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Markets are Crashing Again! Are You Ready this Time?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | July 1, 2010 .

Did you ever hear the old saying: “Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me!”? Unless you were already a sophisticated investor, I’m sure you suffered some significant losses last year and I’m sure you’ve asked yourself: “what could have I done and what can I do to avoid such a [...]

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What does the BETA of a stock represent?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 25, 2010 .

By definition, the market itself has an underlying beta of 1.0, and individual stocks are ranked according to how much they deviate from the macro market (for simplicity purposes, the S&P 500 is usually used as a proxy for the market as a whole). A stock that swings more than the market (i.e. more volatile) [...]

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Markets snap back but for how long?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 10, 2010 .

Last week I noted, “…high-flying stock markets are looking more and more vulnerable.” I wrote, “…resistance appears significant. Volatility (fear) is returning in a potentially big way. It’s not here yet; and that increases the likelihood of lower prices to come. Global markets are reflecting a reprise of contagion distress. I continue to suspect equities [...]

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Markets crash, a technical glitch?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 6, 2010 .

Around 2:45 this afternoon, the market went over a cliff! At one point, the Dow Jones Industrials were down 1,000 points on the day. And then it recovered about 500 of those points as quickly as it lost them. Moments before the close, the Dow was down 347.80 at 10,520.32. The market action must have [...]

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The Chaos might Just Beginning

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 5, 2010 .

There is a four letter word to describe yesterday’s action: U-G-L-Y! All of a sudden the world is waking up to the idea that maybe the Greece problem is bigger than Greece … All of a sudden people are thinking that maybe Europe’s debt crisis just might affect economic growth rates … All of a [...]

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The VIX index is talking to you!

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 5, 2010 .

The CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) soared more than 18% yesterday, marking the index’s seventh straight absolute move in excess of 5%. According to Senior Quantitative Analyst Chris Prybal, the VIX has accomplished this feat only five other times since 1990. Furthermore, Chris says that the SPX’s average return following this signal is below average [...]

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The Economic Calendar this week

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 3, 2010 .

Economic Calendar The economic calendar offers up a busy first day of the week, as traders will be confronted with March’s personal income and spending data, March’s construction spending report, and the Institute for Supply Management’s (ISM) manufacturing index for April. Auto and truck sales reports for April will arrive in the afternoon. Tuesday offers [...]

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Will the markets keep going up this month?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 3, 2010 .

The Dow Jones Industrial Average’s (DJIA) eight-week winning streak came to an end last week, as a confluence of weak economic data, Goldman Sachs (GS) fallout, a massive oil spill in the Gulf, and concern over European sovereign debt sent investors running for the sidelines. Still, the bulls claimed a couple small victories, as the [...]

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Are you ready for the next stock market’s move?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | May 1, 2010 .

The events of the last week have many market watchers quaking in their boots. Most of us can feel that there has been something wrong, something VERY wrong, with this so called “recovery” that we’ve been experiencing. And many are now fearful that things are starting to unravel at the seams — that the lipstick [...]

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Sellers Thwarted, As Buyers Pull Back The Edge, But For How Long?

Posted by Eric LeRiche | April 25, 2010 .

There’s much talk about financial reform, Goldman on the grill, and Sovereign default risk.  But, just as sellers seemed set to capture the advantage, stocks found support.  The market’s rally from Thursday’s lows, posting positive character of price movement, put buyers back in control. This new power grab may be forceful, but short-lived.  I`m anxious [...]

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