Which comes first fear or economic chaos? Companies as varied as Yahoo, American Express, and Time Inc. are laying off employees. Corporate profits are dropping. The stock market is in a chaotic panic. Housing prices have plunged. Consumer debt is on the rise. The U.S. economy is in a full blown recession, and possibly, a depression.
Money and the economy are at the top of a long list of...
Trading the emini index futures contracts has grown in popularity over the past few years since margin requirements are substantially lower compared to the full-size contract. Emini index futures trading is now available to people that in the past could not afford to meet the account minimum requirements for the full-size contract. Unfortunately, many new traders have opened futures trading...
Profit forecasts for 2009 continue to be cut in large numbers. For every positive revision , there have been 6 cuts. The ratio is roughly the same whether the sample group is the S&P 500 or the larger Zacks Rank universe, which contains about 4400 stocks.
There is also quite a bit of difference in what analysts are forecasting. Last night, I calculated projected earnings growth for the S&P...
Companies that could issue positive surprises include ACECOM Technology (ACM) and Wal-Mart Stores (WMT). Starbucks (SBUX) could potentially disappoint investors.
The Week’s Events
Earnings season for the retail sector starts.
Dow component Wal-Mart Stores (WMT) will be joined by fellow S&P 500 members Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Kohl’s (KSS) and Macy’s (M). Approximately 10%...
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If you are in the market and looking for some insurance, many individuals are trading options for that purpose. Options can also be used exclusively as a means to make profit. Companies also use such contracts as a relatively inexpensive method to spread the wealth among lower level employees.
When used by small investors for speculative purposes, the additional leverage provided by trading...
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November has historically been one of the best months for the major markets, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. And stocks are ending the last week of October with a gain.
Will the momentum continue? Given the weak economic conditions, the best investors should hope for is a continuation of the trading range that has formed since Oct 10.
The first week of November will be filled...
Stocks highlighted include Axsys Technologies (AXYS), HealthSpring (HS), Petmed Express (PETS) and Wabtec (WAB).
The economy contracted last quarter, as was widely expected. The recession is worsening this quarter. After that, the outlook is open for debate.
I don’t know of anyone who doesn’t expect unemployment to rise next year. Profit forecasts are being cut across the board....