock?

Research In Motion (RIMM), the makers of Blackberry smartphones, arguably has not found much love with Wall Street. The Street’s favourite still remains to be Apple (AAPL). While Apple’s stock price has almost doubled since April 2011, RIMM has been “bleeding like a pig” and is down by 72%. In fact, RIMM is down 90% [...]

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Dow Transports | A Warning For Stock Markets As Transports Head Lower

While most of the major stock markets have been ploughing higher this week, one key market index has not followed suit. The Dow Jones Transportation Index has in fact dropped by 4% since last week. Why does this matter? This is because the Transportation Index (or Transports) are composed of stocks that are sensitive to [...]

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Get Ready For A Stock Market Reversal

Stock Markets are showing signs of weakness and an imminent reversal (see above video). The volatility index (VIX) – also known as the market’s “fear index” – surged by nearly 16% on Friday and closed above its 21 EMA. A rising VIX usually has bearish implications for the stock markets. The Nasdaq which has enjoyed [...]

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People Can Be Poor Judges Of A Recession’s End

Psst!  Have you heard yet?  The recession has finally ended.  Yes, and it did not end just now, but actually in June 2009! As hard to swallow as this may be, such were the findings released on Monday of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), an economic group whose job it is to determine [...]

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Should We Still Follow The Chinese And Buy Commodities?

As my impending trip to Hong Kong looms closer, I have been rummaging through a whole bunch of videos, charts and articles on the Chinese markets. So I was pleasantly surprised to come across a video of millionaire investor, Robert Kiyosaki, preaching the wisdom of Chinese investors.  In this video (which you can watch below), [...]

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