Some Unexpected Hot Spots Emerging

On Monday we took a look at some budding sector-based trends. Though they're difficult to trust simply because we're at a strange, mostly-bearish time of year and some of the previous new trends didn't pan out, at the very least we want to consider — and handicap — all possibilities that may lead to better trading opportunities. Breaking the market's...

Why is the Market Still So Expensive Heading into Q3 Earnings Season?

Amazingly enough, it's almost here. The end of the third quarter of 2017 is just a week and a half away, and the unofficial beginning of Q3's earnings season kicks off when Alcoa (AA) reports on October 18th. Plenty of major names will be reporting before then, however. Translation: It's not too soon to start talking about what may be...

Still on course: Fed signals one more rate hike in 2017

– FOMC takes first step to reverse massive bond-buying spree – By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch The Federal Reserve still plans to raise interest rates once more before year end, but the central bank on Wednesday signaled its cycle of rate hikes might end sooner than planned. In a long-anticipated move, the Fed also announced it will slowly shrink its huge...

Still on course: Fed signals one more rate hike in 2017

– FOMC takes first step to reverse massive bond-buying spree – By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch The Federal Reserve still plans to raise interest rates once more before year end, but the central bank on Wednesday signaled its cycle of rate hikes might end sooner than planned. In a long-anticipated move, the Fed also announced it will slowly shrink its huge...

Crude Oil is Oh-So-Close

How does the line from the movie The Godfather go? "Just when I thought I was out , they pull me back in." That's an apropos description of for crude oil prices of late. Just when it looked like oil was going to break out of a short-term slump and rekindle a long-term recovery  move, something goes wrong to put...

Crude Oil is Oh-So-Close

How does the line from the movie The Godfather go? "Just when I thought I was out , they pull me back in." That's an apropos description of for crude oil prices of late. Just when it looked like oil was going to break out of a short-term slump and rekindle a long-term recovery  move, something goes wrong to put...
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