This lackluster session was an appropriate end to a lackluster month of August. The market feels heavy to me yet it refuses to breakdown under the July lows. That could change if we get a bad number out of Friday’s payroll report. Until then, I expect trading to remain muted and contained with more

You see, even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while... This was an archived video of my weekend chart show that I provided for members last Sunday. A number of members have found my videos helpful... more

A fifth session of gains out of six lifts Asian stocks to a two-week high more

Stocks pushed higher at the end of a listless session Thursday, extending gains from the previous day, as investors prepare for a critical report on the U.S. job market on Friday. more

I pointed out QID and UPS on chart.ly … here’s a mumbling video review (turn up the volume I guess) of the two set-ups. People on my mailing list have one short in a utility stock to consider. If you want to be in the loop, you should join my mailing list today. more

Got an interesting press release this morning from the Nasdaq OMX Group, which runs the Nasdaq stock exchange. more

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The biting restrictions that Singapore introduced earlier this week to cool the city's property prices will likely affect credit growth at the city's lenders and restrict their share gains, analysts say. more

FOR decades, college fees have risen faster than Americans’ ability to pay them. Median household income has grown by a factor of 6.5 in the past 40 years, but the cost of attending a state college has increased by a factor of 15 for in-state students and 24 for out-of-state students. The cost more

We’ve put the finishing touches on the latest version of the StockTickr Trading Robot. You can use it to automatically trade your Trade-Ideas strategies through your Interactive Brokers account. Here’s an overview of the new features – they open up a whole new world of strategies. more

Everybody wants to know where gold is headed and it remains one of the most talked about trades.  More recently I’ve begun to hear family and friends discuss purchasing gold stocks and the actual metal itself.  That usually doesn’t bode well for any trade especially after the r more

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Asian stock markets were modestly higher Friday with technology plays leading markets in Tokyo and Seoul. The Nikkei rose 0.4%. more

The market is screaming its lack of concern about UK fiscal credibility. Government debt is long-term and denominated in the domestic currency. We are terrified of a confidence bogey who is asleep, writes Martin Wolf more

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