Why The Tumble?
Bonds cave
Steepest In Two Years
T-bonds
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OPEC Band Breaks
The $22 to $28 band between which the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has managed to hold the price of oil for most of the past two years is collapsing. Slackening world demand and the refusal by Russia, the biggest non-OPEC producer, to cut production has resulted in t
Churning Before The Explosion
A second day of back-and-forth-action, churning, at the recent high in the major indexes, can be constructive. This type of action can be healthy as it allows the market to digest recent, heady gains. Consider where weve come from. Since the Sept. 21 lows, the Nasdaq Composite is up 38
Price War
Gas prices are down 32 cents since September
Market Share Winning Over Price
OPEC is meeting today in Vienna to determine output policy and said it would abandon its push to get both member and non-members to cut output. The news comes just two days after Russia surprised the market by first saying it would comply with OPECs request for non-members to cut o
They Got More Than They Bargained For
Zero percent deals on wheels decelerates bonds
Zero Percent Financing
Retail sales rose 7.1% in October, the highest level since the Commerce Departments current method of tabulating began. The bulk of the jump came as consumers took advantage of 0% financing for automobiles. Excluding automobiles, retail sales rose 1% in October. The surge in sales sur
Signs Of A Runaway Market
Hedge fund pro and TradingMarkets.com co-founder Mark Boucher discusses howhe identifies runaway markets in his trading course, available onthe site. He looks for a series of gaps, lap and thrusts within a 21-day period.If there are more than five, chances are you have identified the early signs o
Index Futures Do The 1-2-3
Have a look at theS&P futures
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What The Momentum C’s Mean
The metal with a degree predicts
Can’t Keep A Good Market Down
Another tragedy struck America this morning, the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, taking off from New Yorks Kennedy International Airport. This is another horrible loss. And the markets response is telling. It is recovering from a gap-down opening and sell-off. One of the str